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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
2
The piece notes Puerto Rico’s unpopularity despite government support. It calls war the profane historian and jokes about soldiers killing time. It adds London Punch plans an American edition and laments a lack of humor appealing to Americans.
American clocks and watches are shipped globally as the new century approaches, promising worldwide regulation of time by Yankee innovations and standardization across markets.
Coal is worth 125 dollars a ton at Cape Nome. The text notes unlikely coal hunts when cats leap on back fences in that neighborhood.
A Western woman sues members of a mob, claiming they assaulted her husband with a horsewhip. She alleges the group interfered with her prerogatives and seeks redress in court.
A timorous man asks the marriage recorder to refuse a license if he ever applies, claiming a certain young woman can hypnotize him and fears her designs. He worries she may thus block the transaction by hypnotizing the recorder.
A shopping trip ends with a mother leaving her baby in a department store. The reflection suggests women may neglect minor matters when handling serious affairs and imagines outcomes if women pursued politics.
The author notes a decade since corn propaganda began in Europe by the Government. In 1888 only 25 million bushels were shipped, while 1899 through November saw exports exceed 185 million bushels. The year’s corn export value reaches 74,742,127 dollars.
As sensible people focus on health they increasingly favor walking. Proper, rational exercise is the sure path to staying well and walking yields the best results with minimal impact on mental activities central to civilized life.
An actress halted a New York theater performance to let the box conversation proceed in silence. Madame Marchesi recalls a stern rebuke when chatter interrupted her singing at the German ambassador’s, where she demanded to be heard and the room fell quiet. The author doubts repeat offenses by those who trespassed on the artist’s rights.
The passage reflects on John Ruskin’s claim that women could end war by scorning victorious fighters. It notes women’s general abhorrence of war and questions whether women are profoundly logical in applying that stance. It concludes that a practical demonstration of Ruskin’s theory is unlikely.
The article argues that dignifying any station is possible but Yale is right to abolish the student waiter system. It notes poor service by students and deems the role unseemly for studious youths, proposing that self supporting students be aided by others, with waiters drawn from colored gentlemen inclined to craps over classics.
A St Paul clergyman in a recent address criticized women as wage earners and then expanded his view with a proposed remedy. The remarks sparked sensational discussion about gender roles and labor.
The argument claims four states forbid women in mines and would extend bans to about a hundred occupations. It proposes banning all girls under 18 from commercial or industrial work and equal pay for women. The Chicago Post counters that the trend favors adult labor over minors, citing productivity, employer costs, and the falling proportion of minor wage earners despite rising numbers.
Prof W J McGee, governmental ethnologist, argues mankind has not deteriorated but improved, with athletic feats and endurance rising over time. He cites taller average statures in Americans, longer life expectancy, and links physical progress to mental and moral advancement, crediting breakfast habits for higher endurance and urging optimism about the future.
The Chicago Times Herald recalls a married couple’s return home after a storm. The wife greets her husband at the door and reminds him to kiss her and wipe his shoes as he enters. The piece contrasts early romance with long marriage and domestic humor.
A South Paris man performed a rare procedure on a neighbor's hen. He opened the bird's crop, removed a grass and hay wad as large as a pint bowl, then sewed the crop closed. The hen recovered quickly and was lively the next day. Britain claims the tallest soldiers among nations.
President McKinley, born January 29, 1843, in Niles Ohio, is inundated with congratulatory messages and floral remembrances on turning 57. The House discussed Brigham Roberts mileage claims while Admiral Dewey urged pensions for widows and mothers connected to the Asiatic squadron, asking only generosity from the committee.
Charles H. Cole former president of the Globe National Bank waives examination on charges of embezzling and misappropriating 400000 dollars of bank property. He is held on a 50000 dollar bond for the district court grand jury convening March 20. Benjamin E. Smith and Benjamin Walls of Boston act as sureties. Cole was brought to Boston in January from Los Angeles California.
Washington report notes expected opposition to a measure granting Miss Helen Gould thanks of Congress. Representative Hull Iowa, head of Military Affairs, says thanks is not fitting and that a Congressional Medal of Honor would better honor her generosity and patriotism.
A Wellston, Ohio report says a man named Rodman arrived claiming to know all about Goebel's shooting in Fort, saying the attacker acted as revenge for Goebel killing John Sanford. He alleges the shooter was a close associate of Sanford, and that politics played no role. Sanford was killed in Covington about three years earlier.
German man Frank Specht and Englishman William Shoemaker argued over the Boer War. Specht was stabbed three times with a pitchfork and left unconscious. Shoemaker was badly beaten, his wife scratched, and Specht’s wife bruised. The brawl began with women defending their nationalities, then centered on their husbands as police arrived.
The January 1900 receipts from all sources totalled 48,021,164 dollars, up from 1899, while expenditures were 39,189,090 dollars, down from January 1899, yielding a monthly surplus of 8,823,068 dollars. Since July 1, 1899, receipts have exceeded expenditures by 29,870,000 dollars.
A five member committee of stock raisers and dairymen in Chicago opposes mandatory tuberculin testing. They argue the program imposes burdens on ranchers and dairy farmers while aiming to prevent diseased cattle from entering markets. The group plans to lobby officials and seek exemptions where possible.
A mass meeting at the Briggs House condemned current tuberculin testing laws for tuberculosis and compulsory enforcement. Attendees formed a five member standing committee to collect cattle health complaints, urge Governor to modify quarantine laws, and recommend legislative action to protect private property and Illinois cattle industry.
Washington reports a behind the scenes prediction that Admiral Dewey may run for President with Gov Roosevelt as Republican nominee. The piece notes Mrs Dewey’s alleged ambition to advance her husband, while calling her a Republican and expansionist, with broad social approval and speculation on 1904 prospects.
A miscellany reports big crabs in India two feet long a Connecticut man building an ark for floods Pope Leo XIII’s guards and army of 600 plus a Bell ville circus rerouting for two sick boys and ships that vanished. It notes railroads shifting to steel cars Siamese throne gift worth 75000 gold and other curious items including belt of wave power device and organ grinders required to tune before licensing.
Consul fee at Bombay reports a New York gang profits from luring men into overseas sailor work. Many destined for foreign ships are unfit and helpless after discharge, with two named Americans, Henry Meagher of Bay City and Charles Brown of San Diego, among the few helped after efforts to secure passage. The consul notes destitution, famine risk, plague, and harsh conditions for stranded Americans seeking work.
Stockton’s fire department spent 24532 dollars with only slight fire loss. Talks continue on a Portland smelter plan as nine dynamos arrive in San José to replace a fire-destroyed plant. Sacramento votes on poolrooms amid risk of a tie and ailing Mayor. Chinese gambling houses unite against police interference. Alameda Argus reports a supposed pot of gold found while tearing down a barn linked to a cattle dealer killed by a steer, who left no will.
A man claiming to be England's agent arrived in Prescott to purchase about a thousand Arizona range horses for cavalry service in South Africa. He asserts the climate of that country resembles Arizona and the horses are suitable for the campaign there.
Judge W H Aiken based in Wrights leads a local push for the California Cured Fruit Association formed in San José. Growers sign the agreement and a Santa Rosa organization forms with E H Hart president and Herbert Bryant secretary. An inspection rule bans nursery stock into the county and the district attorney drafts a stringent ordinance empowering seizure and destruction of infected vine stock by the Supervisors on Monday.
The press condemns the liquor trade as mortality and crime rise. Methodist leaders led by Bishop McCabe and Rev Dr Butler campaign against intemperance. Catholic journals urge action to stop alcohol prompted by government plans to back temperance measures.
In San Francisco on February 2 a rear room at PD Peterson's saloon on Third near Brannon held D. Peterson the proprietor and Michael Amott dead, a fourth unidentified woman. Gas from a stove fixture filled the room, and the trio likely fell asleep intoxicated, causing accidental asphyxiation.
Sacramento February 4 report says Officer Maley and Fitzgerald stopped three footpads who robbed John A. Mills near Thirteenth and L streets. The suspects named Henry Spellman, R. M. Gordon, and A. B. Spellman were captured in a saloon near the police station after a struggle with a gun, a belt of cartridges, and a leaden slingshot. The Spellmans, described as large, are believed to be Southwest train robbers or bandits.
The body of a well dressed young woman was found in a latticed pavilion in Golden Gate Park. A man who reported the discovery, now missing, said she had shot herself and a box of cartridges lay nearby. The mouth showed signs of carbolic acid, and police consider it suicide though identity could not be learned. The belt clasp bore the initials A.
A woman was found with a bullet hole in her forehead and a purse marked with M. and A. The purse held $12.20. Torn scraps of paper were nearby. The revolver used has not been located.
At Harvard mine a new 60 stamp mill is being enclosed with forty underground workers, while Gavilan mine in Perris district shuts temporarily due to low London market mood. Mountain Lily mill near Above Columbia runs on good ore. Pioneer copper mine near Pilot Hill expands with twelve workers and new buildings. Dredger work at Hawkinsville progresses toward final setup and basin flooding. A local diamond found in Pilot Peak district could indicate broader deposits, gem valued at 75 after halving to remove flaws.
The Los Angeles Mining Review highlights Southern California’s mineral wealth with abundant fuels and 39 mining districts, plus diverse deposits including gold, iron, copper, and cement. It notes 1899 gold output of six million dollars and Los Angeles banks holding twenty one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, up 26 percent.
The Inyo Independence reports a Southern California corporation formed to mine in South Peak district aimed at skimming stockholders. A milling plant failed with no ore until a prospector uncovered a 20 foot ledge of $30 ore under the mill, revealing the hoax.
A San Francisco Examiner report relays Mrs. E S Brooks and others praising Dr Chamley and his wife for cancer cures. Brooks, with breast tumors cured in a month after reading their book, cites a dozen similar cases. George Paton says a cancer in his head was cured after using the Chamleys’ free book.
The Pioneer Green Chile Company operates near Ventura as a rare U S chile canning plant. E C Ortega developed a preservation method, output reaches 55 000 cans from 22 tons of peppers, with Arizona and California markets and a Main Street adobe trademark.
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