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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
2
The Mesa Free Press notes the author of Ben Bolt calls it a poor song and urges insight on gum games. It mentions a sash trust, a glass house metaphor, and an answer about the play More than Queen not addressing the servant girl problem. It also jokes about King Oscar, American baseball, and Standard Oil stockholders.
The piece observes how aspirants transform an unlucky outcome into a talking point using the metaphor of a cocked hat to explain persistence and tactic after a failed bid.
The note questions phrasing that confuses a dinner offered with a person being offered. It argues the expression should reflect the meal being tendered, not imply the recipient was tendered.
An Eastern periodical reports only 80 of 8,000 manuscripts were accepted for publication last year. It notes the large majority were rejected for lacking war related writing.
A woman driven to desperation by her husband’s persistent intoxication poured coal oil on her clothes and set herself on fire. Police and medical staff respond as she seeks to escape the abusive home, the incident underscoring ongoing domestic distress.
In a union strengthened action Brooklyn teachers pursued nearly two hundred thousand dollars in back pay after the city government, guided by the city attorney, refused their lawful wage rates. Eighteen hundred teachers filed separate suits, driving up court costs until a settlement demanded by the teachers was reached.
Northern city endowments for Gen Armstrongs school at Hampton and Booker Washingtons Tuskegee Institute illustrate Whittiers claim that black and white races are tied together and must rise or fall together. The tale recalls Gen O O Howard asking what message to take North and a boy replying We's risin.
Seniors at a leading university urge faculty to curb sophomore societies deemed exclusive. The petition paints a picture of snobbish tyranny by a small minority over the student body, challenging the value of democratic equality highlighted by the institution’s president.
The Rennes affair echoes as Jean Philippe, a marine ministry official, vanishes amid claims he sold naval secrets to foreign powers. Accusations describe him drafting letters on official stationery with his full name, a sign of treasonous intent, painting him as a dangerous conspirator in France.
Paris eaters raise prices and $3 hotels announce a $9 rate after the exposition opening. The article implies a poor advertisement for the fair as Parisians consider attending.
An editorial notes that Paris hotelkeepers and tradesmen plan steep price rises for visitors, threatening access for moderate earners. It argues supply and demand will push costs up, undermining cheap excursion schemes and dampening hopes for affordable trips to the Paris exposition.
Education writer Prof James Snoddy urges focus on oral and written expression starting in elementary grades. He advocates learning by doing rather than memorizing rules and cites literature as best aid to correct expression. The piece also discusses a witty reversal of the lodge joke reflecting changing gender roles.
The German Emperor impressed in England with fluent, idiomatic English and playful Parisian French. The Empress spoke English well with a quaint phrasing. The royal sons prefer their mother tongue but understand English. The Prince of Wales speaking German sounded like a native.
A concise remark notes that sons of women who play cards all day will not torment wives with boasts about their mothers pies. The line blends humor with homespun wisdom, reflecting on family pride and domestic skills.
A historical note suggests true friendship may be proven not by dying but by choosing what to disclose about a man. The axiom implies loyalty through restraint and selective silence amid social pressure.
A Tulare man asserts twig signaling can locate oil while Santa Barbara seeks Paderewski and fares rise from Visalia to San Francisco to 7.25. Other notes include a murder case in which a wife is to be exhumed, Kern canning output, a San Francisco auto exhibit, and an Alaska safe robbery.
Rail service between Portland and Chicago will use the Short Line, Union Pacific, and Chicago and Northwestern routes. One train departs Portland in the morning and the other in the evening with a 70 hour run to Chicago. Both trains will include through dining car service.
President McKinley plans a coast trip starting in July to Seattle and San Francisco. The voyage will mark a major push in the presidential campaign with elaborate ceremonies at the battleship Ohio launch. Gov. Nash and other Ohio figures will attend. The president will tour the Northwest and West, visiting multiple large cities before reaching the coast.
Across Europe reports describe the marriage of Crown Princess Stephanie to Count Longay in the chapel of Miramar Castle Vienna officiated by the court chaplain. Other items note the Boston cruiser repair costs, an elevator collapse in New York, and varied financial and political developments from London to New York.
R B Whiteside of Duluth Minn completed a purchase paying 100000 dollars to J L Sperry for the Calaveras grove. He plans to destroy the trees for lumber unless a fair price per 1000 feet is agreed with a government representative. Whiteside is currently in this state as the Interior Department seeks a price.
Secretary Root informed the Senate that no concessions or grants to mine gold off Cape Nome or other Alaskan waters have been issued by the War Department. Permits under the Navigation Act of 1899 have been granted only for dredging where there is no hindrance to navigation.
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long spoke to about 200 Middlesex Club members at the American House in Boston arguing the Philippines are ours by treaty and by native acquiescence. He urged critics to cooperate, warned against anti imperialist rhetoric, and said the administration pursues order, peace, and good government.
A gold six foot statue of the American Girl is completed with Miss Maud Adams as the model and Mrs. Bessie Potter Bonner as sculptor. The statue weighs 712 pounds and uses $187000 in bullion. Miss Adams wears a simple chiffon summer dress with lace trim. Martin Westlake, charged with complicity in the murder of mining man R R Watts, says he is nervous but will prove his innocence.
Berlin reports German colonial circles fear after Britain annexes the Transvaal the Boers may trek into German southwest Africa. Several newspapers warn that unwanted Boers could create undesirable conditions if Germany cannot grant self government they seek.
Announcement says in mid April another daily through train will run between Portland and Chicago via the Oregon Navigation line. The extra service expands north–south rail links and aims to improve travel options for passengers and freight across the region.
Reports reach New York that insurgents win battles at Rio Hache Cerro Libre and Villa Vicencia as government forces struggle. Minister of War in Bogota orders reserve officers to report for duty while Gen Manuel Narvaez arrives from London as Colombia’s envoy. Rebels forecast extended conflict potentially into June.
San Francisco officials report a sharp rise in Japanese arrivals with over seven hundred in a week. Capt. Schell cites 240 aboard the Hongkong Maru 185 on the Galic and 400 from a Seattle vessel, with hundreds more expected and Pacific slope gains likely around 4000 for the month.
Washington Governor Steunenberg testifies in the Coeur d Alene inquiry and says he assumed responsibility for every arrest in Shoshone County by General Merriam or any other officer. He would take ownership even for a man from Montana alleged to be kidnapped.
The Standard notes Boers show a talent for soldiering and many may seek a military career instead of pastoral life. It suggests commissions be extended beyond Australia to other colonies such as South Africa. Cronje or Joubert could lead British troops alongside Irish Canadian and Australian generals.
A resolution by Mr. Allen was passed requesting information on current tariff rates in the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba and the total amount collected in each territory since the American occupation.
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