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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
5
The account recalls a Jamaica stop at Kingston during a voyage, noting a sleepy day ashore and a staged health check. Passengers toured the sunken city of Port Royal, unable to view underwater ruins due to water clarity, while locals and officials amused themselves with the scene.
A vivid snapshot of Kingston Jamaica contrasting the wrecked Port Royal once ruled by buccaneers with current crime and police activity. The narrative details crowd behavior, court decisions on theft and assault, a heavy negro population, and the popular planter’s punch rum drink, alongside reflections on security under British rule and daily life in the water front district.
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