Under new ownership and with a new name, the former Perth Amboy Republican was launched as the Perth Amboy Evening News on March 30, 1903, with the intention of being more than a party organ. Daniel P. Olmstead and James…
Author: John Brennan
More Perth Amboy Evening News Online!
We are happy to announce additional historical issues of the Perth Amboy Evening News are now online on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website. To date, issues of this newspaper are available from March 30, 1903 through June 30,…
Bright Boy Gone Wrong
On June 16, 1905 the Perth Amboy Evening News ran a front-page article titled “Bright Boy Gone Wrong.” It concerned August Revis, a young boy recently arrested for plundering a neighbor’s garden. Here are excerpts from the article. August Revis,…