The Elbert County tribune
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90051300/1918-04-26/ed-1/?sp=7
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President Woodrow Wilson ordered US Marines to occupy the Dominican Republic in May 1916. For eight years, naval governors ruled by martial decree, facing guerrilla resistance ('gavilleros') and Senate investigations.Woodrow Wilson ordenó la ocupación militar en mayo de 1916. Durante ocho años, gobernadores navales gobernaron por decreto marcial, enfrentando resistencia guerrillera ('gavilleros').
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SummaryResumen
A feature describes Higuey as one of the principal inland cities of the Dominican Republic, a city of some 2,000 souls in the least settled eastern half of the country, center of a considerable primitive trade. It is the site of the most famous shrine on the island, the shrine of the Virgin of Alta Gracia, visited by devotees from every part of the country and housed in a church built in the old Spanish architecture.
Un reportaje describe Higüey como una de las principales ciudades del interior de la República Dominicana, una ciudad de unas 2.000 almas en la mitad oriental menos poblada del país, centro de un considerable comercio primitivo. Es el sitio del santuario más famoso de la isla, el santuario de la Virgen de la Altagracia, visitado por devotos de todas partes del país y alojado en una iglesia construida en la antigua arquitectura española.
Where this standsEn qué punto está
The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.
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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.
?Ive u little attention to his nearest friend.
PEDDLER VISITS AN AMERICAN CAMP
American soldiers buying odds uud ends from u truvellng peddler near
their training cump In France.
LOADING UP FOR THE HUN
Sullors in port loading munition*
aboard un American prepar
ntory to leaving for the war zone.
Little-Known Dominican City.
lilguey Is one of the princlpul In
land cities of the Domlnlcun Republic.
Like Its native land, It Is quulnt. his
tdrlc, Isolated, immensely rich In natu
ral resources, almost poor In actual
fact, und practically unknown to the
world at large. It lies In the enstern
half of the republic, which Is the least
settled, the least developed and the
loust known. It is a city of some 2,000
souls, the center of a considerable
primitive trade nnd the site of the
most famous shrine on the Island.
This latter Is the shrine of the Vir
gin of Altu Gracia, which Is visited by
devotees from every part of the coun
try. The church which houses the
shrine Is built In the old Spanish archi
tecture. the quaint and enduring style
which bus stamped Its features on the
buildings d n continent, from Pata
gonia to Colorado.
The Situation.
“In regard to the relative condition
of the city nnd the county, the formes
takes the snme stand os th-'» Teuton*.*
“How so?"
"It wants pence with annexation."
How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo
The Elbert County tribune. (1918). Elbert, Elbert County, Colo., 1918-04-26. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90051300/1918-04-26/ed-1/?sp=7
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Elbert County tribune, 1918-04-26.
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