20 Dec 1898
Page 1
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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Daily Argus
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1898
Page
1
A verbose shopping notice describes a wide array of goods from books and toys to kitchen furniture and dining ware. It touts low prices on pianos, lithographed boxes, dressers, stoves, rocking chairs, and bric a brac while promising varied selections for children and households.
A Middletown advertiser touts a vast selection of sterling silver novelties, purses, linen handkerchiefs, perfumes, atomizers, and lamps. The text emphasizes affordable stamp sales, durable gift items, and a guaranteed non craze finish, inviting customers to compare prices and visit stores for the best values.
President McKinley arrived in Macon with a large Confederate veteran welcome in Bibb County. He wore a Confederate badge and reviewed troops amid rain and cheering crowds. In Augusta the reception rivaled Macon with 15,000 addressing him on Broad Street and a contrast of Confederate and U S colors at Camp MacKenzie.
British action in suppressing a filibustering expedition organized in Hongkong to aid Aguinaldo and his followers is reported. Consul Widman cabled details to Washington. ships Oregon and Iowa to Manila via Callao Honolulu, with a large force assembled at Manila to deter insurgents. Possible German involvement eyed. Dewey command to be strengthened. Also notes Sampson sails home with Admiral and Mrs. Sampson aboard New York. health reports from Trinidad.
The General Lee dispatch from Havana dated December nineteen, relayed via Macon, describes fighting when Cuban celebrants clashed with Spanish troops at Cerro suburb. Several Cubans were wounded, and a Second Illinois member was shot while en route to the camp, amid confusion over Spanish evacuation reports.
Havana December 20 General Greene approved Captain McCullagh plan to form a police force modeled on the New York system. 4000 applicants will be screened by Colonel Moulton and Captain McCullagh. A detective bureau will be introduced. Police stations move from private houses to official posts. General Castellanos to turn palace over to U S authorities after partial repainting and new wiring for Americans.
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.