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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
2
A Mesa Free Press item notes reflections on international affairs with a quip about Germany and England and comments on American juries. The piece mentions Morton and Shewman as publishers and references local topics about telephones and social chatter in the community.
The ex consul general Iasigi will be kept under hard labor during his term in prison. The duty of keeping books is specified as the punishment for those found culpable.
The remark highlights how women admire hats in millinery shops while overlooking the workers backstage. It notes the theater setting and contrasts public fashion with the unseen labor behind the scenes.
In a state decree Ohio requires all medicines containing poison to bear a skull and crossbones. The question centers on whether distillers will comply with the new labeling law.
An Eastern contemporary dismisses a philosopher as a man who rides a philosophy. The modern philosopher is typically a woman, challenging the old stereotype and highlighting gender in the field.
The ruler declares cycling forbidden as unholy amid a satire on polygamy with 368 wives clamoring for a wheel, illustrating social absurdity.
The Boston City Council calls police to crack down on bean-shooters amid a commendable crusade. It condemns bean wasting as almost criminal and orders enforcement actions to curb the practice.
Michigan Governor Pingree declares asphalt the paving of the future and will be used exclusively. He contrasts this with the idea of a future imagined as being paved with good intentions.
Mrs Josephine K Henry of Versailles Kentucky announces her bid for President in 1900 on the Prohibition ticket. If she wins Kentucky she should fare well nationwide.
A new novel titled The Typewriter Girl appears in England and draws attention for its lead character the typewriter girl who wields vast influence over world events in these busy modern times.
The text notes Turkey purchasing large Krupp artillery, suggesting Russia might threaten the Sultan to respond. It implies the Ottoman ruler could face a crisis too severe for even Krupp to ease.
Dean Farrar warned that England was creating a zone of drunkenness across the empire, a policy he said endangered many native peoples by spreading intemperance and undermining order.
The New Orleans papers note that mortality during the epidemic was only slightly above normal, but caution that this will not ease a yellow fever scare. The emphasis remains on thorough summary work and careful reporting.
A satirical remark compares appeasing a powerful nation to the Irishman’s plan with a frying pan. The speaker notes that by surrendering his coasts, John Chinaman would secure British defense to the bitter end, highlighting a political parable about international meddling.
The proposed telegraphic communication between Iceland and the Shetland Islands would provide daily weather reports globally. Weather predictions from that distant region would not affect a picnic at Penobscot or Sacramento, but would illustrate that distant ends of the earth are growing closer, signaling progress.
The humorist Mark Twain was struck on the head in a gallery clash during a Reichsrat session. He was mistaken for someone else, an apology followed, and he continued to observe Austrian legislative proceedings with his characteristic wit intact.
The article notes Japan’s steady preparation to clash with Russia for control of the Far East. It says Japan is building a large navy and strengthening its military, while Germany’s involvement could complicate the outcome. If Germany sides with Russia, Japan’s hopes and sacrifices for Korea would be erased.
The discussion suggests the Dolly Varden paper currency likely cannot replace the present notes and questions whether it would be a significant improvement over the existing elaborate designs.
The text notes that the Bank of England money relies on paper and ink for security rather than engraving. It observes that skilled engravers can imitate any design and counterfeiting persists due to talented counterfeits, so guards center on the material rather than the engraving.
The War Department plan to reduce cavalry strength by transferring soldiers to artillery stirs indignation in army circles. Known as skeletonizing, the practice weakens esprit de corps and discipline, with whole companies decimated and officers reassigned to nonexisting unit paper divisions. Despite legal issues, Congress’ limits push intermittent repeats. Secretary Alger has paused the order for now but may press it later.
The article traces historical limits on women’s social life and public status from medieval times to Henry VIII, then shifts to a future-focused view on horses. It predicts a horse famine as electricity and steam reduce demand, urging improved horse breeding and associations to raise quality stock and stabilize prices.
A Cleveland Leader quote panel mocks a couple with a deaf wife and writer's paralysis. The caption notes Jones and his wife as a happy couple. A second line riffs that a father of triplets thinks three of a kind beats two pair in poker.
A broad roundup notes Seattle voting for free books for public schools and a daylight meteor sighting from Lick Observatory. San Francisco, Dawson City, and Port Townsend rail and mail ventures are announced, with labor and wage trends at Dyea and Skaguay. Major events include a Santa Rosa rose carnival, a rising sugar factory plan in Santa Maria, a San Luis Obispo bond ruling, and a large Alaska steamship fleet build.
Bread riots persist in Rome as global dispatches note Japan mobilizing naval forces in Chinese waters. Reports cover Italian politics, railway fares in India, sugar conferences, auctions of medical libraries, declines in Scotch universities, population shifts in Italy, gas explosion fatalities, floods in Spain, mining tragedies near Brussels, Havana plots, fires in Greece, health concerns for Empress Augusta Victoria, and a string of Dreyfus era controversies.
The Dominion government has issued amended placer mining regulations for the Canadian Yukon. Key points include ten dollar miner certificates for individuals and fifty to one hundred dollar company licenses, mining and timber rights with the license, state of mechanics for claim sizes, alternate reserved ten-claim blocks by the government, five mile sub aquatic leases at one hundred dollars per mile per year, fifteen dollar recording fees, acting recorders for remote districts, a ten percent royalty with a two thousand five hundred dollar exemption, anti speculation measures and limits on multiple claims per locality, plus other public interest safeguards.
The article argues that Yukon Basin gold digs require only labor and simple tools. It claims no capital is necessary to operate shallow summer claims and warns against investing in companies seeking funds for mining.
Reports indicate a long strike is possible as Colorado coal miners mobilize. The era's labor tensions mirror broader economic strains across the nation with miners and union leaders preparing for extended action.
The House approved a $130000 appropriation to furnish free seeds to farmers. President Dole declines to speak to the press while Congress debates the annexation treaty. The Senate confirmed McKenna to the Supreme Court in executive session. Other items discuss territorial statehood, mining department bills, and veterans benefits.
The notes report the marriage of Rev. Talmage and Mrs. Collie, and list officials to attend ceremonies across many states. It also covers Black Jack’s gang surround, Edison Jr proposing a sea wave power plant, and Nikola Tesla claiming new vacuum tubes and lighthouse lighting power.
The Santa Fe Company posts its landscape chief Mr. Help and gardener Fred Alden at Riverside station grounds with instructions to produce the best possible results.
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