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Printed in red and blue ink for the "Boys In Blue"...
Printed in red and blue ink for the "Boys In Blue"...
Item # 697571
July 13, 1898
THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, July 13, 1898
* Celebrating the annexation of Hawaii
Noted above the masthead is: "BOYS IN BLUE EDITION"
Certainly, the most curious aspect of this issue is the ink, as the top half of each paper is printed in red ink, and the bottom half of each in blue ink, producing a red, white, and blue newspaper.
Given Hawaii's strategic position in the Pacific in relation to The Philippines, it is logical that it would be a key port for the military. Also note that Hawaii was annexed to the U.S. just 6 days prior, on July 7.
Four pages, various wear at the folds and margins with margin tears, small piece from the bottom blank margin of the front leaf, some dirtiness and ink stains. Archival strengthening at some folds.
background: The Annexation of Hawaii in 1898 marked the formal incorporation of the Hawaiian Islands into the United States after decades of political maneuvering and economic interest by American settlers and business leaders. In 1893, a group of mostly American sugar planters and businessmen, with support from U.S. Minister John L. Stevens and Marines, overthrew Queen LiliÊ»uokalani, establishing the Republic of Hawaii. For several years, the annexation proposal stalled due to opposition in the U.S. Congress and debate over imperialism. The outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898 heightened Hawaii’s strategic importance as a mid-Pacific naval base, particularly for Pearl Harbor. On July 7, 1898, the U.S. Congress passed the Newlands Resolution, and President William McKinley signed it into law, officially annexing Hawaii. The islands became a U.S. territory, and formal ceremonies and celebrations, such as those covered by newspapers like The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, marked this historic transition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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