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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
3
A correspondent in Camp Columbia Buena Vista Cuba notes a strong Cuban drive to imitate American life. He cites widespread use of English in commerce, need for American dictionaries, and growing American-style business practices, even as railroads modernize and factories anticipate competition with U S manufacturers.
Licenses to marry Charles R Hall and Muriel Weibel and Joseph H Powers and Anna Landon listed. County considers recorder's office upgrades with steel shelving. Reports of a broken rail near Danville and a train near-miss. Creed Wilder escaped jail after shooting. later recaptured. Neuville drug store in Pittsboro blown up by dynamite. warning note found. Court notes include several dismissed, venued, or granted cases. New cane filings mention quiet title and liquor license suits.
In a reflective account Homer Dale notes Cuban efforts to adopt American methods at home and in society. He observes growing cleanliness, pride in appearance, limited religion if any in rural areas, and cities with Catholic schools. he predicts education and Protestant ideas may spread through American influence while preserving core merits. He discusses government modeling after the United States and the mixed hopes for annexation amid a recent assembly's perceived failure.
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