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Teddy Roosevelt: The conditions in Santo Domingo have for a number of years grown from bad to worse until recently all society was on the…

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The conditions in Santo Domingo have for a number of years grown from bad to worse until recently all society was on the verge of dissolution.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt describes the deteriorating conditions in Santo Domingo leading to a crisis.

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