19 May 1898
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1898
Page
1
A local millinery announces constant updates in styles and colors with original designs. The shop touts quality, fair prices, and customer rebates while highlighting a large stock and low prices as its main appeal.
Ads announce a wide display of 100s of shirt waists from leading domestic makers. Prices highlighted include bargain items around 25 to 50 cents and others near $1.08, with various styles advertised to attract shoppers.
Fragmentary note details fabric widths for domestics or drapery textiles. Mentions 36 inch and 81 inch widths per yard and per yard context. No clear event, person, or organization identified.
Fragmentary OCR shows fabric prices and items such as Ginghame and dress prints. Content is garbled with misread words and punctuation, but indicates a 10 cent per yard pricing structure and assorted textiles likely from a shop catalog. No coherent events or names to confirm.
An official announcement confirms WREGUN has joined Admiral Samp’s squadron and is out of danger. The vessel’s status change follows checkpoints at sea and confirmation from naval authorities.
The notable statesman William Ewart Gladstone passes away at Hawarden after a long career. Reports describe a tranquil last hours free from pain and the nation mourning his loss. Naval officials and the empire express sincere sorrow as plans for a national funeral and Westminster tribute take shape.
The battleship Oregon completed a long voyage from San Francisco circling South America and is now believed to be heading toward Admiral Sampson's fleet. Navy secrecy limited details, but officials hailed the move as adding strength to the American fleet. Also: Gladstone dies at Hawarden Castle after a long illness. funeral plans unclear but may be private.
Special prices on floor matting with per yard rates. 25c matting, 27c matting, and 33c matting appear in the ad. Includes references to catalog or page lines and unclear numbers.
A compact price listing shows children's black ribbed hose at 5 cents per pair and seamless black hose for children and ladies priced around 10 cents per pair. It also mentions ladies fast black seamless hose and various per pair costs with small denominations.
Local shop showcases Semmer Corseta and corsets priced at 25 cents with pale blue pink white and black options. New tailor made lines emphasize latest fashion and color choices.
A classified ad promotes men garments with 24 dozen laundered percale shirts at half price and a regular one dollar shirt for 50 cents. Two collars and one pair of cuffs offered with the shirts. Also fancy Baltimoreage underwear priced to move at 25 cents per item.
The ad touts a wide line of parasols with low prices. It highlights twisted fast black Latino parasols with paragon frames and steel rod models previously at $1.25, now ODIV. Includes plaid and lace chiffon options at 50 to 98 cents.
Groceries: While other stores hike prices, Tait's promises stable rates. The ad urges customers to buy now to beat rising costs, noting large direct purchases to replenish stock in anticipation of the market advance.
Fragmented ad lists Ibrended Coffee 15 cents per quarter, Mi Java Coffee 23 cents per pound, Miried Japan Tea 25 cents, dried Japan Tea 29 cents. Also mentions water raising Sheen Prones ante? items priced at 5 10 cents, 3 for 10 cents, 4 for? 7 for 25 cents total. Continuous garbled text with several unit prices and quantities.
The First Class battleship and four armored cruisers including Carlos V Alfonso XIII Aud Giraldo and Pole sail for the Philippines on May 19 with eleven support ships. Three torpedo boats accompany the fleet. Spanish vessels near Martinique report unknown ships heading northwest carrying coal for the fleet.
A readable price list lists numerous grocery items with per unit or package costs. Items include dried raspberries peaches tomatoes pears salmon sardines peas pumpkins soda yeast baking powder pepper corn starch matches garden seeds crackers syrup vinegar and household goods at varied small prices.
Maprio May 19 report lists Sagasta approved ministers with Magasta as President of the Council, Correa foreign affairs, Amon war, Romero Giron colonies, Lopez Puigeerre finance, Capdepon interior, Greizard justice, Gamazo and Leon y Castillo public instruction. Denials of Cuban starvation amid Havana cigar merchant rebuttal.
Buenos Aires May 19. Spaniards in Argentina telegraphed an additional 1,000,000 francs to Madrid as a war subscription. The article notes continued fundraising efforts to aid Spain in the conflict.
A short note states that funds for the same purpose will continue. No names or dates are provided. The line emphasizes ongoing financial support for a previously stated objective.
A cyclone struck seven miles west of Osseo then moved eastward toward Augusta. A family near Osseo, the Adementson family, was injured. one child was killed and another likely to die. Houses barns and telegraph lines were demolished. the storm traveled at least twenty miles.
Havana dispatch reports Santiago de Cuba bombarded but no great damage was observed. The May 19 bulletin from Maprio lists the claim without detailing casualties or impact.
A Soo Line report from Pennington Wisconsin details a cyclone moving through the region causing great damage. Three men were killed outright and between 25 and 80 were wounded.
The description by Dr. Dobie notes Gladstone’s weakened heart for the past year or two. After September travels in Scotland and a climate change to Cannes, facial pain and low spirits persisted, leading him to return to England and Bournemouth before home.
Washington May 19 officials urge immediate isolation of General Blanco from the outside world. They note Blanco's constant cable ties to the admiral of the Spanish squadron and Madrid and identify Santiago as the weak link where cables could be cut to sever Cuba’s links to the outside.
Manila reports show Dewey’s squadron maintaining positions and preventing supplies from reaching the besieged city. American steamers and coastal vessels are seized while rebels threaten only the surrounding countryside.
Washington reports that both William Jennings Bryan and Rep. McCleary of Minnesota will address the financial question at the Bay View assembly in Flint Michigan on July 29. The announcement outlines planned speeches by the two public figures on fiscal policy.
London May 19 Great Britain expresses profound sorrow at the death of Mr. Gladstone. Parliament plans an address to the queen urging a public funeral and a Westminster Abbey monument. Citizens from all classes join in mourning.
Major Thomas H. Barry assistant adjutant general of the Department of the Columbia has orders to report at the Presidio Cal for active field duty in the Philippine islands. He will leave for San Francisco at once.
Frances Aura Alger youngest daughter of the secretary of war wed Charles Burrall Pike of Chicago at noon in a Washington residence. President and Mrs Menley, Vice President Hobart, and a distinguished audience from official circles attended the ceremony amid roses, orchids, vines, and pink ribbons glowing under electric light.
A tornado struck Cunningham in Kingman County Kansas around 6 a.m. damaging the hotel two livery barns part of the Wichita and Western depot and multiple buildings. The storm area was about 200 yards wide leaving only five houses standing. Cunningham lies 60 miles west of Wichita.
More than 80 Puerto Rican refugees arrive in St. Thomas after San Juan bombardment reports. Governor general claims eight soldiers killed and thirty four wounded in May 12 attack by Sampson fleet. Refugees fear renewed bombardment and camp in the countryside while Spain asserts victory.
Adjutant General Corbin announces the Twenty second Kansas infantry is ordered to Washington the Second Nebraska to Chickamauga and the Fiftieth Iowa to Tampa reflecting troop movements in May.
Reports to 11 o'clock show 95 000 volunteers mustered into U S service in Washington on May 19 as recorded by the adjutant general's office.
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