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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1894
Page
1
New Mesa shop offers dress goods flannels and ladies and gents furnishings. The establishment promises a well furnished selection with neat fashionable items for all tastes.
William Barnett of Mesa Maricopa County Arizona has filed notice of intention to prove desert land claim No 1626 for the entire Section 11 Township 2 South Range 5 East before the Clerk of the District Court at Phoenix on April 26 1894. Witnesses James Pine C W Pine Samuel YT Barnett and Wm Newell all of Mesa Arizona are listed to prove irrigation and reclamation of the land. Frank W Walls registers.
Judge A. J. Baker of the Arizona Supreme Court says statehood could come before Congress adjourns. He argues supporting tariff and measures will clear the way for Senate passage and an era of prosperity, cites railroad progress near Phoenix, mining activity around Prescott, and a stronger Midwinter Fair exhibit as keys to growth.
The text notes over 3,000,000 in a population require or receive charity annually. It estimates more than $1,000 daily given in St Louis as small charitable sums. It mentions a Moscow foundling asylum receiving 12,000 infants yearly, with boys trained for the navy.
A survey of divorce cases across multiple states shows spouses securing declarations on bizarre grounds from pinched noses and forced bed rises to sleeping with a razor and not washing. Reports note a Missouri case about cooking or lack of supper and Illinois where a baby was thrown, while other states cite neglect, cruelty, and quarrels keeping partners awake at night. The St Louis Republican and Gila Bend Leader report these civilian filings and local actions amid regional concerns.
John Quincy Adams and William Henry Harrison were each sixty eight years old when inaugurated as president.
The 1887 Italian statistics show 70,507 schools and 85,400 teachers serving 3,071,000 attendants across the nation, reflecting a substantial expansion of public education and access to schooling.
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