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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
2
A Pall Mall Gazette writer claims Pilate was Scottish. A man saves on family expenses by asking his wife. A pipe fire victim showcases tobacco dangers. New Jersey’s state treasury overflows due to trusts paying for cross state prey. Two prisoners seek liberty claiming imprisonment disagrees with them and novelty is their merit.
A man who feared danger was baptized in a freezing river as a precaution, then contracted pneumonia and died. The case is described as one of the most pronounced instances of premonition on record.
The piece riffs on trolley cars near the pyramids and suggests upgrades such as elevators lights and restaurants. It notes the pyramids lag behind times and criticizes state efforts to curb the Massachusetts gypsy moth pest costing $200 000 annually while farmers resist self funding.
The article notes a shift in American elites toward practical ventures as Leiter, a millionaire, starts a milk business in Chicago. It suggests old money shuns small trades but welcomes income sources and praises the new willingness to work.
Statistics show last year our commerce increased with China Japan and South America in a pattern that echoes Europe opening trade dominance. Indications suggest the United States may soon occupy the role England long held as the central hub of global trade.
The passage argues that rarely do people recognize their own authority as citizens. It laments the habit of bowing to magistrates mayors governors legislators and officeholders and describes a pervasive subserviency to officials whom the public has empowered.
The First Baptist Church of Easton Pennsylvania refused to accept the resignation of its young pastor after he confessed a grievous sin. The congregation voted unanimously to retain him, an act described as practical Christianity and notably rare.
In Toulon a drunken soldier insulted the French flag. The garrison formed a hollow square around the flag and the soldier saluted and apologized. The general stated it is well, and the incident draws parallels to flag disrespect in the United States.
The state school, agricultural in name and practice, captivates students with its organization and methods. Ninety five of every hundred graduates choose farm life after training, a result hailed as proof the college’s approach outperforms other institutions.
The reports show tories received $23 000 from the Federal Treasury last year for promoting practical agricultural and mechanical education. Many such institutions appear to be departments of existing colleges, created to secure government appropriations rather than to train farmers and mechanics.
The article explains private claims against the government requiring special acts of Congress. It recounts John Weeley who found torn government notes in a box car, was refused compensation, then awarded five hundred dollars after a congressional committee ruled he was the honest finder. It reflects on American optimism and policy.
A succinct philosophical reflection marks self as the primary hindrance to human joy, arguing personal limitations and mindset shape happiness more than external circumstances. The line suggests inner discipline, self-awareness, and moral restraint as keys to contentment.
Mrs. Jane Stanford sold 33 300 Central Pacific shares for 1 731 600 in New York. A burglar in Santa Cruz was jailed after four women captured him. A San Francisco printer shot himself after wife’s death. A Fairhaven cannery will process 400 000 cases yearly with a large plant. A California farmer offered his 400 acre wheat crop to any taker. Rains boost crops and even help a Livermore church debt. Arizona lawmakers draw jokes. a rabies case in a skunk is reported. Los Angeles mayor comments on women in saloons. Captain Buckey ONeill’s remains found in Arlington. Spreckels plans an electric light empire in San Francisco. Alaskan press celebrates Skaguay paper’s first anniversary. Rain measure explained by San Jose Mercury. Fresno mystery: Elmer Day vanishes last December.
Dust covers rooms of Day's home and a deed, receipts, and family photos remain in place. Two loaves rest on the table as investigators note Day vanished after taking $5000 in October.
City Health Department bulletin dated March 31 1899 reports totals on smallpox cases and deaths in Los Angeles. It lists current cases in progress and suspects, with totals and the official signature of Health Officer L M Powers.
A daring theft occurred before Wells Fargo & Co. express office on Second street as a sack of 2500 in gold coin was stolen from Joseph N H Waters express wagon in the moment he spoke with a stranger. Waters who has long served banking houses was not suspected.
The record cites Corralbo’s mission to Venice for Don Carlos, a Vienna influenza tally of Braun’s 20 009 cases, a Kan-Su rebellion report from Shanghai, and Russia’s delayed artillery upgrades. It notes armor tests at Toulon, Sir William McDonald’s $300,000 McGill mining gift, Samoa tensions, a Copenhagen czar plot, Brussels chaos over a priest publication, and dueling threats in parliament.
San Francisco Miners' Association and city interests plan to urge the Board of Supervisors to approve a $50,000 appropriation to fund a mining exhibit at the Paris exposition. They aim to supplement state funds and believe they can raise an additional $50,000 from other sources statewide.
A humorous Chicago Tribune line depicts a person lamenting the idea of beef Pat stored in a tin can, contrasting a toy soldier with a real man and expressing sorrow at the cumbersome packaging.
A column of mixed foreign and domestic items notes Aguinaldo’s standing, disarmament zeal, and American/European reactions. It reports machinist recruitment, Helen Gould’s political influence, ocean disasters, and London dispatches on Jaggers and Davis. It cites Morton’s planned new party and war-front bravery and carnage in the Philippines, including Dr. Young’s death and humanitarian acts amid fighting.
Red Cross dispatch from F. A. Blake dated February 15 describes Philippine fighting where insurgents are pushed back as U S troops advance up to twelve miles in places. The account notes 200 total dead and wounded and vivid scenes of combat and bayonet charges.
E Bate Soper was hanged at Harrisonville Missouri on Thursday after a private execution witnessed by forty. He had murdered his wife and two young daughters at Archie Missouri and later killed his own child in Oregon. Soper confessed to additional killings including his father in 1880. He mounted the scaffold and said All is ready.
Washington General Nelson A Miles is named as candidate for President in 1900 in a Washington Post advertisement. The unsigned notice cites a National Constitutional Cromwellian Union League of the District of Columbia and Col Gustav Augerste in as field agent. The league, founded by Englishmen, aims to challenge the divine right of kings and has several thousand members.
A Mexican report claims the Candelaria mine in San Dimas Durango has been sold for 1 000 000 Mexican silver. The property is largely owned by Colonel Dan Burns who once sought a California senate seat. The mine has a century long history with notable royalties paid to the Spanish crown and figures of royalty cited.
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