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1media/A1N1A8P2-3THUMB.png2024-11-08T10:26:54-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"France and Haiti"34Excerpts from a lecture by Georges Sylvain. Considers Haiti's special relationships with France, growing US interest in the country, Haiti's economic and political problems and a few words on daily life in Haiti.plain2024-12-03T17:11:09-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb127.png2024-11-08T11:55:45-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Rumours"28News in brief: US Secretary of State denying expansionism – Hopes to avoid war in Europe – Slave trade ban in Zanzibar – Cholera in Spain – Influenza – New tax in Venezuela – Wilhelm II's new newspaper – Obituariesplain2024-12-11T09:22:33-05:0009-02-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/A1N1A9P3-4THUMB.png2024-11-08T10:28:06-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Miscellany"23Short items: French commerce – An Anglo-French Treaty regarding Africa – French deputies sent to Africa – Education reform in France – Subscriptions – Debate over statues based on historical figures – Problems with disarmament – Obituaryplain2024-12-03T17:12:11-05:0008-27-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 135.png2024-11-08T14:09:56-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Bulletin of Europe and America"22Highlights from Europe and America: Fall of Boulangism in France – Animosity and Deficit in Italy – Russia's friendship with France – Britain's ongoing colonial exploits – Germany swindled by Russia and its increased military capacity – Rumours of declining protectionism in the United Statesplain2024-12-03T17:23:51-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 131.png2024-11-08T14:07:18-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The French Influence"19Benito Sylvain calls for benevolent French colonialismplain2024-11-28T11:13:44-05:0009-10-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 152.png2024-12-03T13:19:14-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"German Slavery"17Benito Sylvain condemns the rumoured German authorization of the slave trade in Zanzibarplain2024-12-10T10:38:00-05:0009-24-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232