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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
1
The ad proclaims a strictly cash business with no bad debts and price matching against state competitors. It promises customer-friendly terms including a full refund on unsatisfactory goods and emphasizes low prices and honest goods to win trade.
A catalog of black dress fabrics including Mohairs crepon skirting silk finish Mohair at 96 inches wide, all wool serge per yard, French Serge in multiple widths, Henriettas from 35 cents, silks for waste from 2 cents, and Black Satin priced for waist use at two yards per waist.
Clothing fabrics and trims including Cambrica and Gilbert Selica linings priced per yard. Taffeta skirt lining offered at 10 cents and other items listed as per yard costs with assorted codes and measurements.
Catalog note lists standard calicoes per yard and various fabrics with per yard prices and descriptions including Amoskeag apron check ginghams Scotch Lawns French Lawns and dress dimity dainty patterns with several price figures such as 10 124 and 15e per yard.
A ledger style listing shows multiple fabric items with per yard prices for heavy sheeting ticking and lace. Items include heavy sheeting at 5 shillings 9 pence, heavy ticking, black and white twill sheeting, and over 2000 yards of lace such as torchons and Valenciennes in 2 and 4 inch widths.
The largest and most fashionable line ever shown in Austin features Ladies' Sailors and Walking Hats at 50 75c and up. Displayed hats are offered at about half the price of typical millinery establishments.
White fine straw Knox style Sailors and other hats priced from 2.50 to 3.50. Our sale offers hats trimmed with chiffon ribbons flowers and related millinery items. All kinds of flowers ribbons and trimmings available at low prices.
Ladies tailored suits jackets and skirts offered at deep discounts with silk linings and aplique trim. House wrappers and novelty skirts reduced from regular prices. Corset waists and corsets advertised as best value with guarantees.
Seamed black hose and children's hosiery listed with low per pair prices. Ladies underwear and muslin garments offered at bargain prices with corset covers gowns and drawers. Leather belts kid gloves silk mittens handkerchiefs and lace curtains listed with various value ranges and discounts.
Catalog item notes list 26 inch Gloria parasols in Cromer and OOITs finishes, 26 inch Serge Silk parasol with steel red fancy handles priced at 1.25, plus 18 inch Turkey Red Damask and 58 inch Damask options described as fast color and durable for outdoor use.
Seventeen Chicago syrup manufacturers and other U S producers, with about 600000 dollars invested, report near collapse after a glucose refining trust war. Raw material prices rose and syrup prices fell, forcing many plants to close and switch to other lines. A national meeting in July will seek methods to fight the trust and restore business.
A Sisseton Sioux delegation urged Secretary Hitchcock to release $250,000 from the tribal trust fund held in the Treasury. Hitchcock refused, saying the fund belongs to both young and old members and that there is no sufficient reason to advance the money. The tribe already receives lands and annuities to meet their needs.
New York June 2 Kid McCoy defeated Jack Bonner of Summit Pa in the 18th round of a bout set for 25 rounds at 158 pounds. McCoy used cleverness and power to drop the miner as both fighters exhibited fast work and good form. Odds favored McCoy two to one.
San Francisco merchants on June 2 decided to raise a fund to dispel fears of bubonic plague and safeguard business. The group aims to clear reports of further danger and protect Chinatown from economic impact.
An old ad lists unbleached damask by the yard and napkins priced per dozen and by item. It also promotes twisted cotton crash fabric, crochet bed spreads from five shillings, and Steven’s crash fabric in several yard prices.
Local grocery circular offers various premiums with 1 lb can of baking powder and lists numerous goods and cheap pricing. Items include eggs, berries, teas, soaps, baking supplies, canned goods, and coffee with percentage pricing mixed throughout.
In an afternoon gathering a sum of $30,000 was subscribed and a committee named to raise the total to $50,000. Organizers stated more money would be sought if needed to complete the purification effort.
A warrant was issued for D. H. Reeves ex deputy auditor of the Cuban Postal Department. He was jailed with bail set at 1500 dollars. Officials seek further information from his confession regarding Neely’s evolutions.
The remains of Judge John P. Rea ex commander in chief of the G A R were brought from Minneapolis to Lancaster and taken to his former home in Little Britain township for interment. A committee of local G A R members met the funeral party in Lancaster. The May surplus was $4,814,528 as receipts totaled $45,166,053 and expenditures $40,851,525.
The Los Angeles chamber of commerce forwarded $1000 raised by subscription to Bombay India for famine relief. The donation was intended to aid sufferers and assist relief efforts.
The United States transport Sherman sailed for Manila via Honolulu carrying commissary supplies and a number of passengers including salatora and the wives and families of officers on duty in the Philippines.
Washington reports sudden Boxer activity in China tied to a European power. Admiral Kempff and Minister Conger are not communicating, but Marines may have moved toward Pekin to guard the American legation. The move is seen as a bid for control of the Pei Ho river, likely aborted by international alertness and U S restraint.
Hong Kong dispatch reports pirates struck a large steamer on the Yangtse near Ching King at the canal junction from Tien Tsin. The event suggests Boxer activity spreading south but no imminent danger to the community as Boxers lack arms. risk remains to property and isolated foreigners.
Minister Con ger at Pekin reports to the state department that 350 guards for the legations of Russia France Great Britain Italy Japan and the United States have improved the situation. Pekin is quieter though the Boxers remain active in the surrounding country.
Twenty three warships are now at Taku with 19000 troops aboard and at Port Arthur. Russia holds 11000 troops on ships with field equipment and 14000 in readiness at Port Arthur. Russian, British, German, French, American, Japanese and Italian ships present.
A private Porto Cortez letter reports Allen Jackson, captain of the American yacht Theresa, jailed in Truxillo for alleged gold dust theft. His crew broke him out, moved to Utila, and after a clash with Honduran soldiers two soldiers were killed and three wounded. The Theresa fled. further events are unknown.
Captain Roberts of the Thirty-fifth regiment and his two missing companions, captured May 29 at San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan, Luzon, remain in rebel hands. The insurgents notify that they will treat the prisoners well and in accordance with the laws of war.
Joe A. Barker who chaired the Middle-of-the-Road Populists national committee at their recent convention will open Barker and Donnelly headquarters at the Gault House in Cincinnati next week.
Justice Gaynor denies Miller's appeal for reasonable doubt certificate after grand larceny conviction. Miller, sentenced April 30 to 10 years at Sing Sing, has been sent to prison.
In London June 2 the Epsom stewards severely reprimanded jockey Tod Sloan after confusion at Tottenham corner during the derby led to J R Keane's Disguise II hampering the Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee and Mr Muster's Chenening by crossing.
Washington June 2 The House defeated the joint resolution to amend the constitution to empower Congress to regulate trusts by a 154 151 roll call 38 votes short of the required two thirds Five Democrats and one Silverite broke ranks with Republicans while two Republicans joined Democrats Populists voted solidly against The debate featured personal exchanges and highlighted speeches by De Armond Littlefield and McCall The night session also saw ratification bills for treaties with the Cherokee and Creek tribes pass.
Dispatches from Lourenzo Marques arrive with contradictory details shaping a disputed view of events. Reporters note divergent accounts from sources in the region, suggesting competing narratives and unsettled claims about the situation.
Reports suggest a Boer force may have moved between Pretoria and Johannesburg, risking peace party control as Lord Roberts advances. Telegraphs indicate Pretoria defense is being tested, with possible siege threats if Boers regroup from the recent engagements.
The Herald reports from Pretoria that Kruger is calm and vigorous, giving orders to General Meyer Reitz and others in a confident manner as age takes its toll. Smith, a Philadelphia messenger boy, delivers a schoolchildren memorial and earns praise from the secretary of war saying only an American boy could do such a thing.
The Times from Lourenco Marques dated June 1 reports conflicting accounts about Kruger. Some say Kruger returned to Pretoria to arrange surrender terms while others claim the British were repulsed outside Pretoria. No authentic details on Kruger's whereabouts or Transvaal status.
After heavy fighting eight miles east of Senekal, two guns and several Maxim Nordenfeldt weapons are used by Boers. General Rundle drives off federals, enabling the successful reoccupation of Lindley with minimal opposition.
The United States government has taken formal possession of 14 diamond rings seized for non payment of customs duty at San Francisco. The rings were brought from Manila by Private Emil Pepke of a Dakota regiment who contested the seizure arguing no duty could be collected on goods from an island under the same government.
El Correo Espanol, voice of the Spanish colony in Mexico City, condemns England for annexing the Boer republics. It laments the world’s applause for Boer courage while failing to halt the plunder, declaring the nineteenth century ends dishonored.
Captain D A Miner aged 68 an old river pilot is dead at his home in Mexico Missouri He had plied the Mississippi and Ohio rivers for 60 years He piloted the steamer that carried General Grent to the battle of Shiloh
Confed veterans adjourned sine die after a final meeting. They scheduled the next reunion for 1901 to be held in Memphis.
London dispatch May 28 says President Kru was very ill and a Kroonstad official reported his death, a claim not credited. San tiemgo notes Chili’s congress opened with President claiming peace with all nations and a budget surplus of 16 million dollars, pledging railroads and public works.
A bank in Sheldahl is robbed overnight by four men who fled with about $9,000 after setting the building on fire. Citizens gathered, police pursued, and no arrests or traces of the robbers have been found. Local report notes 60 saved and the town primed to report the incident.
The Audubon Society says milliners nationwide will surrender to bird protection efforts after concessions were granted by the Merchant Association and other groups. Directors of the union and Audubon plan continued action as feather usage declines in millinery, with the industry faced with mercy from conservation groups.
Denver report states Governor Thomas endorses a vast colonization project by Union Land Company to settle one million acres in Colorado’s Valley of the Pikes. Boers would be transported at no initial cost with payments to begin after communities are established. Union Pacific agent Wantland travels to meet Boer leadership and explain the plan.
A crowd of hundreds in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, greeted Boer envoys passing through on their way to Springfield. Citizens expressed mixed reactions as they welcomed the delegation and discussed land offers amid notes of sympathy and debate about South Africa.
A fragmented message dated May 84 locates London and Castle with a dispatch from a governor named JR Hodgson. It mentions refugees, a relief party, and concentrated forces as rebels in the north potentially overcome.
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