Kingston Anger Grows Over Governor Swettenham Recall
Kingston Jam Jan 21 The general sentiment here demands the recall of Governor Swettenham for insulting the United States in a letter to Rear Admiral Davis. Officials Archbishop Enos Nuttall and Mayor condemn the action amid relief efforts and continued U S aid. No sailors landed from Indefatigable. refugees to Santiago aboard Oteri. One strong earthquake shock registered with no damage.
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Kingston
Jam
Swettenham
United States
Davis
Daily Telegraph
Jamaica
Associated Press
New York
Enos Nuttall
Roosevelt
Nuttall
Back Bay Hotel for Colored Guests Planned in Boston
Plans are under way to grant a hotel license for colored guests in the Back Bay district. The five story Dartmouth street building, owned by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, is eyed for the hotel run by Joseph F. Lee. Edgar P. Benjamin claims to act for Lee, who formerly ran the Squantum Inn. The project, if approved, would attract strong opposition from white patrons and provoke a hearing battle.
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Excise Board
Back Bay
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Dartmouth Street
Railroad Corporation
Edgar P. Benjamin
Joseph F. Lee
Boylston Street
General Martin
Pleasant Street
Travelers’ Hotel
Boston
Four Die as Train Collides With Laborers Near Albany
Four men were killed and at least 12 injured when a light engine struck a caboose carrying railroad laborers near Albany on the Mohawk Division. The workers, about 25, were returning from Karners toward the city. most were Italians from Albany or Rensselaer.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Central Mohawk Division
Karners
West Albany
Rensselaer
Rhodes Ripley Overcoats Sold At Gray Co Store
Prices noted for Rhodes Ripley overcoats at the Gray Company store located on Wash and Hanover streets. Item lists show coats priced at 5.90 with location details in the ad copy.
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Rhodes Ripley
Gray Co
Russian bonds claim spurs Gershuni deportation fears
Gregory Gershuni asserts the Russian government has reissued 1901 bonds and faces deportation as an alien and anarchist. Boston immigration officials sought him for questioning amid Washington pressure claims by Russian diplomats to expel him. Russian revolutionists in Boston note recent labor bureau decisions suggest no deportation danger, and Gershuni says financiers may soon pull from Russian securities.
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Gregory Gershuni
Boston
Gershuni
Washington
United States
Baron Schlippenbach
Chicago
Bureau of Immigration
Post
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Secretary of Labor and Commerce
New York
Hisses and cheers at Faneuil Hall protest meeting
At a colored soldiers protest in Faneuil Hall last evening Senator Lodge was called a traitor while Senator Tillman was labeled a blackguard. The gathering applauded Senators Foraker and Crane and Congressman Roberts and ridiculed government investigators Garlington Lovering and Blacksom. Funds were sought for Brownsville soldiers.
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Tillman
South Carolina
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Crane
Congressman Roberts
Faneuil Hall
Brownsville
Republican Party
Senate
Garlington
Lovering
Blacksom
Hon. Joseph Smith Leads Brownsville Meeting in Boston
The Hon. Joseph Smith of Lowell, a white speaker for the Constitutional League of America, blamed saloon and gambling den keepers for Brownsville tensions. About 500 colored attendees heard him, with leaders Wolff and Trotter on stage. Letters from Higginson and Hallowell, plus Pillsbury, pledged aid as $350 was raised and $150 in pledges were added. Resolutions denounced the Brownsville affair and praised Foraker Crane and Roberts.
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Joseph Smith
Lowell
Brownsville
Constitutional League of America
Union
Boston
James H. Wolff
Massachusetts
W. M. Trotter
The
Guardian
Rhode Island
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
N. P. Hallowell
A. E. Pillsbury
Foraker and Crane
Roberts
Rhodes Ripley Suits
A listing notes suits priced at 5.90 by F. Gray Co at the Washington and Hanover streets location.
Night Fire Wrecks Franklin Street Firms and Injures Firemen
A large fire on Franklin Street destroys multiple firms including Kewalker Bookbindery and Daniels Printing Co. while threatening adjacent buildings. Engine 3 suffers a collision and injuries to three crewmen and horses. Captain Allan J. McDonald and laddermen are treated at Relief Hospital. Several offices and warerooms lose value in the blaze and cold conditions.
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Franklin Street
Allan J. McDonald
John P. Gillen
Meehan
Relief Hospital
Kewalker Bookbindery
Daniels Printing Co
Chase, Brown & Co
Woosens
Mass Brew. Co
Remington Typewriter Co
Metropolitan News Co
Ethan Allen Co
Franklin St
Arch St
License Denied for Brighton Saloon on Western Avenue
The Excise Board refused William H Murphy a saloon license on Western avenue Brighton after two crowded hearings. Protesters included Rev Father Tracy of St Anthony's Church and Harvard College officials who objected to traffic near the Stadium. Abutter William Hathaway Sr also opposed citing possible property damage.
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Excise Board
William H. Murphy
Western Avenue
Brighton
Murphy
Learings
Father Tracy
St. Anthony’s Church
Harvard College
William Hathaway
Simalu Island Devastation Report From Atchin
The Hague reports a devastating tidal wave near Atchin has nearly wiped Simalu Island from the map. About 1500 people are believed dead as violent earthquakes continue, and civil governor visits the scene of the catastrophe.
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Hague
Atchin
Simalu
Pulo Simalu
Sumatra
Great Steps in Women’s Behalf Petition in Legislature
A Boston petition seeks to amend the common law by allowing husbands and wives to contract convey and sue each other as if unmarried. Supported by ex governors and leading figures, the 20 word measure aims to empower women in property and contract matters and may prompt a high profile hearing.
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Ert M. Morse
Solomon Lincoln
Alfred Wemenway
Moorfield Storey
Charles E. Hewins
Charles W. Bartlett
Sherman L. Whipple
The
Post
State House
Four-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Franklin Arch Area
A four-alarm fire swept a four story brick and stone block at Franklin and Arch last night injuring three firefighters and damaging property estimated at sixty thousand dollars. The blaze spread quickly across an alley and into three buildings, with an explosion witnessed by J A Finn before 10:30 pm. Firefighters battled for hours, preventing a wider disaster and trapping Daniels Printing on the third floor.
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Franklin
Arch Street
Boston
J. A. Finn
Washington Street
Mr. Finn
Franklin Street
Arch
Finn
Federal
Franklin Streets
Daniels Printing Company
Fair and Colder Weather Forecast for Boston Area
Weather sketch says fair and colder Wednesday with continued cold Thursday. New England forecast notes colder and fair conditions Wednesday with snow in eastern Maine, brisk northwest winds, and Thursday fair with warmer readings in the western portion.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
West
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London
Washington & Hanover
Oudini
Keith's
Tillman and
Lodge
F. Gray Co
Wash
Hanover Sts
Thomas A. Luke
Simalu Island
John D. Long
G. A. O. Ernst
General Court
Kimball
House
Boston School Board
John D.jong
Rob
Conti
Ned
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