Mesa Free Press Intro and Publisher Note
The Mesa Free Press notes A. P. Shewman as publisher with the Arizona paper keeping a local community focus. Readers are addressed with a brief statement of the paper’s identity and ownership.
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
2
Twain and the Times of Tolls and Taboos
The column notes Mark Twain at home while British readers face tolls on his humor. It mocks charitable claims and lists quotes on wealth, education, and politics. It cites Porto Rico violence and a cartoonist paid about $15,000 while snubbing ordinary readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
New South Wales Cautions on Imports as Treasury Surplus Grows
New South Wales holds a treasury surplus above 600000 dollars and warns against importing any American politicians with its upcoming shipment of American rails, signaling caution in international exchanges and political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Professor Proctor's Theory of Planetary Collisions
A remark on Professor Proctor's theory of matter persisting through successive planetary collisions, noting it is fanciful and unlikely to be refuted in any current era by his contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
Scientists Debate Earth Shape Defies Common Geography
Some scientists claim the earth is larger at the equator than around the poles challenging century old geographic teaching. The writers warn that continued experiments may overturn established elementary facts.
Wonders of modern commerce in foreign trade
The piece highlights Africa as a growing trade focus with U S kerosene sent to Zanzibar and American locomotives reaching Africa. It notes ivory scarcity spurring conservation and praises commerce for driving regional development and perceived progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
United States
Africa
Population boom in Great Lakes cities reshapes region
The Great Lakes population growth will be a major reveal of the era. Six lake cities Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago have added more than a million people since 1890, a nearly fifty percent rise linked to rising Great Lakes commerce. Canal tonnage at Sault Sainte Marie now exceeds New York port traffic and surpasses the Suez by two and a half times, proving the lakes are alive with activity and utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Lake
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sault Sainte Marie
New York
Suez Canal
Headlines Without Articles In News Language
The passage ponders a trend toward omitting articles in headlines and telegrams. It questions whether this brevity will push English toward a Latin-like absence of articles and considers historical shifts in the use of the and gendered forms. It reflects on potential impacts on poetry and prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegram
Proposals to Improve Marital Permanence Referenced
A reader suggests a method to strengthen marriages beyond wedding vows. The idea likens engagement rings to hostages for Cupid, noting rings are often low value and held by the bride or her family. The concept implies a third party custody or stake could deter early marital dissolution.
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Cupid
Social dinner wit and witless banter overdone
The piece argues against brilliancy and cleverness at social dinners arguing guests overload conversations with witty stories and Attic salt. It calls for restraint and more sincere dialogue to avoid monotony and boredom in refined gatherings. It cites a need for conduct guides to curb excessive polish.
The Abbott Could Become the Ideal Two Minute Trotting Horse
The article argues a two minute mile trotter is near. It notes The Abbott, a 7 year old gelding, trotted 2.038% miles, compares past records, and explains why aging and training affect trotting speed and gait quality. It emphasizes patient schooling and the trainer horse bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Alex
Galesburg
Ill
Flora Temple
Jay Eye Lee
Goldsmith Maid
Barus
Quotation Excerpt on Marriage and Women from New York Press
A collection of wry observations about wives and marriage. Statements claim half of quarrels originate from hair styling and wives reading husbands' letters, with humor about women’s behavior, shoes, and social judgment. The tone is kaffeeklatsch commentary from a 19th century press.
Selections Stir Readers From Coast to Capitol
A broad coast to coast roundup notes youth billiard bans in San Bernardino, a Petaluma pastor accused of beating his grandson, a Red Bluff death by suicide, a ragtime festival in Berkeley, and a missing Lodi printer. Also reported: Perkins Station schoolhouse fire in Sacramento County, a Oakland incident ending in death, a injured deputy, a long-lived San Francisco grandmother, flood pest control at Los Alamitos, the Sierra steamer reaching San Francisco, mine injuries in Groom Creek, an Alameda amputation, and entertainment listings at Orpheum Los Angeles before war updates from Manila and Bulacan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Williams
Adventist Church
Petaluma
John T. Apperson
Red Bluff
St. Mark’s Church of
Berkeley
Albert Wardrobe
Sacramento
Perkins Station
William Shannon
Oakland
Bert Swan
Sarah Holcomb
San Francisco
Los Alamitos
Sierra
Hawaiian Islands
Philadelphia
Conscience Fund Involves $506 Draft From Past Fire Loss
In San Francisco the Fireman's Fund Insurance Co receives a letter with a $506 draft from a former eastern policyholder linked to an incendiary fire. Marine Secretary J B Levison declines to reveal the author, noting the letter is part of a conscience fund and would implicate many others if disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
J. B. Levison
Rebels Routed From Fort Manilla Action near Pinarauran
Newsdesk reports the fort of Geronimo at Pinarauran, Luzon, taken and razed by Col. Thompson’s forces from the Forty-second and Twenty-seventh Infantry and Troop G. Leaders fled. insurgent uniforms and supplies were seized. two privates of the Twenty-seventh and Forty-second reported casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Geronimo
Pinarauran
Forty-second
Twenty-seventh
Fourth Cavalry
Col
Thompson
San Mateo
Montablan
Novaliches
Pinaraura
Sloan
Hart
Kopner
Long Boycott Ends as Pederson Accepts Free Ride
Seattle resident P Pederson who walked 35,040 miles over eight years to avoid a nickel fare after a conductors error finally has his claim adjusted. He traveled from South Park to the city daily, refusing cars due to a personal tragedy involving his daughter. The city joins his long boycott with a free ride offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
P. Pederson
South Park
Pederson
Grant Avenue
Jealous Lover Killers End in Double Tragedy in Oregon
Jerome Hardenbrook was shot and killed in Jacksonville by G. W. Trailer. Trailer then killed himself after shooting Hardenbrook. The motive is alleged jealousy as Trailer had proposed eloping with his sister in law, Miss Sarah L. Deeson. Hardenbrook had visited from Willamette Valley and planned marriage within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Ore
Jerome Hardenbrook
Jacksonville
G. W. Trailer
Sarah L. Deeson
Miss Deeson
Trailers
Trailer
Willamette Valley
Deeson
Hardenbrook
Trailer’s
Medford
Fatal Knife Attack After Card Dispute in Saloon
In Phoenix on East Monroe Street Augus tine Paral cut Ignacio Robles during a morning brawl over a game of cards. Both men were intoxicated. Paral drew a long knife, Robles swung a chair, and Paral stabbed Robles near the jugular. Serreno the saloon keeper intervened, Paral arrested, Robles likely to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Serreno
Monroe Street
Augustine Paral
Ignacio Robles
Paral
Robles
Tramps Die In Pole Car Accident Near Connell
Two men died when the side stakes of a flat car loaded with telegraph poles gave way near Connell on the Northern Pacific. The bodies were found beneath rolling poles as trainmen investigated. Their identities and how they came to be aboard remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Connell
Aged Man Stabbed by Jailed Suspect in Mexico Border Town
In Solomonville Arizona on November 24 M I Galego was jailed to stand trial for a brutal assault on an aged Mexican near Morenci. Galego attacked with a knife in a revenge bid. the blade broke on the first blow after cutting deep into the defender's arm. The victim, though wounded, called for help and survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomonville
Ariz
M. I. Galego
Morenci
Gallego
One Fare to Phoenix Carnival
Railroads offer one-fare from all southwest points to the Phoenix Carnival. Sale dates are December 7 8 and 9 with a travel limit until December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Carnival
Phoenix
Ariz
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Southwest
Buried News Briefs From Seattle to Huntington
Seattle City Council acts to end mouth spray washing in laundries. In Dutch New Guinea Tugeri pirates clash with police. 15 natives killed and 30 captors died. Marcus Daly burial in Greenwood stirs Montana. push to move remains to Copper King state. Union guards money trains in Cheyenne. armed protection added. San Francisco man Mullins condemned for domestic abuse and theft. Bartholomeo found murdered in business alley. robbery suspected. Pearl Newman convicted of first degree murder in Huntington. life imprisonment recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Queensland
Dutch New Guinea
Montana
Marcus Daly
Greenwood Cemetery
New York
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union
Thomas Mullins
San Francisco
Gismondo Bartholomeo
Bartholomeo
Italy
Huntington
W. Va
Pearl Newman
McCauley
Phaeton Officer Dismissed by Court Martial
Lieut G M Watson of H M S Phaeton was tried by court martial for a week long absence. He was deprived of rank and dismissed from his ship a move that ends his service on the coast first time such a sentence has been handed down here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
G. M. Watson
H. M. S. Phaeton
Headless body found near Coronado station linked to Mexican gang
Phoenix reports the discovery of a headless, decomposed man between Coronado stage station and Guthrie in Graham county. A bullet wound and trail point to a weeks old death, suspected to be tied to a gang led by Chacon that killed W. T. McGeehan and John McBride weeks earlier near their cabin. one gang member has been captured and sentenced. McGeehan hailed from California and McBride from Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Coronado
Guthrie
Graham County
W. T. McGeehan
John McBride
Chacon
Blue River
McGeehan
California
McBride
Arizona
Mail Hack Hold-Up Near El Paso Reported
The Star route mail hack from Corralitas station on the Rio Grande frontier was attacked by three men. Juan Hernandes, the rider, fired with a Winchester killing one assailant and wounding another while a third fled. The wounded man was found two miles away. large money was said to be in the mail package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Star Route Mail
Corralitas Station
Rio Grande, Sierra Madre and Pacific
Juan Hernandes
Corralitas Ranch
Corralitas
Hearsts of
California
Czar Nicholas II Reported in Critical Condition
A St. Petersburg dispatch dated November 25 reports persistent rumors that Emperor Nicholas II is critically ill. Observers claim the disease has advanced beyond official medical statements and a fatal outcome is feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Gomez Moves to Oust Havana Bishop
In Havana on November 25 opponents of Bishop Sbaretti presented a resolution urging all municipalities to telegram the bishop to retire in favor of a Cuban ecclesiastic. Speakers accused Sbaretti of pro American views and favoring annexation to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Mer. Sbaretti
Gen
Gomez
Mgr. Sbaretti
United States
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to cure chronic dyspepsia
A Kentucky man, Joseph F. Laine of Flanagan, reports years of dyspepsia with sour taste, stomach tenderness, fullness, and headaches improved after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. He says the remedy restored bowels, energy, and overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Joseph F. Laine
Flanagan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure and Cautions Substitutes
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a guaranteed cure while warning readers against substitutes. It urges purchase of Hood's only to ensure the promised relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Reverend Staunton Teases Misuse Of Latin Phrases
The Rev Father Staunton of St Alban Holborn humorously critiques people who misapply Latin abbreviations in English letters. He recalls a parishioner mixing up phrases and letters in a letter, illustrating the confusion with a joking example about days and agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Staunton
Church of St. Alban, Holborn
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonite advertised as iron and quinine
An advertisement asserts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonite contains iron and quinine in a tasteless form and offers cure or no pay. The message emphasizes the plainly printed formula on each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Trouble Ahena and the engaged pair in transit
A comic exchange notes a man pursuing a woman after watching her on a railroad journey. He reveals she traveled with her mother and her kindness to her mother impressed him, leading to plans for marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trouble Ahena
Blankie
Joke Exchange About Morcy and Money in Marriage
A humorous dialogue features Old man and Hatterson debating marital control. The man claims to manage his wife by offering morcy only when she resists, and invoking the time he offered it. Hatterson notes this scheme would fail with his wife who always wants money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catterson
Hatterson
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Mesa City
Emerson
Andrew Carnegie
Porto Rico
Yellow Papers
P A Gielop
Phoenix, Ariz
Empire
Groom Creek
Yavapai County
Camello Flores
Manuel Herreraz
Flores
Herreraz
Albert J. Cyford
Alameda
Orpheum
Los Angeles
Camille D’arville
Dolan
Lenhart
Dan Hiatt
Hattie Belle Ladd
Mindel Dreyfuss
Jessie Couthous
Dunham Family
Prelle
Talking Dogs
Biograph
Lieut
Alstatter
United States Engineer Corps
Bubalto
Funston
Wantus
Torres
Bulacan
Grants
Grant
Wheaton
San Jose
Green-Eyed Monster
Mason
Czar
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adams Sarsaparilla Pills
Adams Co
P.N.U
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