26 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Middletown Daily Argus
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
1
A broad price drop across products for 30 days. Baggies and Surreys offered at cost. Three months credit with approved security on all goods, including Harazsa and Seigua during the sale. Limited Fur Robes available to meet competition. Flexible Wire Horse Brush advertised as long-lasting.
Philadelphia struggles erupt with streetcar clashes and arson near Germantown. Police quell demonstrations as Union Traction workers clash with authorities. Incendiary fire damages Welsh’s stable worth 23000 dollars, amid strike tensions. Bail ranges set for arrested rioters and a judge’s harsh sentence highlights amid ongoing labor dispute. The President’s Christmas reflections are noted with family moments at the White House.
A garbled OCR page reports multiple events including a double homicide in Pa and a bank director’s remembrance, a major battle with heavy casualties near Constantinople, and varied dispatches from Aleppo and other regions. It mentions Cannaf Wine and a balm with orange flower notes. several place names appear distorted.
The dispatch discusses press support for President Cleveland and a rising belief in American invincibility under the Monroe Doctrine advocating a new world order. It cites tensions with Europe and fears of anti U S alliances. A separate note reports a fatal explosion near Louisville caused by dynamite storage, killing George Weaver and injuring Traig, with authorities attributing the blast to a target shooting accident. A Chicago case notes a grand jury indicting five men for mailing Infernal machines, under a state explosives law, tying to anarchist activity.
Three masked men stopped a street car returning from Slosah on Mission Street last night and robbed Richard Clarke of the receipts of about 520, Clarke and the other men were shot but none seriously injured. Clarke will likely lose one leg.
Tratten's Sudden Rise to Wealth details W Stratten ownership of the Independence polkbanine, with a sale of the Plymouth Tack group for £75,000. The parcels cover forty acres of patented ground valued at £25 per acre, marking Stratten as the world’s largest individual mine owner after starting as a carpenter earning £3 a day. The piece notes his marriage to Water Journalism. John McTride, retiring AFL president, may enter the newspaper business, with edits offers from New York labor papers and a job in Massillon, Ohio.
An objector named Minmor Thoms confronted intruder Vin Dee at Matyvern and shot him dead after Dee entered Thoms’s home following a drinking outing. Thoms then surrendered to authorities as the scene unfolded after another man, Roane, entered and was locked out.
Fragmented dispatch describes a clash near Havana Bay as Spanish forces under Campos pursue insurgents. Insurgents reportedly destroy bridges and railways while the Spanish advance, aiming to trap rebels and retake control of surrounding routes amid dense, war-torn terrain.
An incomplete passage describes insurgent advances and clashes with Spanish commander forces. It mentions movements into populated country and actions by named figures, but details are severely garbled and unclear.
Narrative items describe tensions as ambassadors meet the sultan and Russia declines to back stronger action against alleged outrages. A Daily News letter details the Kharput massacre with claims of planned plunder and destruction of American property. Separate items note confessions related to a prison release request and a stepdaughter’s testimony about her stepfather.
NEW YORK December 26 The locked out tailors near city and vicinity hope for a speedy settlement with their boss. A break among contractors caused a stampede. many terms of peace were made and work resumed this morning. Mererheanfeld leading the revisions believes the lockout will end by Sunday. about 2,200 workers are to return under the agreement.
In a packed House session, Republicans pressed emergency tariff and bond bills while Democrats urged delays. Dingley argued the measures aim to stabilize government credit and raise revenue, with projections showing boosts from wool and other goods. A split vote left key provisions, including greenbacks and bond terms, unresolved as talks continued. In another item, prisoners in Louisville attempted escape using a saw, aided by a Christmas break. Bill Ryder, a noted felon, was among those missing as the commotion ended.
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