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''[[Pacific]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]]''{{sidebar-Samoa}} | ''[[Pacific]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''[[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]]'''{{sidebar-Samoa}} | ||
On Upolu Samoa a small community of expatriate traders and planters gained a foothold during the second part of the 19th century. German, American, and British interests competed for supremacy by interfering with local Samoan politics.Despite the small readership base, three newspapers were started up: the ''Samoa Times'' in its two entities (1877-1881 and 1888-1896) and the ''Samoa Weekly Herald'' (1892-1900). | On Upolu Samoa a small community of expatriate traders and planters gained a foothold during the second part of the 19th century. German, American, and British interests competed for supremacy by interfering with local Samoan politics.Despite the small readership base, three newspapers were started up: the ''Samoa Times'' in its two entities (1877-1881 and 1888-1896) and the ''Samoa Weekly Herald'' (1892-1900). | ||