14 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Middletown Daily Argus
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1898
Page
1
The store promotes a grand holiday sale featuring handkerchiefs in linen and silk from 25 to 48 cents, Swiss embroidered pieces, ladies handkerchiefs at 3, 5, 10, 25 and 48 cents, and a 500 box stock of Swiss embroidered hankies. Gifts include gloves, umbrellas, canes, and sterling silver goods, with low prices and early selection encouraged.
London dispatch reports Sir William Vernon Harcourt resigns the Liberal party leadership in the House of Commons. Morley replies with sympathy. The piece traces Harcourt’s political career from Cambridge and Inner Temple to roles as solicitor general, chancellor of the exchequer, and long service in Derby and West Monmouthshire, noting his ties to Gladstone and Rosebery and his 25 years as a key Liberal lieutenant.
Ambiguous fragmentary text mentions various odd names and phrases with no clear event, place, or date. The readable bits suggest a mis OCR of a sports or entertainment item but lack sufficient facts to identify people or outcomes.
Eight Italian snow shovelers were killed and four injured near Crittenden when they stepped onto the freight track in front of a slow moving passenger train. They leaped away, but most on the south side were struck by a descending express. Bodies were scattered across the track, some dragged or cut by the freight, with several identified as Buffalo workers and others presumed Poles.
The autonomous Cuban government moved to sell key concessions including the Central railroad and Havana electric tram network before U S military rule. Washington halted bids, instructing General Wade to stop all negotiations and threaten arrest if needed. The plan proposed 99 year concessions with 4 percent annual guarantees and exemptions, with large gold deposits required from bidders.
Gideon W. Marsh former president of Keystone National Bank has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years and 3 months in prison and a $500 fine for conspiracy and false reports related to the bank's 1891 failure. He returned from a seven and a half year fugitive period to plead guilty and claim his predecessor caused a defalcation of over a million dollars.
Representative Bailey intends to question General Wheeler's right to participate in House proceedings. The dispute arises as legislators seek to determine Wheeler's authority over the ongoing legislative process amid congressional activity.
A massive gas tank at the Consolidated Gas Company yard on Twenty first Street collapsed during a water test, killing Andrew Weth and John Cray and injuring many others. Dozens were affected as the wreckage blocked streets, sent iron beams flying, and cut power and gas citywide.
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