Rain Shortage Boosts Prices and Egg Cost Cited
A brief note notes rainfall shortage may raise prices with eggs listed at 10 cents. The item implies broader market effects from drought or insufficient rain.
08 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
1
A brief note notes rainfall shortage may raise prices with eggs listed at 10 cents. The item implies broader market effects from drought or insufficient rain.
Dispatches report heightened danger in China with Boxers arming, raids spreading, and international guards in Pekin. Tien Tsin garrisoned by international troops as tension grows, while Chinese forces engage and claim a 500 boxer kill tally.
A Shanghai dispatch reports the dowager empress ordering General Neih Si Kong to guard the Pekin railroad with 8009 men. A severe battle with Boxers leaves 200 dead. about 600 British marines have landed, signaling Britain will assert strong position in the region.
Dr. Abraham Fischer and C. H. Wessels, Boer envoys to the United States, arrived in St Paul at 11:35 am. A citizens' committee met them at the depot and escorted them to the Ryan hotel where a reception was held.
In the afternoon Amaby viewing at the Auditorium two envoys spoke including Governor Lind. Mr. Fischer told United States listeners that American support exceeded expectations and that Pretoria’s fall does not signal an end to the war. He warned that English forces will still fight hard and that defeat is not imminent.
Spencer county council votes 3800 to acquire 16 acre tract around Nancy Hanks Lincoln's grave at Lincoln City. Park to be managed by Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial association with a monument of fitting proportions planned.
Washington reports note Congress adjourned at 5 with the naval appropriation bill unresolved. Senate accepted the conference report but paused further action. House concurred in Senate amendments on ocean surveys and adjournment was set. President pro tem Frye signed the bill just before the final hour. The session ended with a social acknowledgments and Frye’s brief speech.
In Washington on June 8 the House reversed its prior stance on the naval bill by accepting the Senate amendment on ocean surveys, rejecting the new compromise led by Cannon. The old conferees Foss Dayton and Cummings secured a clear victory as Lentz blocked unanimous consent over Coeur d Alene testimony printing.
The Lake Superior traffic for May reached 4,092,400 tons, the highest on record, with shipments through the Sault canal totaling about half the Suez canal’s 1899 yearly traffic. This surge occurs earlier than the usual midsummer peak, surpassing May figures of 1889 and 1898.
June 8 detectives arrest Rander Abrahamson aged 20 caught in the act of arson at a barn. He admits starting 14 incendiary fires in three weeks, including a blaze that killed one man and five horses. Property threatened valued at about $500000.
Kansas City reports the May 7 Coates House corridor hold up netted $2,000 in cash and jewelry. John H. Lewis, a robbed clerk, identified the suspect in the stockyards district and alerted police. The prisoner matches the description of the lone bandit linked to recent Pullman car robberies on the Kansas City line.
Eastbound reports say a serious uprising against the chartered company again erupts in North Borneo. Refugees in Labuan recount British casualties and widespread destruction as 25 Chinese civilians are reported killed and many wounded.
Two minor earthquakes were reported in Santa Ana California at 6 45 p m and 1 05 p m with east west vibrations and a low rumble. Anauzim California also logged shocks at 9 40 p m and 1 08 p m with no damage reported.
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