Jamaica Governor Swettenham Recalled Over Aid Row
Kingston Jamaica residents push recall of Governor Swettenham after his rejection of American relief aid and the Davis landing episode. Archbishop Nuttall notes the governor’s dictatorial manner and public discourtesy, while officials rally for self help and rebuilding with U.S. aid.
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Swettenham
Davis
Nuttall
Jamaica
Roosevelt
United States
Americanaid
Diplomatic rows over Kingston disaster aid and tents
Washington reports a dispute between Governor Swettenham of Jamaica and Rear Admiral Davis over U S sympathy and aid for disaster victims. Esme Howard conveys Sir Edward Grey regrets, while British officials press the case. On Jan 20 Brigadier General Wint sent hospital and wall tents to Kingston at Ha vana’s request, Taft approved and tents are en route.
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Washington
Governos Swettenham
Jamaica
United States
Esme Howard
Sir Edward Grey
Govemor
Davis
Swettenham
Kingston
Wint
Army of Pacification
Cuba
Havana
Taft
South Carolina
Swettenham Delays Report on Kingston Letters
London reports the Kingston letter exchange between Governor Swettenham and Rear Admiral Davis has stalled awaiting Swettenham’s official report. Imperial authorities defer action due to lack of Jamaica governor’s dispatch to Secretary Root, creating public confusion about recognizing American squadron aid.
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London
Kingston
Swettenham
Davis
Jamaica
Root
Local Notes From South Acton Community
South Acton includes visits from Arthur Turner of Boston and Mrs Bradish, with family and friends seen in Milford Oak Falls and Concord. Fox shooting by George Libby, Rebekah Warren at a D A R event, and upcoming King’s Daughters meet. Local selectman candidates named and a bridge safety concern amid factory interest and a Maynard masquerade. J F Roberts from Wakefield visiting local schools and events.
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George Libby
Rebekah Warren
Mary Draper
D. A. It
Jamaica Plain
Elizabeth Richards
Ben Sawyer
Boston
Morocco
Office of Selectman
H. C. Clough
N. Cole
R. Fitzgerald
A. Merriam
J. F. Roberts
Netherton
Wakefield
England
Edwin Barker
Roberts
Arthur Senior
U. S
Oak Farm cast set for Acton Dramatic Club show
The South Acton Dramatic Club announces reserved seats for Oak Farm on Feb 14 and 15. Notable cast includes Luther W. Piper as Silas Weatherby and Walter A. Tuttle as Dr. Wilson. Proceeds benefit the Acton baseball club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Weatherby
Oak Farm
H. E. Clough
Donald Weatherby
Carl ‘Cadwell
Joel Weatherby
Ralph Hastings
Jonathan Prune
Arthur Louden
Jocelyn Spudge
Luther W. Piper
Wilson Meridith
Walter A. Tuttle Wellington Troy
Sampson Hurricane
Walter A. Tuttle
Sarah Weatherby
Silas
For Sale 2 H P Shipman Engine and Heater
For Sale two horsepower Shipman engine and a small hot water heater suitable for heating three or four rooms offered by N. J. Cole.
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H.P. Shipman
N. J. Cole
West Acton Community Notes and Local Schedules
D H Hall retires from St Louis. Mrs John Davis seeks hospital care in Boston. Mrs Laula Leveron remains ill. The Y P S E plans an upcoming entertainment. Baptist society to hold annual roll call and supper Jan 31. Universalist parish supper scheduled. William Teele recovering at home. Fred B Mead of Arlington, formerly West Acton, sailed Jan 12 for the Azores and Mediterranean, about five weeks away. Fred B Mead Jr in Columbia University, entering sophomore year.
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John Davis
Boston
Laula Leveron
The
Baptist Society
the Universalist Society
William Teele
Fred
Mead
Arlington
West Acton
Azores
Mediterranean
Mead Jr
Columbia University
New York City
Ladies Benevolent Society Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Ladies Benevolent Society elected officers for the coming year: President Mrs. F. R. Knowlton, Vice President Mrs. Sarah A. Hutchins, Treasurer Mrs. Fannie Parker, Secretary Miss Fannie E. Wetherbee. The treasurer reported a prosperous year with repairs valued at over 80 dollars and a charity box valued around 40 dollars sent away. Retiring treasurer Mrs. Harriet Hart cited over 1500 dollars raised in 11 years. The secretary shared reminiscences of member Mrs. Lucy A. Burbeck and tales of past village store cloth lending for overalls and shirts to support the society. Supper and social followed.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society
F. R. Knowlton
Sarah A. Hutchins
Fannie Parker
Fannie E. Wetherbee
Harriet Hart
Fannie Wetherbee
Lucy A. Burbeck
Thomas Burbeck
Last Services For Mrs. Marietta Holton
Funeral services for Mrs. Marietta N. Holton wife of Charles H. Holton were held at her home on Thursday January 17 Rev Mr. Rice of the Universalist church officiated and paid tribute to her virtues and long service The officers of W A C No 62 conducted a burial service Floral tributes surrounded the casket Burial was at Mt Hope Cemetery The deceased passed at nearly three score years and rest is hoped with God.
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Marietta N. Holton
Charles
Mt. Hope
Instructions on the pianoforte by Miss Mary E Devane
Strayed hound, black and tan with collar but no name. Owner may recover by paying charges. G W Burroughs, box 78 W Acton Mass.
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West
Acton
Mary E. Devane
G. W. Burroughs
W . Acton
Mass
Multiple Senators Re-elected in Various States
Reports from Austin Columbia Raleigh Charleston Salem Cheyenne and other cities show several U S senators securing re election. Joseph W Bailey Tillman F M Simmons Stephen E Elkins Fred W Mulkey Jonathan Bourne Jr and Francis E Warren were returned to the United States Senate by state legislatures in January.
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Tillman
House
Raleigh
F. M. Simmons
United States
Spencer B. Adams
Charleston
W. Va
Stephen E. Elkins
Senate
Salem
Fred W. Mulkey
United States Senate
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Francis E. Warren
Toral
Hartje Divorce Fight Sparks Chippewa County Costs
Pittsburg January 28 Attorney Fergusson for Augustus Hartje challenges his wife’s expense claims totaling nearly 30 000 including 19 094 26 for detectives 4 759 66 for handwriting experts 2 086 for court stenographers and other items He seeks to narrow the bill. London January 28 A major European cold wave follows a continental temp drop The weather plunges across western Europe causing hardship Vienna records its lowest in 50 years.
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Pittsburg
Fergusson
Augustus Hartje
Tillionaire
London
Great Britain
Europe
Vienna
Firemen Overcome by Smoke at Toy Factory Blaze
Thirteen firefighters including Battalion Chief Stone and Captain Livingston were overcome by smoke in a basement fire at a four story toy factory. Two nearly suffocated, rescuers carried unconscious colleagues to safety as they reached the open air. Despite the danger, the fire loss was small.
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New York
Stone
Livingston
Flood recedes as relief efforts intensify in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River crest passed. water has fallen one foot as cold weather nears. Relief organizations boost aid for shelter and food, with new hardships and cases of need continually reported. In New York, the Thaw case advances after a verdict in the magic boots medical fraud trial.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Marty K. Thaw
Matthew Thilgert
Japs Not Fooking to Philippines Emigration Trends
Washington reports that Japanese emigration to the Philippines does not rise as shown by recent figures. W M Shuster the insular customs collector presented data showing 277 Japanese went to the islands in 1906 vs 1235 in 1905 and higher counts in earlier years. In Sloatsburg New York labor union violence leaves two dead and another near death after a dispute at a plasterers and masons meeting over a blacklist.
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Washington
Philippiness
Philippine Commission
W. M. Shuster
Insular
Islands
Sloatsburg
N. Y
Plasterers and Masons’ Union
Kingston Sees Food and Clothing Surplus Amid Relief
A cablegram to the New York Kingston relief committee reports Kingston has ample food and clothing. the harbor is clear and the main need is rebuilding. In Chicago local health records show 214 contagious disease cases in one day, including 45 scarlet fever and 40 diphtheria.
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New York
Kingston
Swettenham
New York-Kingston
Chicago
New Army Paymaster Sniffen Linked to Grant Era
Culver Channing Sniffen is named paymaster general, a former Grant secretary with deep manuscript holdings. Born in New York City in 1854, he served as Grant’s secretary 1873-77, rose to major and deputy paymaster general, and was recently promoted to head of the pay department. He belongs to the Sons of the American Revolution and the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
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Culver Channing Sniffen
Ulysses S. Grant
White House
Grant
General Sniffen
New York City
John
Margaret M. Suifen
Brooklyn
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Military Order of Foreign Wars
Abandoned. Who will adhere to him that abandons himself
A fragment quotes Sidney asking who will stay with a person who deserts themselves, reflecting on loyalty and self abandon.
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Sidney
Some Reasons Why Farmers Should Join The Grange
The piece argues for Grange membership by highlighting farmer control and opposition to unsuitable legislation. It praises the moral teachings and past and future aid to farmers, including fire insurance and ongoing advocacy for farmers rights, plus support for agricultural education and Cornell scholarships for sons and travelers.
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Grange
Church
New York
Cornell Agricultural College
The Air of London and a Futile Freshness Investigation
An investigator concludes London lacks fresh air. Ozone is present only at Brownswood park while Hyde park and Bushey park show none. He notes wind from the northeast and various urban exhalations contaminating indoor air near Charing Cross. Also included is a comic suite on Love and Dyspepsia and a financier remark from Independenta Rovmunaine.
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London
Brownswood Park
Hyde Park
Bushey Park
Charing Cross
Acton Centre Social Notes and Local Notices
Sunday visits from John Edwards to his parents and from Mr and Mrs A J Russell of South Framingham. Missing post office letters for G E Lincoln and J Henry Drury. Minnie Gamble stayed with Miss Miller at North Acton. Chapel service held due to heat loss. W A Boyd at home. Mrs Boyd improving. Sidney White family in Los Angeles reports good time. Friends gathered at South Station Boston to bid Luther Conant farewell for California. Sara Wood hosted friends. Miss Livingston visited from Hudson. Auction sale in Old Concord for late Joseph A Smith and Rebecca B Smith. Sale Monday February 18 1907 at 9 am. posters and details via Otis H Forbush or E H Smith.
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Bradish
Emory Lothrop
Milford
Roy Center
Oak Falls
N. Y
Peebles
Concord
Howard Tuttle
Tewksbury
Ernest Baird
Waverly
John Edwards
A. J. Russell
South Framingham
G.E. Lincoln
J. Henry Drury
W. A. Boyd
South Station
Boston
Luther Conant
California
Sara Wood
Livingston
Hudson
Old Concord
Mass
Joseph A. Smith
Rebecca B. Smith
Acton
Otis H. Forbush
E.H. Smith
Freight terminal upgrades planned for New Haven railroad
Boston reports Vice President says the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad will invest several million dollars in freight terminal improvements in the city soon to ease congestion caused by improper car loading practices. A separate mass meeting denounced Roosevelt and Senator Lodge over the Browns ville controversy, with funds raised for discharged Twenty fifth Infantry soldiers.
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fFrx
Tesmisa
Boston
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Roosevelt
Senate
Lodge
Brownsville
Carey Defeats Ifanrahan For Gloucester Presidency
GloucesterMass Jan 23 The city council deadlock over the president's position ended on the 97th ballot as George L Carey won against James C Ifanrahan after the new city government took office Jan 1.
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Gloucester
Mass
Common Council
George L. Carey
James C. Ifanrahan
Indictment for Smoke Nuisance Against NY Central
Grist jury found an indictment against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad for maintaining a smoke nuisance at a Huntington Avenue building. The company pleaded not guilty. Fire in Hamlet from nearby woods destroyed part of the town including the Carolina Distilling plant 17 loaded freight cars eight residences and Seaboard depots with losses around 75000 dollars.
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Boston
Gratit
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Huntington Avenue
Charlotte
N. C
Hamlet
Carolina Distilling Company
Seaboard
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Daily Telegraph
Admiral Davis
Mr.Graham
Methodist Church
South Acton
Arthur L. Turner
King's Daughters
Music Hall
Maynard
Ella Day
Helen Trumbull
Charlotte ‘Canfield
Cynthia Warner
Weatherby’s
Evie Willis
Sally Smart
Clara. Sawyer
Acton Baseball Club
Soouth Acton
D. H. Hall
St. Louis
Y. P.S
Hartje
Amos
Gour
Gase
Philippines
Labor Wien
Moller
C. B. Moller
House Furnisher
Xiaynerd
C. C. Sniffen
U.S. Grant
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Comptroller’s Office
Washinston Star
Osborne County
Xan
Karl
Self Made
Man
Independatica Rovmuaine
Acton Centre
Miss Minnie Gamble
Miss Miller
North Acton
Sidney White
Los Angeles
Cal
T Okinety
Xs Nuisace Ind
Maurice McWalier
Fire Insurance
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