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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/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/Thumb126.png2024-11-08T11:54:42-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The indelible flaw of Mr. Charles Canivet" (Jean de Nivelles) of the newspaper the Soleil27Benito Sylvain criticizes another Parisian journalist for his attitude toward Black people.plain2024-12-03T17:17:04-05:00Matt 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 151.png2024-12-03T13:18:13-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The Anti-Slavery Congress at Saint-Sulpice"21Summary of the opening ceremony of the Anti-Slavery Congressplain2024-12-07T15:29:28-05:00Matt 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/Thumb125.png2024-11-08T11:53:43-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Anti-Slavery Congress"16Cardinal Lavigerie announces the Paris Anti-Slavery Congress and a writing competitionplain2024-12-11T08:53:27-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 133.png2024-11-08T14:08:43-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Cardinal Lavigerie and the Press"12Cardinal Lavigerie defends himself against accusations of callousness toward African Muslims.plain2024-12-03T17:23:09-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232