Word: cubans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years Cuba has been suspected of harboring a great oil reservoir. Last week, with no less than five major companies holding extensive concessions on the island, it finally looked as though the suspect would have to stand trial. Prodded by a three-month-old act of Cuban Strongman Batista's docile legislature, a subsidiary of the Atlantic Refining Co. spurred its crews of U. S. geologists and drillers engaged in a thorough investigation of vast concessions. Close on their heels were Sinclair Cuba Oil Co. and Royal Dutch Co. operatives...
...Rowan, 81, last week listened to a seven-gun salute in his honor on the lawn of Letterman General Hospital at San Francisco's Presidio (U. S. Army post). He also listened to a flowery speech by a gentleman in smoked glasses, Consul José Zarza of the Cuban Republic. The speech said that Major Rowan had performed a feat that was "an everlasting lesson" which "covered your army with glory," a deed for all to "love, admire and emulate." At the end of it, Consul Zarza pinned a blue-ribboned gold medal upon Major Rowan...
Thus, 40 years after the event, did Cuba honor the hero who "carried the message to Garcia." To do so, he landed on the Cuban coast in a fishing smack (which was hailed and questioned by a Spanish man-o'-war), traveled on foot across jungled Oriente Province for seven days, until he found General Calixto Garcia, leader of Cuban insurgents, and delivered his oral message (not a letter, Elbert Hubbard to the contrary). The "message" asked General Garcia about the strength of his troops, which were to collaborate with the U. S. Army in fighting Spain. President McKinley...
...ways last week Cuba showed her present glowing affection for the U. S. of Good Neighbor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed by President Federico Laredo Bru was a bill making July 4 an official holiday for all commercial, industrial, governmental activity. Moved in the Cuban Senate by Liberal Senator Manuel Capestany was a proposal to confer upon Good Neighbor Roosevelt the title of "Eminent Citizen of America" in honor of his "historical role in the defense of democratic principles." For Cuba's Fourth there were fireworks, concerts, a banquet for U.S. Ambassador J. Butler Wright, a parade and a National...
...Havana last week Agustin Parla, noted Cuban flyer, and Jesus Gonzalez Scarpeta, newspaper writer, dueled with pistols as the result of an article written by Scarpeta. On their first shot, both men missed; on their second, Parla missed again, Scarpeta held his fire...