This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
3
Reports from Moscow describe a new variable star in Cygnus, similar to Algol but with larger variability. Its period is four days, thirteen hours, and forty-five minutes, with minima three magnitudes fainter and maxima sixteen times brighter, likely caused by a dark companion eclipse.
Dispatches describe General Young's energy driven pursuit north of Manila as Lawton's division threads beyond San José. Major Swigert's Third cavalry clashes with superior insurgents at Pozorrubic while infantry supports captured towns. Insurgent retreat toward the Binguet mountains and Tayug road is suspected, with shortages of ammo hampering pursuit.
A letter from Lieutenant Hall of Lawrence claims Colonel Wilder Metcalf of the Twentieth Kansas shot an unarmed Filipino prisoner at Colocan. Affidavits from Private Husky and Lieutenant Furgeson support the charge. Metcalf, visiting Elyria, Ohio, calls the accusation absolutely false and questions Hall’s promotion.
The Patria, a steamer from New York, caught fire in the English Channel last Wednesday and was abandoned on Thursday after failed towing. It now lies between Walmer and the South Foreland off the Kentish coast, gutted by fire with crew unable to board. Crews plan to retrieve the vessel when possible.
Advices aboard the British steamer Mako Outlook Grave report a widespread revolutionary movement in Colombia. The government enforces martial law, imposes forced loans in Colon, Barranquilla, Panama, and Cartagena, with foreigners excluded but merchants facing a $100,000 loan at 12 percent. Famine prices and suspended business accompany the unrest as fighting unfolds on the Magdalena River.
Lieutenant Maximiliane Luna, linked to a wealthy Los Lunas family near Albuquerque, rose from early spring recruiting in New Mexico to command rough riders at San Juan Hill. After Cuban fever, he joined the Thirty-fourth Infantry, recruited through New Mexico and Arizona, sailing for the Philippines on September 4 aboard the Columbia.
Four members of a mob attacked Edward Jackson’s livery barn and freed his daughter in law who had been tarred and feathered by a second mob. Neill Jackson lies critically ill from internal injuries and eye vitriol is blinding him.
Kansas bank commissioner warns bankers of an organized gang active across the state. Six banks robbed recently with all suspects fled. About 200 armed men scour Linn County area near Perker to pursue the thieves after a vault in Perker was blown open.
Surgeon General Wyman reports from Washington November 19 that yellow fever is nearly over in Key West Florida where it was severe in late summer. In Miami the disease persists with few cases. A man murdered for his money is identified as Leopold Edlinger of Rockville Missouri. he was found in Mill Creek six miles from Fort Scott Kansas weighted with chain and stones. Lady Salisbury dies in London after a second stroke in June. Typhoid fever epidemic hits the state normal and industrial college at Greensboro North Carolina. the institution closes and over eighty students fall ill, two dying.
George Moaley a soldier of the Spanish war intervened in a street quarrel at Lyons Iowa and was fatally shot by Frank Strohm of Tuyons. Moaley's home is in Indianapolis.
The yacht Shararock is being desmasted at Greenock Scotland and towed most of the way over. Harry Forbes signed articles to fight Terry McGovern in New York for $3,000. The Brooklyn sailed from Aden for Manila. Former Senator Edmunds of Vermont is ill with bronchitis in Macom Minnesota.
A letter from JASON CROW of OSCARVILLE GA praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co 5 Drops as a powerful non opiate remedy for rheumatism and related ailments after a sample and purchase. The piece notes Dr Woolliff and testimonials, and advertises 800 dose bottles at $1 with a 30 day offer for a 25 cent sample bottle.
A New York Press quote reflects on women setting examples by praising husbands and using social displays. It contrasts praised shining examples with those who dangle husbands before others like a toy.
The Maine spruce gum harvest this year totals several hundred tons valued around 63 900 dollars, the largest crop in state history. Lumbermen collect the gum with bark and chips, then sell to trusted buyers who commit not to feed the gum into the trust controlled market. The harvesters unite to refuse sales to dealers who participate in trust manufacturing.
A miscellany notes a hypothetical tally of bicycles and a 20 mile spin totaling 100 million miles, and cites U S Russia views on Alaska and territorial claims. It mentions DC Fire Department bicycle squads, pagodas built ready to withstand quakes, and a Ballarat church offering hearing aid diaphanous systems for the deaf.
The New York Tribune reports waltz decline and rise of the gavotte and two step as popular dances. Revival of the minuet reflects a colonial style trend with dignified social dancing. Lady Aberdeen’s Countess advocates weekly dining with servants to align interests and improve domestics relations.
In Canada there is talk of producing news paper at a cost not exceeding 1 cent per pound and competing across the border. Large scale manufacture could make news at a cent per pound feasible, even with duties and freight, disturbing New York markets and forcing local manufacturers to tighten margins.
A historical description prescribes an ideal woman with a weight of 138 pounds and a height of five feet eight inches. It specifies a chest-to-chest span of six feet when arms are extended, with hand length at one-tenth and foot length at one-seventh of the total reach.
The article notes the walking fish of Santa Catalina Channel California a member of the Fediculatt tribe with congeners in the gulf weed of the Mexican gulf Its pectoral fins act as legs allowing it to walk and rest as it builds a neat nest of seaweed.
Letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and associated remedies recount personal recovery from womb trouble, nervous distress, and fatigue. Mrs E E Kuhn of Gunmano and Mrs M L Sueans of Gus Mars credit extended use for restored health and renewed ability to work, urging others to try the products.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.