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1media/Thumb 142.png2024-11-26T10:04:17-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Letter from Haiti (from our special correspondent)"45News from Haiti: Cabinet shuffles – Dominican tensions – Anténor Firmin's controversial methods – New government budget – Censorship in Cap-Haïtienplain2024-12-08T12:47:15-05:0009-16-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 156.png2024-12-03T13:26:11-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Variety: On the Evolution of the Black Race"39Dr. de Gleygnon carries on his analysis of the development of the Black raceplain2024-12-08T13:13:16-05:0009-24-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
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/A1N1A2P1.png2024-11-07T15:28:49-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The Necessity of a Haitian Newspaper in Paris"33Benito Sylvain explains the logic and the goals behind La Fraternité.plain2024-12-03T17:08:08-05:0008-27-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb123.png2024-11-08T11:52:14-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Letter from Haiti (from our special correspondent)"29A letter from Haiti: Various items: A rival attempt to found a Haitian newspaper in Paris – Commerce – Political developments in Haiti: Cabinet appointments, new French minister, rumours of war with the Dominican, Pan-American Conference, clergy appointmentsplain2024-12-03T17:15:18-05:0009-02-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 157.png2024-12-03T13:30:14-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Events"26In brief: Elections in Brazil – Missionary arrived in France – Shipwreck in Japan – President on vacation – Fundraiser for disaster victims – Dispute over a theatre box – Toasts at the anti-slavery congress – Monetary conference in Washington – Charles Canivet is improving – Spanish popular support for Portuguese sovereignty – New talent at the Colonial School – Support from a Guadeloupean senator – Copyright news in Switzerland – A new English ship – Statue of Berlioz – Company that helps the superstitious – Beards on magistrates – Obituariesplain2024-12-10T12:18:54-05:0009-24-1890Matt 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 146.png2024-11-26T14:56:17-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Rumours"22News in brief: Reception for Mexican independence day – Change in the theatre program – Edgar La Selve given new role – Canadian bishop left Paris – Lavigerie arrived in Paris – Tension between Portugal and Great Britain in Lisbon – Cholera – Smallpox –Execution by electrocution in the United States – Crisis in Argentina – Freemasons against Boulangism – American swimmer in the Thames – The Prime Meridian – Religion in Alsace – Dahomey inquiry – European market proposal – New book by General Légitimeplain2024-12-03T17:30:22-05:0009-16-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 132.png2024-11-08T14:07:56-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Letter from Haiti (from our special correspondent)"21News from Haiti: Cabinet shuffles – Tensions with the Dominican – U.S. ambassadors leaving Haiti – Failure of the Pan-American Congress – President Hyppolite to tour the Southplain2024-12-03T17:22:32-05:0009-10-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/A1N1A1P1.pngmedia/A1N1P1-1.png2024-11-07T15:18:20-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"To Our Fellows"20La Fraternité greets the world.plain2024-11-20T11:07:35-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 154.png2024-12-03T13:23:40-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Deliberations of the Anti-Slavery Congress"20Summary of the proceedings of the Congressplain2024-12-10T10:45:03-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 137.png2024-11-08T14:13:13-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Rumours"19News in Brief: Celebrations for the anniverary of Auguste Comte's death – A new Russian society in Paris – Gathering for newspapers – Anglo-Portuguese treaty reactions – Anniversary of Mexican independence – News on the abolition of the slave trade in Zanzibar – Fire at Thessaloniki – Flood in Senegal – A duel in Holland – News from Haiti's National Bank – Tensions in Dahomey – Bulgarian elections – A celebration for the centenary of Lamartine – First woman joins the Association of Parisian Journalists – Shortened season at the Hippodrome – Eruption of Vesuvius – "Meat bill" in the United States – New US consul-general in Paris – New imports bill in the United States – Obituariesplain2024-11-27T18:36:31-05:0009-10-1890Matt 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/A1N1A3P2-3.png2024-11-08T10:20:23-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The Haitian-Dominican Conflict"17Georges Sylvain dispels the rumours about an imminent war between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.plain2024-11-20T11:08:05-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb122.png2024-11-08T11:51:19-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"In the Dominican: President Heureaux's Manifesto"14The Dominican President protests against new customs-duties on Dominican products coming into Haitiplain2024-11-20T11:10:26-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb124.png2024-11-08T11:52:57-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Reception of the Minister Plenipotentiary of France by the Haitian Government"14The new French minister to Haiti is received in Port-au-Prince.plain2024-12-03T17:15:52-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 147.png2024-11-26T14:57:18-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"At the Haitian General Consulate"13Recap of a lavish party at the home of the Haitian Consul-General in Parisplain2024-12-03T09:52:42-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 145.png2024-11-26T11:21:29-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"History of Haiti: Preface"12A preface to a new history of Haiti by Louis Borno. Focuses on Christopher Columbus.plain2024-11-28T22:43:16-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/A1N1A7P2.png2024-11-08T10:24:53-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Eleventh hour"10Brief notice that Haiti and the Dominican Republic have not gone to war.plain2024-11-20T11:08:50-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232