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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1896
Page
2
Report notes the Maher Fitzsimmons bout took place in Mexico with Fitzsimmons knocking Maher out in a minute and a half. They returned to the United States unhurt as crowds in Phoenix and Los Angeles reflect on the carnival visit and regional reception.
Reports say 15,000 Spanish troops deserted en masse and joined the Cuban Army, with Cuban fighters said to be holding their own as bravely as other revolutionaries in the liberty struggle.
Hayes Peguey secretary of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce thanks for a handsomely illustrated pamphlet issued by the Chamber. The publication features many views of buildings and ranches and describes the Salt River Valley and Phoenix in detail.
California visitors praised Phoenix for superb order during the carnival with few police present. The piece notes Mesa canal dates and dimensions, referencing Utah canal completion in 1877, enlargement in 1883 and 1887, and Mesa canal built in 1878.
Hon. Frank J. Caxney long served as a U S Senator from Utah and was a veteran newspaper man. He published a Logan paper and led the Oden Herald to shape public opinion and party division. Under his editorship The Standard backed Republicanism starting in 1890.
Parson Brown of the First Congregational church in San Francisco encounters opposition as Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper gains strong support statewide. Known for fourteen years, she is regarded as a remarkably virtuous woman, and Brown’s attempt to undermine her is unlikely to prevail.
The obituary recalls Harry M. Woods of Buenos Ayres Arizona a long time newspaper man and former Arizona legislator who died on the 13th. It notes his career and family while discussing ongoing water rights disputes between the Tempe Canal Consolidated Coal Company and Mesa highlighting a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Consolida tion and urging settlement for regional benefit.
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