Kingston Jamaica Devastated by Quake and Fire
Kingston Jamaica was shattered by an earthquake at 3 30 on Monday afternoon. The city suffered widespread destruction with many buildings ruined and a massive fire adding to the devastation. Reports say hundreds killed and thousands injured with key facilities, churches, hotels, and government offices destroyed.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Constant Spring
James Ferguson
Titchfield
Port Antonio
Holland Bay
St. Thomas
Jamaica Colon
Jamaica Bermuda
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Myrtle Bank
James Fergusson
Sir Alfred Jones
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Brilliant
London
Colonial Office
Hamar Greenwood
M. P
Boston
United Fruit Company
Constantine Springs
Admiral Evans
King's House
Trade at Home and the Catalogue House Monopoly Risks
Alfred C. Clark warns rural communities that patronizing city catalogue houses drains local merchants, cripples markets, and devalues farms. Local shops fund roads schools and churches, while catalogues export wealth, risk depopulation, and create a monopoly. He urges farmers to buy locally to preserve community prosperity.
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Alfred C. Clark
Farmer
Yankee in Diamond Fields Commissions Study United States
Alfred Moseley, an English admirer of America, sends commissions to study U S mining and society. Gardner F Williams, an American diamond mining engineer, heads the world’s diamond output and influenced South Africa’s mining era. Williams, a Michigan native turned South Africa manager, returned to the United States after a storied career.
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Alfred Mosely
Mosely
Gardner F. Williams
Williams
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Gardner Williams
Michigan
California
United States
Nebraska Notebook Highlights Local Developments and incidents
Resignations and appointments touch Ainsworth and Beaver City while Papillion land sells for 100 dollars per acre. Freight and rail news include Fre mont depot near occupancy and riprapping near Nebraska City. Crime, public health and public notices span Humboldt diphtheria cases and a Grand Island can rush effort.
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Majot
Ainsworth
Papillion
Sarpy County
Humboldt
Burlington
Fremont
Grand Island
Beaver City
Roy Cosson
Seward County
Bryan
Lincoln
Washington
Fremont College
Nebraska City Street Railway
Burlington Railway
Missouri River
Nebraska City
G. W. Palmer
St. Stephen's Church
Ashland
Kane
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Farmers’ Institute
Polke County Fair Association
Young Men's Commercial Club of
Blair
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Caroline Herrick
W. R. Herrick
Shelton
Dorchester
Union Pacific
Omaha
Burlington Crossing
Norfolk
Aurora
John Sullivan
Henry Smith
Fairbury
Anoka
Boyd County
Nebraska
Peter Bussey
Cuming County
George Waite
Richard White
Nicholas W. Brace
Race
John Lewis
W. D. Grant
Broken Bow
William Parker
Birney Mohat
Jamaica Seen as Scene of Repeated Disasters
The article catalogs Jamaica’s history of natural calamities from 1782 fires in Kingston to 1903 hurricanes and the November quake shocks. It notes Port Royal’s destruction in 1892, Port Antonio’s near total loss in 1903, and a major 1815 hurricane.
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Jamaica
Port Royal
Kingston
Port Antonio
Keep Your Money at Home Warns Against Mail Order Deposits
The piece argues money should stay at home in the home bank rather than sending funds to mail order houses. It claims the home bank is safest and offers stable interest while mail order houses pose risks highlighted by the Cash Buyer's Union failure.
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Mr. Farmer
Cash Buyer's Union
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Titchfield Hotel
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Stantly
Watson Scotman
Greenwood
Homar Greenwood
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Kingston and Vicinity
Ases
Yankee
Fate
Iceland
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