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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
2
The Mesa Free Press lists P. F. Shewman as publisher serving Mesa City, Arizona. The brief notice identifies the publication and its local focus within Mesa.
A collection of quips and observations on technology and society cites the transition from horses to engines, notes on a Holland submarine, a Napoleonic boot auction price, fashion shifts, football as motivation, rehabilitation education, and a hypothetical conference of 208 women lawyers assessing the nation.
A renowned grand opera singer abruptly stopped a show following a mental health episode. Onlookers noted confusion as critics and audience members questioned why non experts attend at five dollar prices.
Mrs. Jenness Miller urged a Brookline audience that public kitchens could prevent crime and that greater skill in private kitchens would advance the cause of morality as well.
A New York paper reports a man who has learned to perceive sounds visually. If he can bear smilies he will marvel at the mirth his discovery has produced.
A provocative claim links a coined Belgian term for car to a political stance against immigrants. The statement suggests conservatives want to keep certain people out of the country.
The piece argues Oliver Cromwell’s youth was misrepresented and that reverence for military heroes misleads youth about life. It emphasizes labor and production as the proper path and warns Spain’s report of emigration to Cuba signals growing desperation and possible national decline.
A writer warns that beyond the existing hydro power withdrawals more water is being diverted with careful restraint. A Canadian company plans to take enough water to yield 100,000 horsepower, making the prospect of the river drying up imminent.
An elderly resident recalls Burling Slip where signs for Daniel F. Tiemann paints and oils Peter Cooper glue and Cyrus W. Field rags hung side by side. Tiemann became mayor Cooper founded a college and Field organized a telegraph company. Three witnesses affirm that work in any business pays and steady effort leads somewhere.
The piece notes millionaire practice of copyrighting house plans during construction, citing W. K. Vanderbilt at Oakdale and L. L. replacing a spring burn. Architects reportedly sworn to secrecy as exclusivity grows among American elites, with a dramatic reveal of modern science and luxury in a single construction burst.
The piece compares modest pay for professors and teachers with lengthy training and hard work. It notes professors rarely earn above $5,000 yearly and ministers average about $800, while teachers average around $40 monthly, implying readers should not be surprised by the figures after reviewing these contrasts and the Jefferies-Sharkey fight.
More boys attend boxing lessons than math grammar or philosophy classes. Jeffries and Sharkey each spent about sixty days in active preparation for the bout. They fought two hours with Jeffries earning 33 423 dollars and Sharkey 11 141 dollars.
The total assets of standard life insurance companies in the United States amount to about 1.5 billion dollars in trust funds and earnings for policyholders. As of January 1, 1898, assets excluding industrial companies stood at 1.383 billion, with growth pushing toward the half near the total. The figure may surpass 1.5 billion when industrial firms are included, illustrating the vast financial security constructed by life insurers.
The piece defines vivacity as alert mind and open heart in social first meetings, insisting on regard for others as worthwhile. It asserts true vivacity blends moral and intellectual quality, fosters self respect, and remains useful in regular interactions with old friends and new acquaintances.
Talks of post office changes in Stockton and a Chinese quarter crackdown. California Fruit Growers' Association buys land in San Francisco for a large cannery employing about 600 during fruit season. Governor Gage filings cover multiple land patents in several counties. A. S. Cooper claims a chemical process could yield high grade illuminating oil from California petroleum, details pending patents and further testing.
Immigration officials report sixteen Filipino troupe members landed in San Francisco from the Lebenaw last July and became public charges. Nine members remaining in the city will be sent back to Manila aboard the Grant.
President McKinley told Senator Perkins he plans to travel to the Pacific coast for the launching of the battleship Ohio at Union Iron Works San Francisco. He was disappointed last summer by busines s pressure that kept him in Omaha. He will join the Ohio congressional party for the christening.
In San Francisco two years after a counterfeiting tool conviction J Buigli enno refused release upon paying a $2 fine. He would not take the pauper oath or accept a deduction from the $5 release allowance, leaving Warden Wilkinson debating the proper course.
Portland creamery man Mr. Rosswell faced a thrill when two panthers stalked him near a dairy farm in the hills by the river. He climbed a tree until dawn as a dancing party singer nearby startled the beasts and sent them fleeing.
A physician asserts exceptional expertise minimizes harm during operations. The statement emphasizes a high success rate and patient comfort as key promises of surgical care.
Portland reports Lieutenant Chas Lapp of the South Dakota volunteers, wounded in Luzon, en route to marry in Grangeville Idaho. He traveled from San Francisco after many wounds, and his fiancé awaits his return to wed in bed due to injuries. He earned hero status for leading a charge under fire.
A wounded member of a company, partly paralyzed, spent two months in Manila hospitals. He was transported to San Francisco with his unit but could not complete the journey and was left behind.
Pacific Coast Farmers in New York report 300 Mississippi valley landsmen aboard the Dixie to be converted into sailors. Commander Hawley of the Hartford, at San Francisco, will recruit Pacific slope farmers and bring them east. The plan aims to fill navy ranks and improve crews for battleships to be commissioned in spring. Dixie stays in drydock until after Christmas then sails to Norfolk and the West Indies with future Europe voyage. The experiment attracts global naval interest.
The Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill, the first major supply measure for government expenses, totals about 71 million with 45.16 million for the War Department and 3.14 million for the Navy. War items include transportation, subsistence, army pay, quartermaster supplies, and clothing. Navy allocations cover ordnance, vessel works, and naval academy projects. Other departments list smaller urgent items, including Treasury, Interior, and Library of Congress.
San Francisco reports two Montana volunteer units returning from Manila aboard the Zealandia with about 150000 dollars in gold and Mexican silver. The treasure, found in Caloocan, was taken from a deserted mansion and a garden chest. Soldiers also shipped gold and silver aboard and played high stakes poker during the voyage. Thousands more are said buried in Luzon, awaiting maps to locate them.
The Denver Times reports the sale of the Terrible and Butterfly group of Telluride mines and the thirty stamp mill at Ophir station to Calvin Bullock of Denver for $200000. The Butterfly mine is noted as a strong gold producer.
A humorous exchange contrasts English and Boer facial hair as a joke about loyalties to England or the Transvaal. The remark plays on side whiskers versus chin whiskers to deliver its lighthearted point.
A roundup notes arrests and policy moves across the nation. J R Flynn of Marblehead’s crew is arrested at El Cajon for desertion. Georgia Governor Candler bars sleeping car berths for Negroes except in designated coaches. Womans National Sabba Alliance plans a boycott of Sunday ads in New York stores. Senator Hanna backs $5000 Christmas gifts for Little Consolidated Street railway Cleveland employees after the recent strike. Edwin Milton Boyle and company headline the Los Angeles Orpheum New Year bill starting January 2 with Gertrude Rutledge Edward Harrigan Geo Fuller Golden and others.
Washington officials report a balance on legislation with totals through recess: 5015 bills, 95 joint resolutions, 65 simple resolutions, totaling 5176 measures of all kinds. The figures summarize the year's activity in the House.
Orange Free State officials report daily crowds seeking passage to the Transvaal to join the Boer army. Applicants range from rough laborers with little money to educated men with prior military experience. The consul explains routes via Delagoa Bay to enter the Transvaal.
A Victoria B C dispatch reports the British steamer Labuan left Sandakan November 15 with clearance papers and was seized by the U S steamship Castine at Caldera Bay and sent to Manila under a prize crew. Captain Pfort said permission to reach Cota Batu to evacuate families was refused, prompting the seizure.
Seattle figures report Paongan’s Christian mission was razed by armed locals led by Buddhist priests after August. Rev. G. T. Shields and wife escaped. German scientists Dr. Julius Holderer and Prof. Futterer were robbed by brigands in June. No converts in three years of effort. Buddhist priests claim control amid China’s turmoil and threaten violence against Christianity.
The United States government reporting for the fiscal year shows alcohol revenue of 167 928 092 dollars, with beer contributing 29 129 137 and spirits 6 736 534. Consumption totals include 1 306 218 gallons of spirit distillations from fruit and 83 819 314 from grain, plus 86 581 114 barrels of fermented liquors. Coffee remains the nation’s favorite beverage with 1 379 010 252 gallons consumed, beer close behind, while coffee yields no revenue.
Washington officials say a band of counterfeiters has begun operations in Cuba. The government located their plant and seized plates for prints of U S currency in denominations of 5 10 and 20 dollars. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn says the United States Treasury is being consulted on applying U S anti counterfeiting laws in Cuba and enforcing penalties while the island remains under authority.
In Binghamton New York John Gardiner shot his wife after insisting on publishing their photos in a local paper. He forced entry shot her twice then, in view of officers, killed himself with a revolver.
Two masked men boarded the Missouri Pacific Omaha and Nebraska City train at 10 15 PM in Kansas City Kansas and robbed passengers in the Pullman coach. The conductor was among those robbed. At Newman Kansas six miles out the bandits dropped off. Five gold watches and about 100 dollars were taken. No injuries were reported. Telegraphic report indicates three robbers with one unmasked.
Assemblyman Melick tours the Southern California state hospital near San Bernardino. He describes crowded wards with patients sleeping on floors and in bunk rooms, and twenty six inmates on basement floor blankets without bedsteads. He calls for immediate relief and better care.
W J Dent held in Tucson on extradition for securing a pardon from George Isaacs by forged documents. He is related to U S District Judge John J Jackson and to General Stonewall Jackson. Dent, once in Fort Worth, befriended Isaacs, then plotted a forged pardon to win release and contacted Governor Sayers in Austin under a false identity.
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