Personalities in the 1932 presidential race rise to forefront
Washington sees a clash of candidates as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover face scrutiny. Democratic chairman Farley attacks Hoover as incompetent while Republicans accuse Roosevelt of deceit. Campaigns sharpen on prohibition and Walker’s mayoralty case as markets and bonus army eviction add pressure. Duplin County, N.C. farm value noted at 5 million dollars.
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Ghost towns and historic sites in Santo Domingo area
Charles S. Glass surveys Santo Domingo and La Vega Real noting colonial landmarks in Santo Domingo City, Isabel and Azua de Compostela, and the Duarte Highway. He highlights the Castle Diego Colon, Tower of Homage, the Cathedral, early plantations, and a thriving modern republic with roads, utilities, and land homesteads, while acknowledging ongoing sugar industry concentration.
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Dominicans and Haitians in Caribbean labor and culture
The text notes cocoa coffee tobacco and lumber as leading imports after others, and describes Santo Domingo's pure Spanish culture and bloodlines. It contrasts Haiti as French and Negro mixed, with a patois, and explains Haitian labor on sugar estates, mahogany mills, and immigration concerns amid historical upheavals.
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