Kingston Kingston Governor Clashes With U S Navy Aid
Kingston Jamaica January 19. Governor Swettenham objects to American sailors aiding in clearing debris guarding property and tending the wounded, prompting friction with Rear Admiral Davis who lands working parties and later departs after tensions rise. City suffers a large death toll with hundreds dead and thousands homeless amid calls for aid and possible resignation of the governor.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Guantanamo
Davis
Gov Swettenham
Gov. Swettenham
United States
Missolai
Indiana
Associated Press
New York
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Roosevelt
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Ragas
Ames
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San Francisco
Foreign Office
London
Root
Jamaica relief ships withdrawal shocks Washington
News from Kingston reports American relief ships withdrawn and a sharp exchange between Gov. Swettenham and Rear Admiral Davis. Acting Secretary Bacon denies any turmoil and says the ships have not sailed. The incident sparks astonishment in London and Washington as officials await official reports and fresh dispatches.
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Davis
Bacon
Kingston
Gov. Swettenham
Aldo
Admiral Davin
Washington
Metcalf
Admiral Davis
Wherry
Navy Department
London
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Gov. Swettenharm
United States
Trains Blown From Tracks After Powder Car Explodes in Sandford
A powder car explosion on a Big Four freight train near Sandford Indiana wrecked the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis passenger train killing many and injuring dozens. The death toll may rise to mid thirties as rescuers pull charred bodies from the debris. The disaster, likely caused by the powder car ignition, left the town in shock with buildings damaged and residents aiding the injured through the night.
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Ind
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Big Four
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Terre Haute
EB. W. Thiers
Bela Southcoit
Shelbyville
Anna Cummings
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Paris
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Wishared
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Louis Price
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Slight
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George Richards
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Tenn
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Mattoon
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Charles Boggles
Westville
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Vermillion
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Lindsey Eddington
Charles A Willey
Kouzes
Ill
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Parte
Oscar Gilbert
Dudley
Risk
Bred Vermiltion
Harry Hodgen
Charles Root
Mhades
Harry Shickel
Ata
Are
Hamer
L. F. Rose
C. B. Mart
Hose
Fie
Rockefeller Visits Big Bethel Church in Augusta
John D. Rockefeller attended morning services at Big Bethel, Augusta's leading negro Baptist church, drawing curious crowds. He donated about 20 in loose change after initially dropping in a silver dollar, then filled the plate with more coins as he sat in a pew with two African American attendees.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Dr. Rockefeller
Root Lunches With Laurier in Ottawa Visit
Special cable from The Washington Port Ottawa reports Secretary of State Root and several American officials spending a quiet Sunday at Government House with Premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier. They are to tour Parliament buildings tomorrow with the American consul Lundhso1. A list of sixty guests for tomorrow night's official dinner will be announced.
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Washington
Ottawa
Ontario
Honolihu Root
Root
Dominion
Wilfrid Laurier
Government House
Roof
Storm at Buffalo Causes $1,500,000 in Ship Damage
A fierce gale at Buffalo driven by a ninety mile an hour wind for eighteen hours destroys dock and pier structures and leaves five Lake liners grounded near the breakwater. The vessels Hurlburt W. Smith Willam Nottingham J Q Riddle Monroe C Smith and A C Brower drifted ashore with cargoes at risk while rail and telegraph service struggle to remain functional amid widespread damage and rising Lake Erie waters.
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Buffalo
Hurlburt W. Smith
Willam Nottingham
J. Q. Riddle
Monroe C. Smith
A. C. Brower
Greveland
Higgins Near Death as Ex-Gov Relents in Bedside Bulletin
A New York bulletin from the home of former Governor Frank W. Higgins reports his condition worsened in the last day with slight improvements earlier and again a weakening as he cannot take nourishment. Family and relatives remain at his side and condolences pour in from prominent figures nationwide.
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N. Y
Higgins
Frank W. ‘Higgins
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Hig
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Cameron
Higs
Seers Take His Thousand in Seizure at 456 Seventh
Virgil Kellar arrived in New York with $1,000 to invest but was robbed by two women posing as seers at a West Side address. $6 recovered behind a sofa, $90 scattered, $71 taken, $90 missing. Detectives Sullivan and McGamahy rescued him. suspects Lone Morris known as Boston Fan and Jessie White alias Slivers held at $2,000 bail each. Magistrate Barlow scheduled exam. Police say many similar arrests tied to the same house.
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Washington Post
New York
Virgil Kellar
Philadelphia
Wicked
Seventh Avenue
Sullivan
McGanahy
West Thirty-seventh Street
McGamahy
Barlow
West Side Court
Taft Party Heads Home After Red Cross Meeting
Secretary of War William H. Taft with Mrs Taft and others departed Charleston for Washington after a two day visit for a South Carolina Red Cross meeting. Surgeon General Walter Wyman stayed over, planning travel to Savannah, and Col Sanger toured Summerville and Aiken before heading to New York. Taft expressed pleasure with the visit and proposed a March return via Panama, departing Charleston.
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D. C
Willam H. Taft
Taft
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O'Reilley
J. C. Wise
Draper
Alfred Cooley
South Carolina
American National Red Cross
Washington
Walter Wyman
Marine Corps
Evidence in Shipp mob cases to be taken in Washington
Special to The Washington Post Chattanooga Tennessee January 20 1925 Evidence in the cases against Sheriff Shipp several of his alleged deputies and alleged members of the mob which lynched Ed Johnson a negro last March will not be taken in Chattanooga because of the fear of the United States Supreme Court that it will be impossible to obtain the necessary evidence if witnesses are examined in other cities Attorneys for the defendants have just returned from Washington where they asked that the evidence be taken here to save expense Indications were given that this course was not satisfactory to the government and that the witnesses would probably be examined in Washington Assistant Attorney General Purdy who conducted the Brownsville Investigation will have charge of the examination of the witnesses.
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Washington Post
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sheriff Shipp
Ed Johnson
United States Supreme Court
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Washington
Thes
Purdy
Brownsville
Fallen pole wrecks train near Fairview
A telegraph pole toppled by a gale fell onto Nickel Plate tracks at Fairview near Pere wounding a westbound passenger train. Six injured include Mrs C H Leggett and Mrs J Bender. traffic delayed while responders treated the wounded.
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Pere
C. H. Leggett
Payne Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
B. J. Bender
Wellington
J. Bender
Mr. Minsky
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cousins
Conference at Lodge House Shapes Brownsville Resolution
After long talks between President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge and others, a compromise resolution on the Brownsville affair was shaped. It aims to back a Senate inquiry into the riot while avoiding a direct ruling on Roosevelt’s authority to discharge negro soldiers. Foraker’s concerns remain, with a second meeting planned to win his approval and prevent GOP split ahead of action.
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Senator Lodge
Mr. Lodge
Brownsville
Senate
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Foraker
Roosevelt
Repubiican
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