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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
July 28, 191528 de julio de 1915 · Washington, D.C. · Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · July 28, 191528 de julio de 1915
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1915-07-28/ed-1/?sp=1

In contextEn contexto

Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas · 1905–1916

Theodore Roosevelt formulated the Roosevelt Corollary specifically for the Dominican debt crisis, placing customs houses under American receivership to ward off European gunboats.Theodore Roosevelt formuló el Corolario Roosevelt para la crisis de la deuda dominicana, colocando las aduanas bajo control estadounidense.

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SummaryResumen

The Evening Star reported that a mob breached the Dominican legation in Port-au-Prince and executed General Oscar in retribution for his mass killings of political prisoners during a rebel assault on the presidential palace. His corpse remained outside the Dominican mission while demonstrators threatened to storm the French legation to capture fleeing President Guillaume. U.S. Rear Admiral Caperton sailed aboard the cruiser *Washington* with an expeditionary force of marines and sailors to restore security in the Haitian capital.

The Evening Star informó que una turba asaltó la legación dominicana en Puerto Príncipe y ejecutó al general Oscar en represalia por la matanza indiscriminada de prisioneros políticos durante un asalto rebelde al palacio presidencial. Su cadáver quedó tendido frente a la misión dominicana mientras los manifestantes amenazaban con irrumpir en la delegación de Francia para apresar al presidente en fuga Guillaume. El contralmirante de los EE. UU. Caperton zarpó a bordo del crucero *Washington* con un contingente expedicionario de infantes de marina y marineros para restablecer la seguridad en la capital haitiana.

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.

general outbreak of indignation. A

mob invaded the Dominican legation, 1

where Gen. Oscar took refuge after his

unsuccessful defense of the presidential

palace against the rebels, seized

Oscar and dragged him before the door

o? the legation, where he was promptly

executed In his turn by a fusillade of

rifle shots.

The mob, excited to a great degree,

then turned to the French legation and

threatened to Invade this building to 1

compass the execution of President t

Guillaume. Guillaume took refuge l

under the flag of France yesterday i

morning after he had been compelled

to flee before the rebel attack.

Why Executions Were Ordered.

Gen. Oscar ordered the execution of

the political prisoners in his power as

soon as he perceived that the revolutionary

outbreak was a serious menace.

It was in March, 1908, that a similar

execution of political prisoners, though

not by any means of so great an ex-

tent, took place. Nord Alexis then

was president of Haiti. It was de-

clared by his officials that those so

executed were" engaged in a revolution,

but a f* w *ilon 1 hs later Nord Alexis

was deposed and deported from the

ountry.

Tim body of Gen. Oscar today remained

m-buried before the consulate of

the Dominican Republic.

U. S. Cruiser Washington

Sails for Cape Haitien

With Expeditionary Force

The United States cruiser Washington,

with Hear Admiral C&petton, a

ship's company of TOO men arid an expeditionary

force of 100 marines, sailed

from Cape Haitien, Haiti, last night

for Port au Prince, where a revolutionary

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1915). Washington, D.C., 1915-07-28. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1915-07-28/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1915-07-28.

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