The Anaconda standard
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84036012/1899-02-16/ed-1/?sp=6
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President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.
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- The bee · December 8, 18988 de diciembre de 1898
- New York journal and advertiser · July 29, 189929 de julio de 1899
- Evening times-Republican · August 1, 18991 de agosto de 1899
SummaryResumen
The *Anaconda Standard* published an overview of the Dominican Republic, detailing its geography, population of 610,000, and history from colonial rule through its independence on February 27, 1844. The report described the nation's political structure, public education system, and major agricultural exports, including tobacco, sugar, coffee, and mahogany. It also observed that while rich mineral deposits of gold, copper, and iron existed, the country's mineral resources remained largely undeveloped.
*The Anaconda Standard* publicó una reseña general de la República Dominicana, detallando su geografía, una población de 610.000 habitantes y su historia desde la época colonial hasta su independencia el 27 de febrero de 1844. El informe describía la estructura política del país, el sistema de educación pública y sus principales exportaciones agrícolas, entre ellas tabaco, azúcar, café y caoba. Observó asimismo que, si bien existían ricos yacimientos minerales de oro, cobre y hierro, los recursos mineros del país permanecían en gran medida inexplotados.
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expand in the West Indies than in the
East Indies. The island of Santo Do
mingo is the largest of the West In
dies next to Cuba. There are two re
publics on the island, the republic of
Dominica being the larger and compris
ing about two-thirds of the island,
while the republic of Hayti occupies the
western end of the island.
The island was first settled by the
Spanish and was called Hispaniola.
Then French buccaneers gained a
foothold on it. In 1697 the western part
was ceded by Spain to France. In 1800
Toussaint Louverture seized the Span
ish part of the island and also stirred
up an insurrection in the French part.
Through treachery he was enticed to
France and died in jail.
On February 27, 1844. the Spanish or
eastern part of the island threw off
allegiance to Spain and fdrmed the re
public of Dominica. The republic con
tains 18,045 square miles and has a
population of 610,000. The president is
elected for four years, chosen by uni
versal suffrage. He is assisted by a
congress of twenty-two deputies elected
for two years by popular vote with re
stricted suffrage. The Spanish lan
guage is principally spoken. Education
Is free and obligatory. The schools are
good. The prodicts are mainly to
bacco, sugar, rice, coffee, maize, cocoa,
bananas, pine apples, sweet potatoes
and cotton. Gold, silver, copper, coal,
iron and tin exist on the island, but
no efforts have been made to develop
the mineral resources. Logwood and
mahogany are among the principal ex
ports. There are seventy-two miles of
railway and two hundred and twenty
How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo
The Anaconda standard. (1899). Anaconda, Mont., 1899-02-16. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84036012/1899-02-16/ed-1/?sp=6
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Anaconda standard, 1899-02-16.
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