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The Redemption of Santiago de Cuba and Cleanliness
Major General George M. Barbour recounts the American occupation of Santiago de Cuba in 1908 under General Leonard Wood. He describes initial filth, the rapid sanitation program, and how cleaning the city transformed health, order, and civic life, with Wood praised as civic ruler and moral example.
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George M. Barbour
Santiago
Leonard Wood
Santiago de Cuba
Spain
Harhor
Wood
Treport
Veard
Cuba
United States
Plaga de Armes
Plaza Des Armes
America
Baid
United States Volunteer Cavalry
McKinley
Washington
Woods
United States Army
West
General Wood