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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
2
A promoter named Small aims to organize a peanut combine in Virginia. The item reflects the era's booster tone and includes commentary on embargoes and social norms, noting a physician's view on tight-lacing and a witty remark on Georgia watermelons.
A playful piece imagines paper harness and collars outlasting metal. It riffs on a Paris trial and mockery of publishers paying for words, with a dash of satire about Emile Zola and media.
The Cleveland Leader notes a newly found term ginks for Philadelphians who lived fast lives and reformed. The remark reads as a self refuting claim about a slang coinage while highlighting quirky linguistic discovery.
A Scotland whisky report shows 28 million gallons produced last year with 30 million consumed at home, 30 million sent to England, and 30 million shipped to this country.
The Canadian Government imposes a two dollar per gallon tax on all whisky entering the Yukon country. Officials say if the tax does not curb traffic, it will be raised, and doubtless it will be raised.
The piece muses that Alaska once resembled a tropical land with ferns along the Yukon. It laments missed chances to learn of the Klondike in earlier times and notes how fate makes money seekers late.
The piece remarks that for 43 years the American Government has patrolled the coasts to prevent filibustering expeditions to Cuba, a recurring and costly duty done under Spain’s demand. It notes the monotony of this long, petty police obligation.
The mutilated condition of insurgent Gen. Aranguren’s body reveals twenty seven bayonet and sword wounds plus two gunshot wounds, reported to cause instant death. The piece condemns the Spanish soldiers as savages for postmortem mutilation.
A reform school women’s wing uses aprons with large pockets to hold books from a curated library. A resident recalls a youth reading poisoned her mind, while another credits a specific book with saving her, noting the life of Elizabeth Fry as a model of literature’s impact.
Baltimore readers swarm the Peabody library to consult histories of English counties. Genealogical lists trace royal lines and dubious connections to common families. The craze centers on finding any king in the lineage, with local papers noting broad demand for royal descent.
A national summary notes that gifts to religious and educational bodies totaled about 33.6 million dollars in 1897, with women contributing more than thirteen million. Churches received over five million, colleges ten million two hundred three thousand, indicating generous philanthropy nationwide. Panama Canal work continues, with about one third of the waterway completed. remaining work regarded as feasible to finish.
A 150 million plan hinges on an expert committee deciding feasibility. A stockholders’ committee will inspect the project this year, and a favorable report could accelerate work. If approved, completion may occur within ten years. The canal spans fifty four miles from Colon to Panama with a wide top and narrow bottom, featuring the difficult Culebra cut. The enterprise, run since 1894, employs about 3,000 workers, mostly French, seeking to recover losses from the De Lesseps Company.
The Washington correspondent notes Canadian authorities warn against transportation schemes charging 50 to 150 dollars for routes to Dawson City plus food. The article urges government action to block unseaworthy ships and frauds targeting eager explorers and Alaska travelers. It also cites the New York State Board of Mediation and Arbitration on walking delegates and labor disputes.
Berkeley marks its thirtieth birthday. San Rafael sets a rose carnival for May 6 and 7. Charles Hanson dies in San Francisco. California Good Roads League launches education drive. Stanford summer school moves to Pacific Grove. Stratton primary law ruled unconstitutional. Lightship No. 70 sails in San Francisco bay. Comet 1898 visible from San Jose. Two men with 100000 in gold dust found frozen near Tagish. McCoy Ruhlin bout planned in San Francisco. United States Smokeless Powder plant explosion kills Jenks and Jenson. California Northwestern builds to Mendocino and Humboldt redwoods. Immigration clash blocks 33 of 98 Japanese arrivals. Thousands of dead horses on Klondike trails. San Francisco bids for an international exposition. Mount Shasta mill destroyed by fire. Shafter warns California forces under strength. SP offers reduced fares to fruit growers conventions. World bicyclists arrive in San Francisco. Klondike ship race notes Olive Bank Primrose Drumalis. Wine production for 1897-98 totals about 31.5 million gallons. Noted Alaska turmoil rumors described as overhyped. Camperdown ore vein near Randsburg yields high value ore. Riverside miners advance to 500 feet. Turquoise finds reported in San Bernardino county. Conchita mine ships machinery to develop big mines. Poway tin ore promising. Christo mine in Jacalitos yields high value ore. Palen range gold vein shows $200 per ton. Victor mining activity heats up with Old Judge, Chapell sales. Galena shaft cleanup hints at possible discoveries. International Mining Congress to meet July 6 in Salt Lake City.
A playful observation about a young onion that draws attention with its allure but inevitably reveals four men through its scent or presence.
A group of mining men led by Jack Wescott and John Albright travels to Lower California to drain a basin in the Jaca litos area. They plan a hydraulic project through a side hill to expose ground for placer work with reported water supply and capital backing. Gulches at the basin head show gold values from 60 cents to a dollar per pan.
Jacob W. Miller of New York becomes president of the Nicaragua Canal company. The Jersey City Pennsylvania depot burned for a $100,000 loss. J Sterling Morton heads the National Sound Money League in Chicago. Chicago plans electric cabs on boulevards within thirty days. Brazil’s president-elect Dr Manuel de Campos Salter is due in the U S soon. Nebraska to start a new paper, The Dynamo, with Morton as powerhouse. A Chicago fire destroys the six story Monroe range building with $90,000 loss. Gov. Jones of Arkansas bans a Hot Springs prize fight. Bryan denies Cuba interview claims as false. Corbett may join Rochester baseball club. James Paxton Voorhees to debut as actor in New York. Capt. W N Jacques seeks submarine contracts in Europe for Holland Torpedo Boat. Wabash avenue fire coroner’s jury censure building owners for poor construction. American Steel and Wire Co of Chicago forms a $24 million trust merger. A head collision near Beloit kills both engineers and a conductor. Madison Supreme Court rules no street railway line extensions without damages. Edison iron ore claims questioned by H J Stevens. Edison process not a thorough success. Wardrop foresees more bicycle production in coming year. Independent Order of Railway Men forms in St Louis with HQ at Grand Lodge and J S Hardin as president. political activity planned to achieve aims.
The February internal revenue collections totaled 11 986 550 dollars. A State Department report by John Barrett discusses Trade Opportunities in Siam. Notices include Klondike duties equal to other parts of Canada and new consul nominations for Cardenas and Dawson City. Admiral Sicard’s sick leave and command changes at Key West and Hampton Roads are announced. Spain’s war stance remains uncertain per Madrid, while the cruiser Admiral Abrouell becomes Albany. Pension actions aid Commander Cushing’s widow. Spain fortifications and naval build up are noted.
A digest of international dispatches reports a Jamaica government storehouse explosion with eight dead and many wounded, shipping and currency notes about strikes, and tensions over war in Manila. It notes London political shifts, French fleet mobilization, Crete governorship rumors, Russo-Turkish war indemnity, nickel and dime coinage plans in Hawaii, and China's Kiang-Pehi mission conflict with Chinese militia resisting death sentence executions.
The article notes all South American republics will recognize Cuba's independence with the United States and Britain may follow. Congress passes Maine disaster relief for survivors and heirs, while Senator Caf ferry supports a national quarantine bill. The War Department outlines sending 25 regular officers to Cuba to assist insurgents at the first sign of war.
The Hotel del Coronado reports a spring season turnout with over four hundred fifty guests present now. Travellers from the East are increasingly choosing California for winter and spring stays over abroad or Florida.
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