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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
2
A miscellaneous column notes Talleyrand on letter writing and truth, remarks on Spain's head cutting case, New Jersey farmers' futile tramp solution, a petrified man buried in Colorado, and crude claims about duels in Italy. It mentions a New York man dying on hearing music and hints at Coon-song composers.
A discussion in the South questions promiscuous kissing, seen as a possible tactic to influence emigration and settlement to certain latitudes. The piece mentions a sensational claim that Prof. Elisha Gray discovered the telephone theory while experimenting with a bathtub, described as another great boom for cleanliness.
A Spanish matador emerges as the latest phase of the new woman in the arena. She captivates the Mexican devotee of the national sport with her daring artistry and poised presence.
A survey of 25,000 Western City school children shows 8,000 with defective eyesight. The highest defect rate occurred in schools with poor lighting and unsanitary conditions.
The Danielsville Argus questions how soon a miner may be found working a paying mine locally and warns that any man attempting such work should be shot on sight.
A theater manager plans to adapt Shakespeare tragedies into twenty minute vaudeville acts. An Arizona man who objected to Hamlet for lacking local gags and good dancing may find satisfaction in the new approach.
A London newspaper advertises a paradoxical job request in January seeking an experienced working matron for a boys' school, contrasting common usage of lady with the labor title. The notice highlights shifting language forms in period printing.
The text notes that Great Britain suffered multi million losses due to labor strikes last year. It calls strikes a substitute for war as a drain on resources and posits the need for strenuous efforts to resolve the issue and end the waste.
The article compares historic frontier rushes to modern moves for exploration and settlement. It notes that in California’s gold rush fifty years ago women were slow to join, while today in the Yukon boom they act as quickly as men, coordinating to push into new territories.
The House adjourned after honoring a deceased member of Congress in a formal address. It resumed public business and resolved to imitate the member's industry and faithfulness, marking the tribute as a best mark of respect to the cherished memory.
The passage argues slavery’s destruction dissolves sectional animosities and conflicts. It claims old sectionalism faded, replaced by new interests that bring together previously opposed Northern and Southern communities into closer, mutual-benefit relations.
Bishop Vincent of the Methodist Church condemns gum chewing as an abomination and urges women to boycott sister chewers during a session of the annual Topeka council. The sermon frames the habit as offensive to society and divine judgment.
An article discusses a proposed Halford system where gravity powers moving cars on a downhill track built of hinged sections. Hydraulics and water valves control each section as trains descend, with Electric or weight sensors triggering the next incline. The inventor hopes conservative capitalists back an experimental trial despite uncertain success.
A critical defense portrays the prophet Jonah as zealous, prudent, and moral, contrasting modern rehabilitations of infamous figures. The piece suggests his Nineveh oration spurred reform and notes broader labor trends in the United Kingdom, including strike impacts and wage changes.
A $500 000 bond contract for the Moscow and Eastern railway was signed in Boise Idaho. Other items include fire losses in Feb totaling 12 629 300 in U S and Canada versus 8 676 750 in Feb 1897 and Union Pacific firing 400 employees in Omaha with more to come.
About 300 miners strike at Monitor and Bay county mines while the Buffalo smelter in Globe Arizona maintains copper output. Reports note advances in cyanide mining near San Bernardino and a large copper deposit development between Daggett and Randsburg with ore running high copper and gold values.
Ohio consul-general appointment for C L Maxwell. Maine disaster relief act approved. Butterfield offers old regiment for duty. President may invest 7 million in torpedo boats if peace talks fail. Mosquito fleet named for guarding Key West. Horace Elmes to command. Supreme Court rules US born child of Chinese parents is a citizen in United States v Long Kim Ark. Cuban reconcentrados fundraising at 240000 with hope to reach a million. Walker company awarded large disappearing gun carriages contract from Cleveland. New Orleans battery details given with ironclad, heavy armament and torpedo tubes. Pearl Harbor station plan: Mil ler report favors Waipo peninsula acquisition for naval anchorage. land value debated, improvements needed.
A fragment notes an unmarried man with a missing button and the implied social urge to repair, reflecting perceptions of good taste and modest attire in the era.
A Tacoma based firm led by W. G. Purdy of the Chicago and Rock Island Railway forms the Purdy Yukon Trading and Transportation Company to operate on the Yukon river from St Michael to upriver. Officers include W. A. Purdy as president and F H Lewis as superintendent of construction.
Reports from foreign lands cover Italy declining to sell the Santa Buena to the United States for 30,000,000 lire, Chinese forces withdrawing from Port Arthur and Talien Wan, France’s bicycle census showing 329,813 bikes, a Peruvian budget deficit, German empire L A W membership at 39,406, and UK policy shifts in China with possible future naval action. Commander Brownson discusses Italian ship purchases, while The Maine report prompts Spain to owe reparations and Britain contemplates similar concessions amid East Asia tensions.
The article notes a new steam line planned to carry passengers and freight from Tacoma up the river to the Copper region. The schooners Mary Gilbert and W. H. Phelps currently run between Tacoma and the Copper River, with a 2500-ton steamer purchased in New York for the Sound St Michael route and another to be secured. Additional steamers and tugs have been contracted.
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