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...rhythm of "The Peanut Vendor" is best grasped by spectators at the Carnival of the blacks in Santiago de Cuba. On this annual occasion the town is turned over to the dark of skin, who dominate locally. Everything goes, without police interference, and no opportunities are wasted...
...their most powerful competitor. It also raised the question: Who would acquire Aeropostale's highly developed airways in South America? Aeropostale had spent most of its subsidy on airports (34) and airways (5,800 mi.) from Natal (Brazil) south to Gallegos, and across the Andes from Buenos Aires to Santiago, and from Buenos Aires to Asuncion. Also it operates an interior service in Venezuela. Unlike its competitors, Aeropostale flew by night. It lighted its routes, built magnificent air-ports which, in the event of bankruptcy, might prove a pretty bargain to Pan American or Condor who land their planes...
...Near Santiago, Cuba, are 10,000 acres of manganese ore. By the Treaty of 1902 no duty can be imposed on manganese imported from Cuba. Hence, properly worked, these deposits could compete without difficulty with U. S. manganese mines. During the past year a corps of engineers has been studying these Cuban deposits, reporting back to the U. S. company which sent it. Last week that U. S. company acted and announced it had bought control of Cuban-American Manganese Corp., allowing the minority interest to remain in the shrewd hands of David Marvin Goodrich, chairman of B. F. Goodrich...
Captain Hobson is an almost forgotten hero. When he was young and in the U. S. Navy, the U. S. went to war with Spain. Just before Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill in Cuba, Captain Hobson rode boats around the island. The Spanish fleet cowered in Santiago Harbor. Captain Hobson took command of the coal-carrier Merrimac and sank her at the harbor's entrance in a vain attempt to bottle up the Spanish fleet. Spanish sailors caught Captain Hobson. They courteously offered him a swig of liquor. He refused it, took a gulp of coffee. The Spaniards kept...
...Majesty even sought advice by long distance telephone, rang up former Foreign Minister Santiago Alba who lives in Paris, and upon whom King Alfonso called personally during his visit to France last Spring...