Mesa Free Press Arizona Publisher A P Shewman
The Mesa Free Press announces A P Shewman as publisher in Arizona. The note identifies the newspaper and its publishing leadership in the state.
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
2
No title present
No clear news item readable due to fragmented philosophical prose. The text reflects speculative musings on Greenland disease absence and urban rivalry rather than a report of events or facts. No named persons or organizations are identifiable.
Women taught to avoid stepping backward off moving streetcars
Women learn to stay clear of stepping backward from moving streetcars to reduce accident risk. Authorities highlight proper boarding and alighting practices to cut insurance premiums and promote safer urban transit behavior.
Allies Renounce Alliance and Seek Closer Ties
The United States England and Germany each repudiated their formal alliance then affirm plans to improve relations and cooperate more closely in the future.
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United States
England
Germany
New York Woman Injures Rib From Tight Lacing
A New York woman laced herself too tightly and broke a rib. The anecdote reflects the era’s fashion obsession with minute waists and extreme corseting.
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New York
Suffrage Supporters Stand Firm on Political Convictions
Those who favor woman suffrage assert that the sex is firm in its political convictions, always taking a decided stand. In other words, while they may talk over the fence they never get on it.
Recorder Goff Shown Transfixing Witness in Court
A New York recorder allegedly fixed a witness with a piercing gaze, a setback to an attorney accused of buying the witness’s silence with cash. The report frames the confrontation as a clash of courtroom tactics and ethics.
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Goff
New York
Fatherly praise and royal duty in Steyn remarks
President Steyn of the Orange Free State cites his wagon-maker father as a model of virtue and notes the fifth commandment holds a fitting crown even for a sovereign. The comment blends family pride with a sense of duty and legitimacy in leadership.
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Steyn
Orange Free State
Germany Rejects San Jose Scale despite German fears
The passage notes that San Jose scale cannot thrive in Germany yet American fruit remains excluded. Germany’s only valid objection to admittance is that the scale cannot support itself.
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Germany
Elephant attack kills New York man in crowded scene
A New York man was fatally killed by an enraged elephant after he allegedly provided tobacco to the animal. The incident underscores the danger of provoking wild beasts and the belief that elephants can identify their tormentors in a crowd.
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New York
Phoenix Show Used Real Cartridges in Musketeers
Phoenix, Arizona, staged The Three Musketeers with real cartridges in the shooting act, creating danger and spectacle. Audiences dress in bullet-proof evening attire as officials consider steps to safeguard performances and maintain public interest in the arts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Malachi May Have My Place in Sermon Tale
Andrew Carnegie recalls a Scottish minister who preached long about major prophets and minor prophets. A disruptive sister interrupts by loudly declaring Malachi may have her place, ending the anecdote with a humorous reformulation of the biblical name.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Malachi
Distrust of Surgery Stalls Procedures Across the Nation
A wary public slows surgical progress as patients flee or resist operations. One case shows an architect recovering from appendicitis bolting from a hospital, while another man with a severed leg escapes before amputation. Surgeons warn that keeping patients under anesthesia until completion may be the remedy to restore confidence.
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Church Subscription Obligation
The Iowa Supreme Court holds that signing a church subscription list creates a legally binding obligation based on valid consideration. A man subscribed to a fund for a Methodist Episcopal church but later repudiated the subscription when collection was attempted.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Sunday Subscriptions Validated by Court Ruling
The court held that no consideration is required for a subscription and that giving on Sunday is lawful. It rejected the idea that Sunday involvement invalidates contracts and noted the long-standing custom of offerings. The decision supports using legal means to collect charitable subscriptions.
Be an Inferior Newton Not A Muscular Monkey
A meditation on thought as the world mover. The essay cites Newton at twenty three to urge young readers to develop intellect over brute strength, arguing mind training outvalues muscle. It urges immediate start, study of weaknesses, and the dangers of unreflective life, contrasting thoughtful leadership with mindless toil.
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Newton
Great Britain
Cemented conduit turns to electric railway in New York
The Third Avenue Railroad in New York City built a permanent underground conduit with a large amount of cement. Now the project to convert it to an electric conduit railway requires removing much of this cement with chisels. The cement is described as the hardest seen in New York and no more of the same material can be found after the supplier went out of business.
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Third Avenue Railroad
New York City
New York
Electrical Review
Horse as shepherd dog in Savoy herd scene
A shepherd at Chambery in Savoy uses a horse rather than a dog to guide his herd. The horse seems to understand commands and carries them out as intelligently as a well trained dog.
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Chambery
Savoy
You can't live on Christmas presents any more than you can live on love
A compact reflection on basic needs versus sentiment, suggesting enduring essentials outweigh holiday gifts as sustenance for a life.
Stockton X-ray Locates Bus Heba After Opera
A Stockton effort using X-ray technology locates the sought-for bus heba removed by an opera on. The Tacoma Bicycle Board of Trade plans a 50 percent price increase on all repairs done on Sundays. Miss Bertha L. Chapman of Oakland gains Stanford library assistant post after teaching science in Santa Barbara and Paso Robles. Dr. Matthews of the Stockton Health Board urges iron receptacles on every block to aid consumptives under the anti-expectoration ordinance. Oakland Police Chief Hodgkins and Police Judge Smith announce a vigorous crackdown on hobos with many sent to jail for durations typical of thirty days.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bicycle Board of Trade
Bertha L. Chapman
Oakland
Santa Barbara
Paso Robles
University Library
Stanford
Matthews
Stockton Board of Health
Hodgkins
Smith
Gambling houses closed in Sacramento city
All Sacramento gambling houses close for night by order of Mayor Clark except Ed Kripp’s place run by the baseball manager. Kripp refused to close and defied police entering. An attempt to close the venue failed. Chief Sullivan says it is only a question of time before the place is shut.
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Sacramento
Clark
Ed Kripp
Sullivan
Mrs Rich Convicted in Mexico Murder Case
Mrs Mat tie D Rich was found guilty in Ciudad Juarez District Court for shooting and killing her husband John R Rich last March. She was sentenced to fourteen years in prison. John R Rich, son of a Fort Dodge Iowa banker, was an actor whom she married after meeting at the World’s Fair in Chicago.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mattie D. Rich
John R. Rich
Ciudad
Juarez
Mex
United States
Mexico
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Chicago
International mail clash over smallpox quarantine
A dispute between Canadian and American postal authorities over BC smallpox quarantine suspends Spokane Falls mail across the boundary. Canadian demands fumigation while American officials seek disinfection on the U S side. Ottawa and Washington referenced. vast mail piles up at Northport.
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Portland
Oregonian
Spokane
Wash
British Columbia
Washington
Spokane Falls
Northern
Northport
Boundary Line
Ottawa
Six Americans shot near Bacatete Mountains
A Guaymas dispatch claims six Americans including David Cusick John Eldridge George Lunt Charles Burns Lon Webster and Henry Williams were shot during the last week near the Bacatete Mountains east of Guaymas by order of Gen. Torres. The American Consul reportedly did not intervene. The victims, prospectors, were said to be in friendly contact with Yaquis who were encircled by Mexican troops. Americans in Guaymas warn others to avoid Yaqui country.
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EL Paso
Tex
Guaymas
Mex
David Cusick
John Eldridge
George Lunt
Charles Burns
Lon Webster
Henry Williams
Bacatete Mountains
Torres
Yaquis
Bacatete Range
Cannibal Attack Kills Crew of Nikamarra in Admiralty Islands
Details from Victoria report the execution of Captain Dalthe and crew of the schooner Nikamarra by cannibal natives on an Admiralty Islands visit. Eleven aboard—captain, mate, and six New Ireland natives—were hacked to death. attackers looted the vessel then wounded Bullock during a return ambush at sea. The Nikamarra, owned by E. E. Forsythe, had left New Britain in October for trade.
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Victoria
B. C
Admiralty Group
E. E. Forsythe
New Britain
Admiralty Islands
Dalthe
New Ireland
Forsythe
Bullock
Doudney
Nagara
Sailing Party Tragedy Drowns Miss Cunningham at Bodega Bay
News from Petaluma reports the drowning of Miss Alice Cunningham during a sail at Bodega Bay last evening. She was with three companions when a heavy wave overwhelmed the skiff.
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Petaluma
Alice Cummingham
Bodega Bay
Tragic Boat Sinking Claims Miss Cunningham
Rescue crews arrived as the boat crew prepared to abandon ship. All others survived with serious injuries while Miss Cunningham sank and body later washed ashore and recovered.
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Miss Cunningham
Miss Cunnigham
Great Fruit Movement Organizes California Cured Fruit Association
The California Cured Fruit Association charter arrived from Sacramento and the board was formed in San Jose. H. G. Bond of Santa Clara is president with J. H. Henry of San Jose as first vice president. L. F. Graham and F. N. Wood join as executive committee. Alfred Bartow is secretary. Wood serves as treasurer. Directors expect swift success.
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San Jose
California Cured Fruit Association
Sacramento
H. G. Bond
Santa Clara
J. H. Henry
L. F. Graham
F. N. Wood
West Side
Bond
Alfred Barstow
Tire patent holder Dodge faces tire price hike
Official notice from Diamond and Goodyear Rubber and Theodore A. Dodge of New York confirms an agreement on bicycle tire patents. The pact will raise tire prices by about 50 percent.
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Akron
Diamond and
Goodyear Rubber Companies
Theodore A. Dodge
New York
General Joubert Remembered by New Orleans Creole Family
W. 8. De Van of Los Angeles recalls General Joubert a wealthy New Orleans Creole, leader of the Fifth Louisiana cavalry, who later served in Egypt and rose under Kruger in the Transvaal. He notes Joubert’s prominence in business and society and mentions his banker brother Leon Joubert.
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Joubert
Fifth
Luisiana Cavalry
Stonewall Jackson
Egypt
Transvaal
Kruger
Leon Joubert
New Orleans
Bank of Deerfield Robbed of 17000 Dollars
Madison Wisconsin reports the Bank of Deerfield was robbed last night with dynamite blowing the vault. About 17000 dollars in bonds and cash were taken and the robbers escaped. A special from Madison says only 800 dollars in cash was secured and waterworks bonds were stolen. The suspects fled east on a freight train about 10 30 a m.
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Madison
Wis
Bank of
Milwaukee
Deerfield
Helen Gould's Generosity to Brooklyn Naval YMCA
Miss Helen Gould gave 125000 dollars to the naval branch of the YMCA in Brooklyn and secured adjoining property for a new five story building. The memorial will honor her parents and provide a mission hotel gymnasium library swimming tank baths and a sailor meals restaurant at nominal cost.
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New York
Helen Gould
Naval
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Brooklyn
Desert editor for a week in Topeka Capital experiment
Atchison Kans Jan 27 exclusive dispatch E W Howe of the Atchison Globe proposes Rev Charles Sheldon turn his pulpit over to the editor for the Capital experiment week. Howe would preach nightly on preacher tendencies and fallacies if Sheldon accepts or his own Cosmopolitan daily sermon if not.
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Atchison
Kan
E. W. Howe
Atchison Globe
Charles Sheldon
Topeka
Sheldon
Globe Today
Mr. Howe
Howe
Gen. J. E. Hudson
Gen. Hudson
Jesuits From Manila Arrive in San Francisco En Route to Washington
Father José Algue director of the Manila Observatory and Father José Clos arrive in San Francisco with folios of scientific data and twelve manuscript volumes. Invited by Cornell President Jacob Gould Schurman and at General Otis's request, they seek government publication. They are typhoon and earthquake experts and bring valuable maps of the Philippine Islands.
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San Francisco
José Algue
Manila Observatory
Orient
José Clos
Washington
America
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Philippine Commission
Gen
Otis
Philippines
Father Algue
Philippine Islands
Mineral Lands Bill Backed by California Delegation
The Miners Association Executive Committee decided to uphold California’s congressional delegation for the Mineral Lands Bill by preparing a letter and a lands map to send to all members of Congress. President Ralston reported in Washington that the delegation largely supports the measure, with Senator Perkins reportedly favorable as well. The group also advanced a bill aiding mineral land claimants, addressed oil belt scrip disputes, and directed the Legislation Committee to draft a location law bill for the extra session.
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San Francisco
Miners’ Association
California
de Vries
Congress
Ralston
Washington
Perkins
Wright
Olive Culture Advice From State University Expert
Prof A P Hayne from the State University agricultural department advises B E Sibley of Rialto on olive culture. He recommends budding Manzanillo and Nevadillo Blanco with large Mission fruit, warns against certain varieties due to dry rot, stresses consistent care and irrigation, and urges early grafting or budding with four years’ start. He notes Nevadillo and Manzanillo stock are fine for grafts but fruit disease occurs. regular pruning and yearly pruning are essential. A report is due next month.
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A. P. Hayne
Agricultural Department of the State University
B. E. Sibley
Rialto
Mystic Twin Death Breaks Bodily Telepathic Bond
Chicago reports Frank Fay Pratt received a telepathic warning of his twin brother Fred Roe Pratt’s death from Manila three days before a cable confirmed the loss. The brothers shared uncanny physical and behavioral similarities as Fred traveled the world. Frank learned of the tragedy while at his parents’ home on Prairie Avenue.
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Chicago
Frank Fay Pratt
Fred Roe Pratt
Manila
Frank Pratt
Frank
Prairie Avenue
Fred Pratt
Japan
Suppression of Freaks Probes Exhibition Law
Judge Gibbons in Chicago sustains the ban on exhibiting criminals under the anti freak law while ruling the clause forbidding the display of deformed persons unconstitutional. The decision upholds public safety concerns but questions treatment of persons with deformities.
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Chicago
Gibbons
Circuit Court
Whisky Breaks Engagement Crowns Suit For Breach
Miss Fanny Kahn broke off her engagement to Harry Shafter. Shafter sued for 5000 dollars for breach of promise. In Common Pleas the defendant admitted the verbal marriage contract but said whisky on Shafter’s breath showed a reason to refuse marriage. Witnesses noted Shafter drank occasionally. The jury followed the court’s instruction that a change of mind with a good reason is permissible.
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Philadelphia
Fanny Kahn
Harry Shafter
Shafter
Court of Common Pleas
French Recruits Through Delagoa Bay Set In
Atlantic Cable dispatch from London reports French recruits moved through Delagoa Bay on the way to undisclosed assignments. No additional details are provided in the fragment.
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Delagoa Bay
French Steamer Passengers Allowed To Proceed To Transvaal
The Times correspondent at Lorenzo Marquez reports that over thirty Frenchmen aboard the Girondo, barred from entering the Transvaal, appealed to the French Consul who asserted they held Transvaal passports via the Transvaal Consul and warned Portugal of liability for international law breach. The Portuguese Governor-General, previously signing the passports, conceded the French Consul’s claim and the travellers were permitted to go forward. Eighty more foreigners are anticipated on a German steamer next week.
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The
Times
Lorenzo Marquez
Girondo
Transvaal
Sympathy for Boers Draws Minnesota Mass Meeting
A pro Boor mass meeting in Minneapolis Exposition building drew about 4000 attendees led by Frank Larrabee with Gov. John Lind Mayor James Gray and reverend J M Cleary among speakers. Republicans largely absent as they feared anti expansion sentiment though only a few criticized U. S. policy in the Philippines. Resolutions backed the Boers denouncing Britain, praised Dom Paul, condemned dumdum bullets and lyddite shells, and urged mediation by the U S president to end the war.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Exposition Building
Mog Poers Jan
Iwoulieyey
Frank Larrabee
John Lind
James Gray
J. M. Cleary
St. Charles Church
William Prentice
Chicago
South Africa
Great Britain
Dom Paul
United States
Soldier’s Forgetful Will Stirs Estate Controversy
The death of M A Hillis, a Los Angeles expressman and Philippine veteran, prompts a fight over his $600 estate. Mrs Ellen Knapp claims probate on a will leaving all to her, while heirs in Indiana and Arizona contest the Public Administrator’s haste in opening administration before death was proved.
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M. A. Hillis
Hillis
Expressman
Los Angeles
Y.M.C.A
Seventh Regiment
San Francisco
Manila
Co. E
Thirty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
M. E. Hillis
Superior Court
Mark A. Hillis
First Street
Beaudry
Ellen B. Knapp
Robert Harris
Winslow
Ariz
Knapp
Forest fire prevention and patrols urged in California
The San José Mercury discusses a House bill by Representative Waters making it a misdemeanor to kindle fires within six feet of the center of a fire with fines or imprisonment. It endorses strict forest patrols during summer as the likely best defense against recurring conflagrations, suggesting patrols with arrest power to mobilize in early fire fighting efforts.
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California
Representative Waters
California Water and Forest Association
San José Mercury
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Arizona
Mesa City
Greenland
George Washington
Pacific Coast News
Stockton
Gamblers
Mrs. Rich
Gen. Torres
Great Fruit Movement
General Joubert
Naval Branch
Brother
London
Atlantic Ca
Forestry
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