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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
January 12, 190612 de enero de 1906 · Springfield, Mass. · Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas

Springfield weekly Republican

SourceFuente: Springfield weekly Republican · Springfield, Mass. · January 12, 190612 de enero de 1906
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1906-01-12/ed-1/?sp=9

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.

← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: New-York tribune · January 6, 19066 de enero de 1906Later articleArtículo siguiente: The Paducah sun · January 15, 190615 de enero de 1906 →

More on The Customs ReceivershipMás sobre La receptoría de aduanas

SummaryResumen

The *Springfield Weekly Republican* reported that former President Juan Isidro Jimenes traveled to Monte Cristi to seek the presidency with the backing of fugitive President Morales and broad northern support. The paper profiled insurgent leader General Demetrio Rodríguez, an American-educated commander who had previously controlled customs revenues in Monte Cristi before being defeated by General Céspedes. It noted that Céspedes, originally a key supporter of Morales, had turned against the president in fierce opposition to the fiscal convention with the United States.

El *Springfield Weekly Republican* informó que el expresidente Juan Isidro Jimenes viajó a Monte Cristi para aspirar a la presidencia con el respaldo del presidente prófugo Morales y un amplio apoyo en el norte. El periódico reseñó al líder insurgente, general Demetrio Rodríguez, un militar educado en los Estados Unidos que anteriormente había controlado los ingresos de aduanas en Monte Cristi antes de ser derrotado por el general Céspedes. Señaló además que Céspedes, quien en un principio fue un firme partidario de Morales, se volvió contra el mandatario en feroz oposición a la convención fiscal con los Estados Unidos.

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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.

barked on board the gunboat Inde

pendencia off Puerto Plata, after which

the vessel sailed for Monte Cristi.

Gen Jiminez, the former president of

San Domingo, has loft. Puerto Plata for

Monte Cristi, and, it is understood, will,

with the assistance of Morales, compete

for Ilie presidency of tbe republic against

the other candidates for that office. Ac

cording to the reports brought, to Cape

Haytien by messengers, a large part of the

population of northern San Domingo is in

Tavor of Gen Jiminez.

Gen Demetrio Rodriguez had long been

a prominent factor in the affairs of San

Domingo. He was a graduate of Fordham

college. New York, spoke English fluently,

and was described as an affable and schol

arly man and a born loader of mon.

He resided about 25 miles from Monte

Christi; and was considered to be one of

tho most formidable of Morales's op

ponents. At the close of Ihe last revo

lution Rodriguez only consented to lay

down his arms under the promise of being

allowed to collect the customs and other

revenues in tho province of Monte Christi.

Gen Cespedes, who defeated Gen Rodri

guez, was one of the leading men in the

movement which placed Morales in the

presidential chair of San Domingo, but

Cespedes quarreled with Morales on ac

count of the latter's transactions with the

American government, and when the ene

mies of Morales became active Cespedes

hastened to join issue with them in their

opposition lb the Morales government and

the fiscal agreement between the United

States and San Domingo.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Springfield weekly Republican. (1906). Springfield, Mass., 1906-01-12. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1906-01-12/ed-1/?sp=9

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Springfield weekly Republican, 1906-01-12.

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