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The dust was settling from the Spanish-American War and Cuba was a newly minted American territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening text would gladden the heart of any imperialist overlord: \" ... Groaning under the heavy burden of Spanish occupation ... (Cuba) is destined in the immediate future, under the dominating impulse of American development, to enjoy a wonderful growth ...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompany founder Walter Munson added passenger accommodations onto the stern of his initial fleet of freighters - CURITYBA, OLINDA, LAUDENBURG, ELLA, ARDANROSE, and ARDANDHU. Plans of three different pax areas are shown. along with etchings of deck and passenger areas. 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