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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
2
Local publishing house Morton and Shewman operate in Mesa Arizona under the banner of the Mesa Free Press. The brief notice identifies W. D. Morton and P. Sherman as key figures in the firm, highlighting their role in the Arizona newspaper scene.
A fragmented clipping notes Parisian woes and a New York man’s suicide after a leaky house, a boy poisoned by a newspaper, warnings about paper usage, color psychology, a dark brown taste forecast, Spain’s defeat, a $20 million consolation, and a policeman’s alleged self harm.
Dispatch from Iloilo reports rebels set fire to all records before fleeing the town. A military reply notes Gen. Miller had already destroyed them earlier, indicating a preemptive action and destruction of evidence.
The passage contrasts ancient Romans funding brutal gladiatorial shows with a claim they bore no guilt for backing six day bicycle races, implying a difference in moral responsibility between the two entertainments.
An editor argues that with U.S. copyright not extending to expansion territories, pirate publishers can educate Filipino readers in modern fiction, seizing a chance to cultivate demand and bypass legal constraints.
A humorous promotion touts internal laughter as a health and beauty aid. It suggests swallowing a feather and feeling tickled as the latest recommended indulgence.
A contrast is drawn between Mothers' congresses held on progressive modern lines and Fathers' congresses still conducted in the woodshed with traditional methods. The piece uses humor to note differing approaches to family and social reform activities.
A Western man filed a cross petition to his wife’s divorce suit claiming she concealed during courtship that she had a glass eye. He asks how he could have known she wore a glass eye before marriage.
Elizabeth Jordan critiques newsroom perks in the Ladies' Home Journal and notes a New York woman who solved the servant issue by dismissing help and doing all tasks herself. The plan, workable at 105 but unlikely for younger women, is not broadly advised.
Five hundred Havana clerks form a campaign to close shops at seven to attend night schools. Dr Edward Everett Hale asks if country boys should spend evenings at dime museums or business schools, noting the impact on individual futures and the nation.
Dr. C M Jordan, superintendent, condemned older teachers in Minneapolis public schools for losing their tempers with pupils and using abusive language. He stated younger teachers were not included in the censure, suggesting experience may breed impatience. The question arises whether this is unique to Minneapolis or a broader issue.
Doctor Milnes Bramwell presented a paper on hypnotism and its effects before the British Medical Association. The discussion showed many physicians acknowledging remedial benefits in mental diseases and conditions such as insomnia and low mood.
The article notes professionals doubt broad application of hypnotism. It cites Doctor Benedict of Vienna, with thirty years in the field, warning it may harm nerves intellect will and the patient’s general character.
The piece notes the Maine keel laying in Cramp's Philadelphia yards on an anniversary tied to the prior battleship. It surveys costs of war, US and Spain losses, and moral lessons. It highlights Dewey and the need for a common language across nations, as a historic takeaway.
An editorial compares life to a box of 75 000 silver dollars, arguing that hours must be valued as life. At 35 with a life expectancy to 70 and six hours daily for culture and use, wasting time through trivial reading or idle travel costs is akin to losing money. Time is more than money. it is life itself.
The article explains that domestic and wild sheep evolved woolly coats to endure cold high mountain environments. It notes sheep live in high, inhospitable regions to avoid plains predators and that wool protects them year round.
During the next parliamentary session a bill will seek authority to absorb a company for building an electrically powered ferry system on submerged rails crossing the River Thames. The project includes roadways for vehicles, foot traffic, animals, and general traffic, plus a generating station and electrical machinery.
A London man who never smokes keeps a fifty year collection of cigars taken on dinner invites. Each cigar is wrapped and labeled with the date and occasion of the outing.
A collage of notes from San Francisco to Oregon covers Phoenix wells drought rumors Iowa battleship repairs at Union Iron Works three weeks out Seattle ads in London Times Alameda voting machine tests advocated for statewide adoption President's July tour through Michigan Yellowstone and Pacific Northwest mining regions meat prices relief forecast smallpox quarantine Phoenix vaccination success and a critique of California leniency in crime cases battleship Pennsylvan ia New Jersey Georgia cost cap of 3.6 million each outlines ships coppered and armored to suit coast line defense.
The President announced twelve new ships including battleships Pennsylvania New Jersey and Georgia and armored cruisers West Virginia Nebraska California. Cruisers Denver Des Moines Chattanooga Galveston Tacoma and Cleveland accompany the battleships as the new fleet. Petitions poured into the White House and Navy Department while politicians from several states lobbied for favored names and regional representation.
A gang of counterfeiters operates outside the penitentiary, skillfully transforming $2 bills into $10 by affixing authentic looking figures cut from revenue stamps. The perpetrators commonly use beer stamps to forge the new values, leveraging government workmanship to deceive.
California miners now operate under federal law after the governor approved repeal of the 1897 state mining act and pocket vetoed Mack's competing bill. The federal rule requires locating a claim, posting a notice, copying and filing with the district recorder for a $1 fee, replacing the prior $50 work-and-location requirements. Miners expect districts to reorganize and establish recorders.
A set of recent court decisions covers mining matters. It clarifies that discovery shafts need not reveal vein walls, outlines pleading requirements to obtain a ditch right over another’s claim, and holds that a common miner who works without authority can still form a mining partnership with a lease owner if operations occur at a loss the owner did not request the miner to bear.
Charlie Kerr bought 400 acres from A. J. Baatz near Moreno before a drought broke. Baatz offered the crop for 50, Kerr paid, then rain raised the value to 1500 and possibly 2000. Kerr gave the crop back to Baatz, a gesture of justice over profit.
The Sierra de Mercado near Durango Mexico, a vast iron ore mountain 2000 feet high and 2500 by 55 000 feet, has been purchased by C P Huntington for about 800000 dollars in gold. The ore grades 25 to 75 percent iron. Huntington plans large steel works at the site aided by the Mexican International road built to the mountain’s base.
Washington General Otis replies to inquiries about Huber the Hospital Corps man reported dead by insurgents. Otis says Huber was an armed insurgent prisoner who crossed lines seven days before hostilities, carrying a camera and revolver, arrested near Malalos in civilian clothes claiming to be a British seaman. He, with three others, was captured at Malalos ten days before the city fell. all are believed alive.
The item notes Carter H. Harrison of Chicago maintains his father's political legacy as a successful candidate. It touches on Aguinaldo's retreat, Astor and Huntington race dynamics, Illinois’ candidate Pill, and broader remarks on figures like Admiral Cervera, Vanderbilt, and media interests including The Washington Star. It mentions a Windsor Hotel fire victim and other varied political and social notes.
The Manila cablegram reports 370 natives have returned to Mariquina from various refuges to declare friendship for the Americans. United States Philippine commissioners hold daily meetings and welcome all who call. Chairman Schurman says natives accept the commission proclamation as fair and straightforward, noted by many Filipinos Spaniards and foreigners.
Kansas City detectives nabbed Santiago Morphy alias Mexican Morphy on a $70,000 embezzlement charge. He resisted, escaping briefly in New Orleans earlier, with a $500 reward to be split by Detectives Schulz and Sanderson. In daylight street scene, six friends confronted officers as Morphy was detained.
In Auburn New York John Argabright a former South Omaha patrolman was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his father in law Smelvel after a quarrel at an Auburn home. The case began with a second degree verdict and ten year sentence before multiple retrials led to the final first degree conviction.
Seattle dispatch reports Corporal Reno of the Fourth Cavalry, a raw recruit, rode across a stream under heavy fire to aid wounded Private Divicki. He helped lift Divicki to his saddle and ran beside him as they rushed back to the regiment, actions praised as nearly heroic as a Victoria Cross feat.
The Commerico interview from Manila reports that Aguinaldo has lost control over his army and generals. Montenegro allegedly orders executions while insurgents seek troops and money abroad. A prisoner describes hunger, mistreatment of Spanish captives, and a voluntary release after surrender to American troops.
A Greenville report from South Carolina states the Fourth New Jersey regiment, mustered out locally, rode home firing revolvers from train cars and stealing valuables. In Greenville a badge seller lost ten watches and sixty badges. at Chester soldiers repelled crowds with gunfire and entered waiting rooms. Officers accompanied the unit. many men were drunk, and intoxication rose along the route.
City Attorney Haas issues a statement to druggists of Los Angeles on selling grain or wood alcohol bitters and malt extracts without a wholesale liquor license. He concludes that pure alcohol not combined with other ingredients is not a liquor under the ordinance, while bitters and malts may be liquor if usable as a beverage and intoxicating effects are possible.
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