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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: a bilingual research edition of United States newspaper coverage, 1820-1963La República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: una edición de investigación bilingüe de la cobertura periodística, 1820-1963
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RecordsRegistros 1–25 ofde 25 · 1844-10-18 – 1944-03-301
1844-10-18 · Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGO.

—The Island continues in a very unsettled state, in consequence of an expected attack by the Haytiens. Gen. Boewavo had been recalled to the capital, and was succeeded by Gen. St. Jago. The Spaniards are being appointed to office in place o…

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Library of Congress · cr10091-1
1847-04-24 · New-York [N.Y.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

FROM ST. DOMINGO.

—By the arrival of the brig Henry Lee, Capt. Sandy, from the City of St. Domingo, we learn that American produce was in good demand. There had not been any late arrivals from the United States. Wm. F. Harrison, Esq. of New-York, has been ac…

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Library of Congress · cr22282-1
1847-11-05 · Boston, Mass. · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

The liberator

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*The Liberator* reprinted an address originally found in the *Boston Post*, dated July 10, 1847, from American expatriates in Saint Domingo who had emigrated in 1824. The address shared a newly passed law of emigration from their House of Congress offering paid passage, fifty acres of land, farming implements, and maintenance to foreign farmers, along with an exemption from military service. While the newspaper's editor stated a preference that colored people remain in the United States, they expressed no objection to voluntary emigration to Haiti.

*The Liberator* reprodujo una proclama tomada del *Boston Post*, fechada el 10 de julio de 1847, suscrita por expatriados estadounidenses en Santo Domingo que habían emigrado en 1824. El documento difundía una flamante ley de colonización votada por el Congreso que garantizaba pasaje costeado, cincuenta acres de terreno, útiles de labranza y sustento a los labradores foráneos, además de la dispensa del servicio de armas. Aunque la redacción del diario manifestó su predilección por que las personas de color permaneciesen en Estados Unidos, no formuló reparo alguno a la emigración voluntaria hacia la isla.

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Library of Congress · cr13932-1
1848-06-02 · Boston, Mass. · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

HAYTI.

By the arrival of the brig H. D. Brookman, at this port, from Port-au-Prince, we have later accounts from that island. The colored people who had fled from Port-au-Prince, had taken a stand at a place called 'Croix de Bouquet,' four leagues…

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Library of Congress · cr07968-2
1848-06-22 · New York [N.Y.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

Affairs in the Dominican Republic.

CITY OF ST. DOMINGO, May 16, 1848. As promised in my last, I now proceed to give a sketch of the constitution of the Dominican Republic, embracing an occasional reference to laws subsequently enacted to carry out some of its provisions. Thi…

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Library of Congress · cr29578-3
1848-07-16 · New York [N.Y.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

Interesting from the Dominican Republic.

I have stated enough in a former letter, when briefly reviewing the history of this part of the island, to enable the reader, to infer in some measure, the character of its population, considered in reference to the races from which it spra…

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Library of Congress · cr19774-2
1848-08-21 · [New Orleans, La.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

The daily crescent

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The newspaper reported that in Haiti, affairs remained unsteadily quiet around July 24th, with President Soulouque maintaining a despotic rule in Jeremie where two prominent men were recently arrested, tried, condemned, and shot for political offenses. Meanwhile, the President was expected to arrive in Port-au-Prince around the 1st of the month.

El periódico reportó que en Haití los sucesos conservaban una calma precaria hacia el 24 de julio, rigiendo el presidente Soulouque de forma despótica en Jérémie, donde dos personajes de relieve fueron prendidos en fecha reciente, juzgados, sentenciados y pasados por las armas acusados de delitos políticos. Se aguardaba entretanto que el mandatario hiciera su entrada en Puerto Príncipe en torno al día primero del mes venidero.

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Library of Congress · cr36678-1
1848-11-10 · New-Lisbon, Ohio · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

Anti-slavery bugle

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

Based on the provided excerpt, the newspaper reflects critically on Christopher Columbus, stating that the chains brought back with his ashes from Spain to St. Domingo were emblematic of the cruel slavery his enterprise entailed upon the hemisphere. It describes the indigenous people of Hispaniola as simple and happy islanders whom Columbus initially found and claimed could be converted through love rather than force, yet asserts that Columbus sowed the fatal seed from which a horrible system of slavery sprang. Additionally, the text addresses labor and subsistence questions regarding the state or republic, arguing that people, their wives, and their children ought to support themselves with their own hands rather than rely on the labor of Indians.

Partiendo de las líneas extractadas, el periódico formula un juicio severo sobre Cristóbal Colón, aduciendo que las cadenas trasladadas con sus cenizas desde España a Santo Domingo simbolizaban la despiadada servidumbre que su empresa acarreó al continente. Retrata a los aborígenes de La Española como isleños sencillos y venturosos que Colón halló en un principio, aseverando que podían ganarse por el afecto y no por el rigor, aunque imputa a Colón el haber sembrado el germen funesto del cual brotó un atroz sistema de esclavitud. Asimismo, el texto ventila cuestiones de trabajo y subsistencia cívica, sosteniendo que los hombres, sus consortes e hijos deben procurarse el sustento con el propio esfuerzo de sus manos antes que depender del sudor indígena.

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Library of Congress · cr32376-1
1848-11-12 · New York [N.Y.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

Our Dominican Correspondence.

Decree for Organizing the Civic Guard—Requisitions on Foreigners to Enroll themselves therein—Subsequent Modification of it in Regard to this Class of Residents—The Question of the Lawfulness of such a Requisition, under the Law of Nations,…

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Library of Congress · cr32699-4
1848-12-03 · New York [N.Y.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

Intelligence from Venezuela.

— We have before us files of the paper El Patriota, of the 11th November, published in Caraccas. This, we believe, is the latest intelligence received from this republic, and we regret to say that its contents do not throw any light on the …

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Library of Congress · cr16692-1
1857-07-11 · New-Lisbon, Ohio · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

HAYTI.

From the London Anti-Slavery Reporter. The following remarks on Hayti are so pertinent, and contain so much information, which is not extensively circulated as our own columns.—They are from the pen of Mr. F. W. Chesson. "Hayti is a country…

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Library of Congress · cr27230-5
1875-05-14 · Springfield, Mass. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

Springfield weekly Republican

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Mr. Edward Herzberg Hartmont testified before Mr. Lowe’s foreign loans committee that in 1869 he negotiated a loan of $3,788,500 in London for the Dominican republic, of which he received $1,860,445 in cash. He stated that only $250,000 ultimately reached San Domingo, while the balance was disbursed in London and Washington.

El Sr. Edward Herzberg Hartmont testificó ante el comité de préstamos extranjeros presidido por el Sr. Lowe que en 1869 negoció en Londres un empréstito de 3.788.500 dólares para la República Dominicana, del cual recibió 1.860.445 dólares en efectivo. Declaró que apenas 250.000 dólares llegaron en última instancia a Santo Domingo, habiéndose desembolsado el remanente en Londres y Washington.

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Library of Congress · cr31384-1
1875-05-15 · Clarksville, Tenn. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

Clarksville weekly chronicle

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

According to the *Clarksville Weekly Chronicle*, a British House of Commons committee investigated the negotiation of foreign loans in England, hearing testimony from Mr. Edward Hertzberg Hartmont regarding a Dominican loan nominally valued at $3,788,500. Hartmont testified that he received only $1,800,415 in cash—of which the San Domingo government received merely $230,000—with the remainder spent on arms in Berlin and disbursed in Washington, where Hartmont was sent to work for annexation. The newspaper questions whether the unaccounted-for funds were paid to General Grant's military favorites, such as Babcock, who became suddenly prosperous and invested in real estate, and suggests that the next Congress should investigate the matter.

Según el *Clarksville Weekly Chronicle*, un comité de la Cámara de los Comunes británica investigó la negociación de empréstitos extranjeros en Inglaterra y tomó declaración al Sr. Edward Hertzberg Hartmont acerca de un préstamo dominicano con un valor nominal de 3.788.500 dólares. Hartmont declaró haber recibido únicamente 1.800.415 dólares en efectivo —de los cuales el gobierno de Santo Domingo recibió tan solo 230.000 dólares—, destinándose el resto a la compra de armas en Berlín y a desembolsos en Washington, a donde Hartmont fue enviado para gestionar la anexión. El diario cuestiona si los fondos no rendidos fueron pagados a los militares predilectos del general Grant, tales como Babcock, quien se enriqueció repentinamente e invirtió en bienes raíces, y sugiere que el próximo Congreso debería investigar el asunto.

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Library of Congress · cr05695-2
1880-03-10 · New York [N.Y.] · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The sun

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

In December 1870, President Grant asked for a commission to visit San Domingo, which subsequently returned and urged annexation. Despite this glowing report, Perry's testimony remained a public obstacle, prompting conspirators to attempt to destroy his credibility. In February 1871, W.B. Moore arrived with a requisition from Governor E.J. Davis to arrest Raymond H. Perry for murder, based on the unreliable affidavit of a single man who never saw a body or a missing person.

En diciembre de 1870, el presidente Grant solicitó el despacho de una comisión a Santo Domingo, la cual regresó recomendando la anexión. Pese a tan elogioso informe, la declaración de Perry subsistía como un obstáculo insalvable, concibiendo los conjurados el plan de destruir su crédito personal. En febrero de 1871, W. B. Moore compareció con una orden de extradición dictada por el gobernador E. J. Davis para detener a Raymond H. Perry bajo la imputación de homicidio, fundada exclusivamente en la endeble deposición de un sujeto que jamás presenció cadáver ni extravío alguno.

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Library of Congress · cr02629-6
1880-07-08 · Portland, Me. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The Portland daily press

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According to a dispatch from Havana dated July 7, the recent presidential election in San Domingo was conducted peacefully and resulted in a majority of votes for the Rev. Fernando Arturo Merino, whose nomination was expected by the "Blues." General Caman, the Haytian Commissioner, was present in Puerto Plata to arrange for the expulsion of Dominican refugees from the Haytian frontiers. Additionally, the report noted that a railroad from Santiago to Samana was scheduled to begin construction soon and that the republic was prospering.

A tenor de un despacho de La Habana del 7 de julio, las recientes elecciones presidenciales en Santo Domingo transcurrieron pacíficamente, consagrando el triunfo del presbítero Fernando Arturo de Meriño, cuya postulación auspiciaba el partido de los «azules». El general Caman, delegado haitiano, asistió a Puerto Plata para concertar la expulsión de asilados dominicanos de la línea divisoria. Informóse asimismo del próximo inicio de las obras del ferrocarril entre Santiago y Samaná en medio del florecimiento que experimenta el país.

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Library of Congress · cr28448-1
1880-07-27 · Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.] · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

Gold Hill daily news

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According to a Washington special report from the *Gold Hill Daily News*, the Post-office Department was advised by the Swiss Federal Council that the republic of Santo Domingo declared its adherence to the rules of the Universal Postal Union Convention, effective October 1.

Según una comunicación especial de Washington recogida por el *Gold Hill Daily News*, el Departamento de Correos fue notificado por el Consejo Federal Suizo de que la República de Santo Domingo formalizó su ingreso a las estipulaciones del Convenio de la Unión Postal Universal, con efecto a partir del 1 de octubre.

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Library of Congress · cr18205-1
1880-12-03 · Hickman, Ky. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The Hickman courier

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The newspaper reported that a movement has been determined to erect a monument over the supposed remains of Christopher Columbus in San Domingo. It noted that the Dominican Republic started this initiative by contributing a subscription of $10,000.

El periódico refirió que se adoptó el acuerdo de erigir un monumento conmemorativo sobre las cenizas que se reputan de Cristóbal Colón en Santo Domingo. Puntualizó la crónica que la República Dominicana inauguró la suscripción encabezando el fondo con un donativo de 10.000 dólares.

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Library of Congress · cr05286-1
1881-01-07 · Portland, Me. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The Portland daily press

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

The newspaper reported that the government of Santo Domingo discovered the remains of Christopher Columbus and appropriated $10,000 toward a monument, while calling on other countries to contribute. The accompanying editorial commentary questioned whether Columbus deserved such a monument, comparing his voyage to the everyday business pressures faced by merchants.

El rotativo consignó que las autoridades de Santo Domingo descubrieron los restos mortales de Cristóbal Colón y sufragaron 10.000 pesos para la fábrica de un monumento, recabando contribuciones de otras naciones. La glosa editorial acompañante ponía en tela de juicio si el descubridor merecía semejante homenaje, equiparando su travesía a los afanes cotidianos con que lidian los hombres de comercio.

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Library of Congress · cr28678-1
1883-07-27 · New York [N.Y.] · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The sun

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The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic has presented his bull to the Pope. The new envoy, Commander M. Collin de Paradis, is a French gentleman and neither a negro nor a Dominican citizen. He also serves as Minister Plenipotentiary of King Kalakaua.

El embajador de la República Dominicana presentó sus credenciales ante el Papa. El flamante enviado, comendador M. Collin de Paradis, es un caballero francés que no es de raza negra ni posee la ciudadanía dominicana. Se desempeña asimismo como ministro plenipotenciario del rey Kalakaua.

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Library of Congress · cr33388-2
1883-11-10 · Cleveland, Ohio · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The Cleveland gazette

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The *Cleveland Gazette* reported on the life and character of Toussaint, praising his devotion to his race, original opinions, and austere sobriety while in power. The newspaper noted that without formal education or military training, the former slave rose to become a valiant soldier, General, Governor, and victor over Napoleon's experienced forces, earning renown in both St. Domingo and the National Councils of France.

*The Cleveland Gazette* ensalzó la existencia y virtudes de Toussaint Louverture, exaltando su consagración a su raza, la originalidad de sus ideas y la espartana sobriedad que guardó en el poder. Resaltó la publicación que, sin ilustración académica ni instrucción militar, el antiguo esclavo descuella como esforzado combatiente, general, gobernador y vencedor de los aguerridos ejércitos de Napoleón, granjeándose celebridad imperecedera tanto en Santo Domingo como en las asambleas nacionales de Francia.

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Library of Congress · cr02827-2
1890-08-29 · Brookings, S.D. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

Brookings register

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

According to the Brookings register of August 29, 1890, about 800 Haytian troops invaded the Dominican Republic on August 20, but were successfully repulsed by Dominican troops who killed 23 men. In response to the invasion, which caused great indignation, President Ulises Heureaux called together the Dominican cabinet to consider declaring war.

Según el *Brookings Register* del 29 de agosto de 1890, cerca de 800 tropas haitianas invadieron la República Dominicana el 20 de agosto, pero fueron repelidas con éxito por tropas dominicanas que causaron la muerte de 23 hombres. En respuesta a la invasión, que causó gran indignación, el presidente Ulises Heureaux reunió al gabinete dominicano para considerar la declaración de guerra.

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Library of Congress · cr11315-1
1896-01-29 · New York [N.Y.] · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

New-York tribune

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The *New-York Tribune* reported on the seizure of an iron bridge over the Ozama River owned by American contractor Nat McKay under a long-term concession from the Dominican Republic. Following a collision with a scow, Dominican courts ruled against McKay and ordered the bridge seized for auction, prompting the United States State Department to instruct its consul to protest the action.

El *New-York Tribune* informó sobre la incautación de un puente de hierro sobre el río Ozama, propiedad del contratista estadounidense Nat McKay en virtud de una concesión a largo plazo otorgada por la República Dominicana. Tras una colisión con una barcaza, los tribunales dominicanos fallaron contra McKay y ordenaron el embargo del puente para su subasta, lo que motivó al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos a instruir a su cónsul a protestar contra dicha medida.

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Library of Congress · cr35079-2
1896-04-21 · New York [N.Y.] · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

New-York tribune

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The *New-York Tribune* reported that the Dominican government requested Spanish naval assistance to organize and officer its naval forces. Dominican envoy Escoriaza petitioned the Spanish Minister of the Navy to detail officers to command newly acquired Dominican gunboats and train local seamen, a request promptly approved by Spanish authorities in Madrid.

El *New-York Tribune* informó que el gobierno dominicano solicitó asistencia naval a España para organizar y dotar de oficiales a sus fuerzas navales. El enviado dominicano Escoriaza solicitó al ministro de Marina español que designara oficiales para comandar los cañoneros dominicanos recién adquiridos e instruir a los marineros locales, petición que fue aprobada de inmediato por las autoridades españolas en Madrid.

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Library of Congress · cr14571-1
1928-11-11 · Washington, D.C. · 1924-1960 Trujillo era

Evening star

Passage summaryResumen del pasaje

The *Evening Star* reviewed historical instances of U.S. supervision of Caribbean elections, citing American oversight of Dominican congressional elections in 1913 and presidential elections in 1914. Following the November 1916 military intervention, the country was occupied without elections until 1924, when voting was conducted under close American observation as troops prepared to depart.

El *Evening Star* repasó los precedentes históricos de supervisión electoral estadounidense en el Caribe, citando la fiscalización de las elecciones legislativas de 1913 y las presidenciales de 1914 en la República Dominicana. Tras la intervención militar de noviembre de 1916, el país permaneció ocupado y sin elecciones hasta 1924, año en que se efectuaron votaciones bajo atenta observación estadounidense mientras las tropas preparaban su partida.

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Library of Congress · cr22929-1
1944-03-30 · Washington, D.C. · 1924-1960 Trujillo era

Evening star

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The *Evening Star* announced that delegates from the American republics would convene at the Pan-American Union for the fourth general assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women. The assembly was scheduled to run from April 14 to April 20 under the chairmanship of Miss Minerva Bernardino, delegate from the Dominican Republic.

El *Evening Star* anunció la reunión plenaria de las comisionadas de las repúblicas americanas en la Unión Panamericana con motivo de la cuarta asamblea general de la Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres. Las sesiones estaban previstas para extenderse del 14 al 20 de abril bajo la presidencia ejecutiva de la señorita Minerva Bernardino, delegada plenipotenciaria de la República Dominicana.

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Library of Congress · cr06730-1
RecordsRegistros 1–25 ofde 25 · 1844-10-18 – 1944-03-301