23 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Middletown Daily Argus
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
1
An advertisement extols a wide array of dolls, toy structures, sleds, carriages, tops, engines, and educational toys with prices from a few cents to a few dollars. It touts jointed dolls and dress dolls, doll carriages, games, and family wares, promising variety and value for holiday shoppers.
A bustling list highlights household goods from 5 to 175 across toys, china, dressers, and kitchenware. Shoppers encounter white cradles, oak side boards, toy sweepers, trons, rocking horses, and a variety of trays and dishes offered at deep discounts to draw in buyers.
An old advertisement touts sterling silver novelties including stamps, tableware, wallets, purses, linen handkerchiefs, perfumes and atomizers. It promises large selections, low prices and wording aimed to entice buyers with discounts and durable goods.
A local retailer promotes a new dinner set line with stamps verifying quality and low cost. They boast improved designs across six stores, claiming fast completion of orders and advanced finishes, appealing to households seeking lamps and toilet sets alongside dining pieces.
Havana reports detail Major Russell Harrison's flag incident at Fort Azares and Major General Lee's reprimand. Relief efforts ramp up as rationing begins under orders from General Alger. Cars, hospitals, and tenement neglect worsen conditions. Cuban camps and transport movements, Spanish troops to Spain, and U S occupation plans unfold.
In a Chicago suburb, 13 year old Thomas Crosby shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Frank Nye while Nye attempted to serve a writ of restitution for $790 on the widow Margaret Crash. The incident follows a dispute over forcible eviction at the Presley home as Crosby and another boy warned against entering the house.
Captain Murtauche of Cornell announces security plans as the varsity team prepares for indoor practice and a southern tour, with dates around mid December. Reports note travel and coaching assignments as the squad trains and schedules movements through February.
The War Department reports customs and insular affairs revenue from newly occupied territories in Cuba and Puerto Rico and notes Manila as the Philippines chief port. It lists monthly Cuban receipts through November and totals for Puerto Rico and Manila from occupation, with figures in pesos.
Dispatches report Sagasta's illness rattling Spanish securities. Obituary notes Patrick Haggerty of Potadam aged 109. Havana palace assets left for American use. Erie freight collision near Wayland, NY kills engineer and brakeman. Manila volunteers to be mustered out. Pittsburg firm lands dock and short railroad contract for Havana Morro Castle. Conger protests French jurisdiction expansion in Shantral. Naval caution follows Kansas City Rise incident.
Santiago dispatch reports General Castillo returning from the interior where a civil government is forming under General Wond. Wattle theft near San Luis spans telegraph lines to Guante, with authorities planning to capture thieves. A separate note mentions the Portland wreck connected to a cable break and local political shifts in Lockport and Albany.
The investigation in Cleveland resumes as Attorney General Monnett seeks to prove Standard Oil destroyed books and papers before a 25 190 set order. John McNerney testifies he helped burn nine boxes and six sacks of documents on November 19 and 20 at Frodd avenue and the warehouse. Palace officials delay further testimony citing absence of key witnesses.
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