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1media/Thumb 171.png2024-12-18T19:56:16-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4La Lanterne and Vodou18Benito Sylvain denies the prevalence of Vodou in Haitiplain2025-08-01T13:04:14-04:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 172.png2024-12-24T10:25:44-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Letter from Haiti (From our Special Correspondent)21News from Haiti: Financial situation — Cabinet — Shoes for the army — News censorshipplain2025-03-15T09:54:35-04:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 173.png2024-12-24T10:27:11-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Peace in Dahomey13Criticisms of war and peace in Dahomeyplain2025-08-03T22:42:44-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 174.png2024-12-24T10:28:21-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Speech by His Eminence Cardinal Lavigerie16The third portion of Cardinal Lavigerie's speech at the Anti-Slavery Congress. Describes the origins of the anti-slavery movement.plain2025-07-30T18:02:25-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 175.png2024-12-24T10:31:29-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4American Ambitions for Haiti15Regarding US efforts to gain control of the Dominican Republic.plain2025-07-29T15:21:09-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 176.png2024-12-24T10:32:54-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4La Lyre Haïtienne: Le Soir Près de l'Onde (Poem)12A romantic poem by the late Arnold Larocheplain2025-07-29T15:22:50-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 177.png2024-12-24T10:33:44-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4News & Rumours14Cuban fears over US tariff - English navy reforms - Lavigerie wrote to the King of Holland - Haitian diplomat promoted - Paris sea port - German fears over US tariff - Political developments in Brazil - Paris metro plans - Fundraising for Guadeloupe fire victims - Ship arrives in New York - Anti-slavery is sincere - Bank head in Haiti - New student group in the works - Workers congress - New newspaper for the youth - School cohort - Director changes at the Revue Bleue - Pianist broke his leg - King of Holland is ill - Obituary for a French writerplain2025-01-05T16:37:43-05:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 178.png2024-12-24T10:36:23-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4About the Anti-Slavery Congress15Arnould Rogier's letter to Benito Sylvain regarding the anti-slavery congress and the larger missionplain2025-07-31T11:13:22-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 179.png2024-12-24T10:38:00-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Variety: The Tax on Single People12Dr. Vernial opposes efforts to increase the birthrate via a tax on single peopleplain2025-03-13T07:28:44-04:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 1711.png2024-12-24T11:08:30-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4The Statue of Eugène Delacroix at the Luxembourg18A statue of the French artist is inaugurated in Parisplain2025-07-13T09:03:02-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/A1N7A12P3.png2024-12-24T11:12:33-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4For Those Who Are Bored6A bit of word playplain2025-01-03T19:57:58-05:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 1713.png2024-12-24T11:09:19-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Literary Chat21The continuation of Paul Montal's review of a book about the youth of the eraplain2025-07-26T14:11:24-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 1714.png2024-12-24T11:13:21-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4New Books9Reviews of five new booksplain2025-07-26T14:57:36-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 1715.png2024-12-24T11:14:40-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Miscellany16Briefs: Electric lighting – Fashionable hand fans – Famous criminal trial proceedings – Dumas fils plays a prank on the theatre communityplain2025-07-26T16:07:21-04:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 1716.png2024-12-24T11:17:24-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4The Theatre18What's on in the Paris theatre sceneplain2025-07-29T16:40:03-04:0010-07-1890Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4
1media/Thumb 17Ads.png2024-12-24T11:19:19-05:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4Ads3Ads (7 October 1890)plain2025-07-31T12:03:26-04:00Matt Robertshaw40e5b327fdb9634f3283f04eaa4ba38307a08ce4