Cuba and Her People of To-day: An Account of the History and Progress of the Island Previous to Its Independence; a Description of Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and Prospects; Together with Information and Suggestions Designed to Aid the Prospective Investor Or SettlerI.C. Page, 1911 - 329 páginas |
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Página 14
... ten o'clock until sunset . The nights are usually cool and clear at all times of the year . In strict meteorological sense Cuba is not within the hurricane zone , which lies somewhat to the 14 Cuba and Her People of To - day.
... ten o'clock until sunset . The nights are usually cool and clear at all times of the year . In strict meteorological sense Cuba is not within the hurricane zone , which lies somewhat to the 14 Cuba and Her People of To - day.
Página 44
... usually remained with the father , each taking some particular share in the manage- ment of the estate . Thus several families were often found living under one roof and generally in perfect amity , for the Cubans are distinctly ...
... usually remained with the father , each taking some particular share in the manage- ment of the estate . Thus several families were often found living under one roof and generally in perfect amity , for the Cubans are distinctly ...
Página 67
... usually worsted . Detached bodies of in- surgents harassed the royalist commands , and diverted their attention , while Maceo steadily pushed westward , gathering recruits in his progress and leaving a train of active rebellion in his ...
... usually worsted . Detached bodies of in- surgents harassed the royalist commands , and diverted their attention , while Maceo steadily pushed westward , gathering recruits in his progress and leaving a train of active rebellion in his ...
Página 72
... usually depriving his own family . Disease , unchecked , ran riot in the concentra- tion camps . The mortality was fearful and those who survived were unfitted for years , the men to work , the women to bear healthy children . Cuba has ...
... usually depriving his own family . Disease , unchecked , ran riot in the concentra- tion camps . The mortality was fearful and those who survived were unfitted for years , the men to work , the women to bear healthy children . Cuba has ...
Página 84
... usually round - headed , broad - chested , and stocky . The Cuban is lanky , lean and slack limbed . His drooping shoulders , languid air , and listless gait , give the impres- sion of weak physique and lack of energy , an impression ...
... usually round - headed , broad - chested , and stocky . The Cuban is lanky , lean and slack limbed . His drooping shoulders , languid air , and listless gait , give the impres- sion of weak physique and lack of energy , an impression ...
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acres agricultural American Bayamo Camaguey cane Cape San Antonio capital cent century chief Cienfuegos City coast colonies commercial companies Congress considerable convention cost coun crop Cuba's Cuban cultivation Customs Tariff deposits districts dollars effect exports extensive fact factory farming favor force foreign former fruit Fuerza government of Cuba greater guajiro Habana harbors hundred imported increase independence insurgents iron Isle of Pines JIGUANI labor land leaf less Maceo manufacture Manzanillo Matanzas ment miles mill mineral mines mountainous native negro Nipe Bay occupied Office period Pinar del Rio pineapple plant plantations planter political population ports pounds present President profit proportion railroad railway rates of duty Republic of Cuba result Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba shipped soil or industry Spain Spaniards Spanish STREET sugar supply tain thousand tion To-day tobacco trade treaty United Vuelta Abajo Washington
Pasajes populares
Página 292 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and...
Página 303 - ... maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. "VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Página 302 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Página 307 - And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the...
Página 307 - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done...
Página 306 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the; sanitation of the cities of the island...
Página 293 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the President of the United States...
Página 294 - Cuba, and so long as the said convention shall remain in force, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the Republic of Cuba, which are now imported into the United States free of duty, shall continue to be so admitted...
Página 288 - It is agreed that similar articles of both countries shall receive equal treatment on their importation into the ports of the United States and of the Republic of Cuba, respectively.
Página 301 - That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and...