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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
8
Reports describe a 3:16 p.m. earthquake leveling Port Antonio with hundreds dead. Governor Sir Alexander S. Wettenham and Hamar Greenwood ordered punitive action and looters to be shot. Port Antonio roads clogged, telegraph lines unreliable, relief mobilization anticipated by Red Cross and similar bodies.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra cabled sympathy to Jamaica after Kingston was struck by a major earthquake. Reports estimate heavy damage with up to hundreds dead and many injured. Sir Alfred Jones party aboard Port Kingston is safe. relief fund discussions begin in London and a royal relief appeal is planned.
Professor T A Jaggar Jr head of MIT geology department says the Jamaica quake had little importance beyond loss of life. He notes quakes are frequent in the Jamaica belt caused by mountain folds and seabed elevations. Kingston’s location in the tremor line amplified the disaster, with uncertainty about fault versus slip.
New York dispatch: Hamburg American Steamship Company reports a Havana cable stating the governor of Jamaica asked British authorities for medical supplies for quake injured. The governor Magoon also ordered Admiral Evans at Guantanamo to dispatch a torpedo boat to Kingston with relief supplies.
Katherine Tingley head of the Theosophical Brotherhood at Point Loma telegraphed a Santiago Cuba representative to sail for Kingston Jamaica with food and assistance for a stricken city. The steamer was reported to sail today.
Kingston brims with historic hotels clubs and theatres once fed by naval and military officers. Landmarks include Constant Spring Myrtle Bank and Park Lodge hotels along with Hope Gardens, the Theatre Royal, and the King’s House. The parish church preserves flags and relics of Admiral Benbow and Midshipman Harrison.
United States moves to aid Kingston Jamaica after disaster with food shipments ordered by Secretary Metcalf. Navy and War Departments coordinate relief while ships head for Kingston and port facilities are prepared for distribution to needy residents.
A cablegram from the Kingston Bank of Nova Scotia branch manager to Wessels Kulenkampff & Co says staff and their families in Kingston were not harmed by the earthquake. The firm notes no personal message yet from Kingston resident manager Charles Wessels, son of the founder.
The steamship Admiral Dewey left Long Wharf for Port Antonio and Kingston with nearly all booked passengers aboard. A delayed passenger from Toronto prompted a brief halt at 10 a.m. to accommodate the late traveler, while bank managers and several notables from Montreal Kingston Minneapolis New York Hartford and other cities were among the saloon passengers.
Washington dispatches report Admiral Evans in torpedo boat destroyer Whipple sailing from Guantanamo to Kingston Jamaica to assess needs and extend aid. battleships Missouri and Indiana follow. supply ships Celtic and Glacier ordered to Kingston with food for distribution.
Philadelphia January 16 In Orphans Court the late Congressman Robert Adams Jr. was ruled a defaulter for 70 000 dollars after his death by self inflicted gunshot in Washington last year A letter from the suicide Congressman dated the day of his death admitting he had caused a mess was presented in court
Mark Mirsgitt of Lexington was struck by a car while crossing Washington Street near Elm. He suffered facial and bodily bruises a dislocated shoulder and a broken rib and remained in critical condition at Relief Hospital. Police described uncertainty about how the collision occurred as hundreds witnessed the incident.
London reports say 100 killed in Jamaica quake with Kingston dispatches. Despite earlier easing notes, fear grows for Kingston and the capital as full disaster details arrive. Sir Alfred Jones confirms his party is safe and requests word to friends. America acts swiftly to aid, with Metcalf approving aid measures.
Captain Lorenzo Dow Baker of Wellfleet and Boston businessmen sparked Jamaica’s transformation from poverty to prosperity. The banana industry blossomed as Jamaicans adopted Yankee efficiency, building farms docks hotels and warehouses. Boston men funded and staffed Jamaica’s growth, shaping a modern economy and civic pride.
The Wood Wire and Metal Lathers Union 72 endorsed the Lathers District Council wage demands for work within 25 miles of Boston. International approval is sought before presenting to employers to take effect May 1. The request raises daily wages by 25 cents with no change to eight hour days and Saturday half-holidays.
Malden January 16 Blanche Chandler 19 and Philip Vofe 23 both of Garnet Street were secretly married in Everett by a Methodist clergyman on Sunday evening. They returned home and kept the nuptials quiet until Mrs. Vofe told friends this afternoon.
Mayor Fitzgerald stated no deAnits glars have arrived as city builds a landing on Commercial Street by the South ferry. No definite plans or costs exist, and construction is not expected soon.
Helena Mont Jan 16 Congressman Joseph M Dixon Republican of Missoula was formally elected United States Senator to succeed W A Clark of Butte Senator Dixon pledged to support President Roosevelt in his address to the assembly
President designates testers of coin weight and fineness for last year. Owen Merrill of Enosburg Falls Vermont J C Mitchellson of Tariffville Connecticut and John H Kelly of Portsmouth New Hampshire are listed among the commissioners.
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