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General Wood, after a romantic and able army career, beginning with Roosevelt's "Rough Riders", served as military governor of Cuba from 1899 to 1902, when the government of Cuba was given over to the Cuban Republic. In this capacity he displayed the same remarkable executive and constructive ability and foresight as Cameron Forbes showed in his work in the Philippines. Later he obtained a background for his new position by commanding the Philippine division of the United States Army...
...send an American to the assistance of President Menocal is enough to prove that the experiment begun by the United States is not yet successfully completed. It shows that whatever action taken concerning Hayti or the Philippines, it must be cautious and taken with the full understanding that our Cuban barometer, after many years of watching, has not yet risen from the "storm" to the "fair weather" mark...
...Santiago and quickly established cleanliness, health and order in that hotbed of filth and disease. This led to his appointment soon after as Governor-General of the new Republic of Cuba. There his task was to clean up after the disgrace of the Spanish rule, and to settle the Cuban Government upon a secure and independent footing; in short to preserve for all time the fruits of the victory of 1898. With the eyes of the whole world watching the experiment of the United States, he made a brilliant success. Transportation, schools, justice, government, and above all yellow fever...
...step). 10. Crocodile (fox trot). Intermission. 11. My laddie (fox trot). 12. Bohemia (one step). 13. Nothing (fox trot). 14. Rose of Washington Square (fox trot). 15. Miami Shore (waltz). 16. Swanee (one step). 17. Beale Street Blues (fox trot). 18. Alexandria (fox trot). 19. Happy (one step). 20. Cuban Dreams (fox trot...
...Havana team would be unable to reach Cambridge for the game with the University nine scheduled for Saturday. The cablegram from Dick Grant '97, who is in charge of the Havana College athletics said "Passports or permission from Washington to enter the United States unobtainable." The schedule of the Cuban nine in this country has necessarily been given...