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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
April 22, 187122 de abril de 1871 · Ashtabula, Ohio · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

Ashtabula weekly telegraph

SourceFuente: Ashtabula weekly telegraph · Ashtabula, Ohio · April 22, 187122 de abril de 1871
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83035216/1871-04-22/ed-1/?sp=1

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

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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More on Samaná BayMás sobre Bahía de Samaná

SummaryResumen

The Commissioners' report describes Samana, Azua and Manzanillo as great bays admitting vessels of the largest draft, with Samana alone of military importance, and presents Samana Bay as a powerful military and naval station where an important commercial city could grow. It also gives a financial statement of the Dominican Government, listing unpaid salaries, bonds, loans, obligations and pending claims, and a summary of receipts for 1870.

El informe de los Comisionados describe Samaná, Azua y Manzanillo como grandes bahías que admiten barcos del mayor calado, siendo solo Samaná de importancia militar, y presenta la Bahía de Samaná como una poderosa estación militar y naval donde podría crecer una importante ciudad comercial. También ofrece un estado financiero del Gobierno dominicano, con sueldos impagados, bonos, préstamos, obligaciones y reclamaciones pendientes, y un resumen de los ingresos de 1870.

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.

From the original pageDe la página original

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.

are the great bays ot Samana, Azua and

Maizeanilla, that admit vessels of the

largest draft, though only tbe first has

any importance in a military point ef

view.

SAMANA BAY.

The Commissioners state tbe advanta

ges of tbo acquisition of Samana Bay to

be, a powerful military and naval station,

and doubtless estimate the growth of an

important city, a portion of the water in

front ot which has already been required

by the citizens ot the United States, be

ing but a small part of what would be

occupied bv the site of a great commer

cial city. Inland communication by wa

ter and rail would be easy, and the fu

ture of Samana Ray, under tbe authority

of the United Status, could not fail to be

of national importance.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The following statement exhibits briefly, the

result of inquiries, as to the debt of the gov

ernment and its obligations, whether funded

and ascertained and admitted, or unadjusted

and under discussion

Unpaid salaries 6,000,000 00

Bonds and Treasury notes 9,533,430 75

Debts and loans 4,944,302 CO

Obligations of Cabral 22,184,577 00

Nat l Bank Notes countersigned 413,000 00

Interest bearing loans 29,851,223 00

Loans without interest 2,422,320 00

Debt of 1859 5,000,000 00

Pending claims 20,400,000 00

(in mines) iojio.dw

(in dollars).

2,734.400 00

Sum total of debts and clainisf,15G,583,159 25

Deposits 13,243 00

Additional lVes 1,400 00

Total 172,800,558 75

atXOND.

Direct 4 indirect taxes, registry

and mortgage 214,706 50

Licenses 1,272,180 75

Stumped paper 1,857,450 00

Postage stamps 108,369 00

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (1871). Ashtabula, Ohio, 1871-04-22. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83035216/1871-04-22/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Ashtabula weekly telegraph, 1871-04-22.

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