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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1899
Page
1
Capitol Building Plans and Evolving Railway System
A description outlines the Capitol Building with a 184 by 84 foot footprint, fronting Washington street, featuring a rotunda, three legislative floors, and multiple offices and library rooms. It contrasts with a rail system where 36 000 locomotives and 1 250 000 freight cars illustrate vast growth, noting heavy weights and costs of passenger and sleeping cars amid expected future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Council
Assembly
United States
New York Tribune
Beginning of the Twentieth Century Discussed Citing Disputes
In 1899 newspapers debate when the new century begins with some saying 1900 and others 1901. The Nogales Oasis notes the later date is correct. J Holsinger in Tucson reports Interior Department actions against cutters of green mesquite to curb speculative wood cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Nogales Oasis
J. Holsinger
Department of the Interior
Tucson
Arizona Mining Gains Highlight in Gold Output
Arizona rises in gold production ranking with California Colorado Montana and South Dakota ahead. James Barton Jr. notes Arizona produced fifty percent more gold last year than Alaska amid quiet, steady development. Cyanide plant near Chaparral shows one month of strong runs as weather allows restart. The piece ends with a verse about a fictional town No-good on the river bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
California
Colorado
Montana
South Dakota
Alaska
James Barton Jr
Barton
Aa Gogn
Courier
Local advisory board formed for Children's Home Society
Mr John Waldo Ellis organized a local advisory board in town last week for the Children's Home Society. Any person may leave information with Mrs J E Crane Mrs R Hakes Mrs E A Spragg Mrs E Hughes Mrs C J Banks or Mrs Jos Peterson regarding a homeless child or a person ready to take a child into their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Waldo Ellis
Children’s Home Society
J. E. Crane
R. Hakes
E. A Spragg
E. Hughes
C. J. Banks
Board selects John Gray as county clerk in Phoenix
The Board of Supervisors congratulates its choice of John Gray for clerk noting he is competent and a reliable Phoenix citizen. The statement asserts that county accounts will be kept correctly, faithfully, and honestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
John Gray
Phoenix
Chicago Officials Tour Mesa Valley on Special Visit
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln and Hon. N. K. Fairbank of Chicago visited Mesa from Phoenix on a special Wednesday tour. They rode around the valley for an hour or two and expressed high satisfaction with the Mesa country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Lincoln
N. K. Fairbank
Chicago
Mesa
Phoenix
Doane Rules Jones Ineligible For District Attorney Post
Judge Doane rules in Graham County case McGowan vs Jones that Jones cannot hold the office of district attorney because he was in the army at the time of his election. The decision centers on eligibility based on military service during the election period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane
McGowan
Health trip for W B Barbour to Tucson and south
W B Barbour departs for health travel with plans to visit Tucson and other southern territory sites, possibly extending into Mexico. Chas Edward was tried at Globe for killing Chas Cadette and was acquitted after a short deliberation of about twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbour
Tucson
Mexico
Chas. Edward
Globe
Chas. Cadette
Desert Turns Meadow as Stock Return in Coming Weeks
In a few weeks the desert will resemble a meadow with thousands of sheep and cattle grazing. The change signals a major seasonal shift and potential relief for herders planning summer pastures.
Territory Debates Law Against Mexican Paupers and Criminals
A spectrum of local items notes political calls for excluding pauper and criminal classes of Mexico from the Territory, new infrastructure projects, updates from Phoenix and Goldfield, and social happenings including a Woodmen Camp Fire, a new creamery, and recent weather. Notable mentions include Mrs Hornbeck and Grand Camp officers, a cyanide plant at Mammoth mine, and Moody planning services in Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen
Hornbeck
Phoenix
Fork sale cheap for cash on Main and Center streets
Notice of an affordable fork sale for cash covering part of Block 7 facing Main and Center streets. Inquiries directed to the offering office for details and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Certer
Southern Pacific Leads in Comfort and Speed
The Southern Pacific advertises superiority in equipment and service with fast, elegant trains and dining cars on all limited trains. It promises no snow blockades, 238 miles to Los Angeles as the shortest line, and fastest service to eastern points. For more, contact agent M. O. Bicknell or visit G. F. Lampey at 526 W Washington St Phoenix for gifts and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
M. O. Bicknell
Travel guidance for Southern Pacific route to seaside points
Guidance to choose an efficient route via the Southern Pacific heading east. Recommends the shortest line to seaside destinations and securing best connections and accommodations. Includes a prompt to call or visit for further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Phoenix Short Line Revamps Pullman Service to Maricopa
The Phoenix Short Line restored its Pullman run between Phoenix and Maricopa. Passengers may board at seven in the evening and stay aboard until six o'clock the next morning, eliminating the need for rooms at Maricopa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Maricopa
Sunset Limited to Run Twice Weekly First Route This November
Southern Pacific announces the Sunset Limited, a solid vestibuled Pullman passenger train with dining service, to debut around November 1 and then operate twice weekly from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. A second fast service between New Orleans and San Francisco connects with Atlantic Coast routes. Four fast east and west trains weekly run via Maricopa along the Sunset route. For details contact M D Bicknell, GP, 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Pacific Coast
New Orleans
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Maricopa
M. D. Bicknell
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Mitchel Wage
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Mesa Free Press
Morton
A.p.shewman
Morton & Shewman
Capitol Building
Hunsaker and Stapley’s Hardware Store
Frederick Ward
Shakespeare
Western Union
A. P. Shewman
Aye
Goldfield
Moody
Salt River
Tempe
Simon J. Murphy
Detroit
McQueen
Congregationalists
Linseth and Fairbanks
Dr. Chandler
Mr. Frizzee
Arizona Canal
Edison Vitiscope and
Buttes Reservoir
Florence
W. E. Pomeroy
Hod Fuller
Owen Davis
Ellsworth Brothers
Mrs. Peterson
Glendale
Corporal Walter Gregory
Ben Felton
Clara Stahlings
Utah
Capt. McClintock
Jeannie Jones
Dana Brothers
Kleinman Bros
Elias Ake Ender
Southern
Pacific
G. F. Lampey
Sunset Limited
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