Word: guatemala
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...know that two states of the Republic of the United States are deprived of a majority of the privileges enjoyed by the 42 others. They are the States of Newfoundland and Guatemala...
...years old. Victor Cutter was opening new tropical divisions for United Fruit. Samuel Zemurray, Polish-Jewish immigrant who out of his savings as a fruit jobber in New Orleans had formed Cuyamel Fruit & Steamship Co., was trying to wrest control of the Caribbean Sea from United. They clashed in Guatemala when each backed a different country in the dispute, not yet settled, over the Guatemalan-Honduras boundary line. They clashed in Honduras when United invaded the country Mr. Zemurray had made his own through a $200,000 revolution. Mr. Cutter, smooth-haired Dartmouth graduate, was replacing tropical tramps...
...Since tariffs have practically eliminated profits from Cuban sugar and Depression has shrunk the profits of the 98 steamships of the Great White Fleet, nearly all the company's revenue has come from bananas, more than half of which the company raises itself on its plantations in Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Colombia. Last year's shipments were about 50 million bunches, ten million less than in 1931, which were five million below 1930. Throughout the plantations on the Caribbean Mr. Zemurray has replaced many United Fruit men with veterans of his Cuyamel...
...Sept. 15, 1821 Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala all declared their independence from Spain. Last week a punctilious State Department sent the President of each little republic an anniversary message signed Herbert Hoover. Costa Rica got "hearty congratulations." Nicaragua "cordial felicitations," Honduras "best wishes," Guatemala "cordial greetings...
...from cans and packages, about half in bulk. Out of the Niagaran spout are poured 60 billion cups a year?one and one-third cups daily for every U. S. man, woman & child. Two-thirds of the coffee for the big U. S. pot comes from Brazil. Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, Java, Mocha and other tropical lands furnish the other one-third, mild coffees which are blended with the strong Brazilian. Using a million bags a month, the U. S. last week had visible stocks which would keep the big pot full for another 20 days. The Farm Board...