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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
2
Paradoxical Views and Quips from the Era
A collection of wry observations and aphorisms on work politics marriage and daily life. It notes paradoxes about women and labor dogma and social mores while highlighting changes like education evolving public duties and transportation progress.
Proposal to return to basics in public school studies
The text argues that public school curriculums must be revised and return to first principles. It contends propaganda has become mania and that reading writing and arithmetic are the essential studies, with all else considered surplus.
Population Growth Slows Across Northern States
The Northern States from Ohio to the Dakotas plus Missouri and Kansas show population growth slowing from 28 percent in 1880-1890 to 18 percent in the last decade. The West’s agricultural prizes are largely won and movement to virgin lands has declined, while East coast manufacturing cities still attract people. The central West cedes pace to older East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dakotas
Missouri
Kansas
Union
Central West
Review Faults Singular United States Usage in Diplomacy Book
A book review criticizes ex-Secretary Foster for using United States with a singular verb. It notes that constitutional usage has varied, citing House of Representatives and Congress examples. The piece argues language shifts influenced by tradition and events, affecting the is versus are debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Judge Declares Married Woman Can Be Head Of House
An eminent judge rules that a married woman may be head of the house whether living with or apart from her husband. The decision aligns with feminine emancipation and the view that law has followed social progress. The piece notes the judge’s likely personal stake and hints at broader cultural shifts. Football commentary follows, praising thorough preparation as a strenuous sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lke
St. Paul
Training Key to Safe Athletics Warns Chicago Death
The article argues that success in sports comes from practice, self denial and perseverance. It cites that trained athletes in college football and other sports face fewer perils, while untrained youths risk serious injury or death, referencing the death of a young Gillett in Chicago as a cautionary note against untrained play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillett
Chicago
Bank Defalcations Show Trust and Vigilance Needed
A Newport Kentucky bank assistant cashier Brown pilfered about 200000 over ten years, after eight years of trusted service. Officers stress that trust remains essential but must be periodically tested to prevent embezzlement. larger banks draw larger sums, yet vigilance is required in all institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvord
New York
Newport
Brown
Theft in Philadelphia Firms Seen as Widespread
An expert accountant cites Alvord’s and Schreiber’s thefts as evidence that even thorough auditing cannot prevent embezzlement. He says 90 percent of thieving employees in Philadelphia evade justice, often repay thefts in installments, and notes many cases begin as seemingly innocent acts aimed at replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvord
Schreiber
Philadelphia
Corean bride refrain from speaking on wedding day
The Yonkers Statesman reports a tradition where a newly married Corean bride must not speak to her husband on the first day, viewed as a grave breach of etiquette. Felicity and Mrs Crimsonbeak discuss this cultural note, highlighting the honeymoon comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity
Crimsonbeak
Mr. Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Locomotives Built At Pittsburg Works Claim New Heaviest Power
Pittsburg locomotive works completed two engines claimed as the most powerful and heaviest yet built. Each engine weighs 111 percent tons with tenders carrying 7,500 gallons of water and fourteen tons of coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Locomotive Works
Downing Sets Automobile Record Amid Crowded Run
In a crowded scene described by the Boston Journal, Downing earns attention as the man with the gold medal on his coat and is noted for holding an automobile record. The exchange hints at a dramatic run where thirteen people were said to be affected in a single afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer
Gyer
Downing
Boston Journal
Deepest Lake Baikal in Siberia Holds Record Depth
The article notes Lake Baikal as the deepest lake in the world with depths up to 5,261 feet. It measures 397 miles long and about 15,000 square miles in area, ranking largest in Asia and sixth globally. It also includes unrelated admonitions about eating when hungry and investing in a boiler factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Asia
California Items Include Earthquakes Banks Fail and Bee Inspector
A roundup of California snippets notes three minor earthquakes near San Jose, the Bank of Berkeley failure, and the Tulare Bee Keepers Association seeking authority to appoint a county bee inspector. Other items mention Hemet hot sulphur water, Santa Fe freight through Cajon Pass, a volcanic rumor in San Mateo, and electric power plans for Shasta mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemet
Hanford
Sacramento
Water Works
San Jose
Bank of Berkeley
Stockton
Jack
J. B. Robinson
Merced
Mariposa
Huron
Santa Fe
Cajon Pass
San Mateo
McCloud
Redding
Shasta County
Tulare County
Bee Keepers’ Association
Saragian
United States
University of the Pacific
San Francisco
Pico Bejarra
Tepusquet Ranch
Summerland
Isabelle Mackinnon
Oakland
John S. de Laney
Los Angeles
McKinley
Pacific Coast
California
Vancouver
Marysville
Elmer Locke
The
Humane Society
Los Angeles Herald
C. G. Calkins
U.S.N
Berkeley
New York
Olympia
Dewey
Burlesque and comedy stars shown in vintage revue notes
The fragment lists performers and acts including Johnson Davenport, Lorelia, Louise Dresser in a pickanniny setting, Jack Norworth with The jailbird coon, Ber tie Fowler, and The Comicgraph. Retaned by special desire Truly Shat tuck, queen of burlesque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson-Davenport & Lorelia
Louise Dresser
Pickanniny
Jack Norworth
Bertie Fowler
Comicgraph
Truly Shattuck
All on Board But One are Lost
The steam ship Saqua, departed San Francisco for San Diego with general merchandise, wrecked on Duxbury reef near the Golden Gate. Thirty to forty people were aboard. only Chief Engineer Burrill survived, washing ashore on an overturned boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Saqua
San Diego
Duxbury Reef
Golden Gate
Burrill
Arizona Orchards Not Injured In Cold Snap
After a thorough review the Arizona orange groves near Phoenix were found uninjured by the cold Sunday night despite fears of damage. The unpicked crop suffered frost on some fruit but trees remained largely undamaged. Von Schroeder Seeks New Trial In Spreckels Suit. Baron Von Schroeder petitions a new trial in his damage case against John D. Spreckels after a jury verdict favored the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
von Schroeder
San Rafael
Baron von Schroeder
John D. Spreckels
Death of Cadet Booz At West Point Prompt Inquiry
A congressional committee appointed by Speaker Henderson opened hearings on Oscar Booz death at West Point and hazing at the academy. Three sessions spanned from morning to midnight as Bristol witnesses and attending physicians testified. The panel plans further sessions in Bristol and Philadelphia with Breth and Burnham among those slated to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Congressional Committee
Henderson
Oscar Booz
West Point
Military Academy
Bristol
Booz
Oscar
War Department
Breth
Altoona
Burnham
Kentucky
Abyssinians Refuse Mine Work Sparks Naval Clash
In Biera Portuguese East Africa on January 5 the German steamer Hertzog delivering 136 Abyssinians and Somalis for Rhodesian mines faced a mutinous protest. The crew refused to land to work in chains, police and troops intervened, a one hour battle ensued, one Somali died and thirty six were wounded, with fifty aboard later found to have jumped overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biera
Portuguese East Africa
Hertzog
Victory
California Rep Kahn to Introduce Chinese Exclusion Bill
Washington January 5 Representative Kahn of California has decided to introduce a Chinese exclusion bill this session. He will complete it tomorrow and likely file in the House Monday. Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin offers an amendment to allow government appeals to Federal courts after commissioner rulings in Chinese cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kahn
California
Congress
Jenkins
Wisconsin
United States
Marriages and Divorces in Los Angeles County 1900
The county clerk issued 1510 marriage licenses in 1900 and 461 divorce complaints were filed. In 1899, 1888 licenses and 487 divorce filings. The share of divorces to marriages was about 30.5 percent in 1900 and 31.5 percent in 1899, indicating a slight improvement. Nearly one of every three marriages ends in divorce courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Co
Prohibit Rum Traffic Seek African Treaty Ratification
Bishop E G Andrews and Methodist leaders urge Senator Frye to ratify an African treaty with Lodge resolution to curb liquor opium and firearms trade to aboriginal tribes. Fifteen nations have ratified it, and supporters want the measure as the first act of the new century in the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. G. Andrews
Episcopa Church
Frye
Senate
Reinforcements Urged as Cape Colony Fears Dutch Rising
London reports unsatisfactory news from Cape Town with martial law proclaimed at Malmesbury and discussions on broader use of force. Cape Town seeks English reinforcements as Kitchener concentrates on lines of communication and Rand mines, while Boers raid and prisoners are moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cape Town
Malmesbury
England
Lord Kitchener
Cape
Cape Colony
Clan William
Malmsbury
Carnavan
Colesberg
Kritzinger
Middleberg
Worcester
Hex
Transvaal
Bechuanaland
Orange River
Petrovsk
Duplocy
Utrecht
US Gold and Coal Lead World Production Rise in 1900
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports 1900 US production valued at $509.8 million for metals and $755.7 million for non metals, with coal at a record 274,847,779 tons. Gold value $78.66 million. copper $100.15 million. iron $238.08 million. silver $37.09 million. Coal dominates non metallic outputs. overall totals compare with 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Engineering and Mining Journal Today
United States
Americans Captured in Balacoa Incident
Manila reports Private George H. Ray of the Engineer Corps his assistant Private Lyons of Co. K Fifth Infantry five native policemen and two scouts were captured by insurgents while en route to Balacoa. An American column was sent to pursue the Filipinos but did not overtake the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
George H. Ray
Engineer Corps
Lyons
Co. K
Fifth Infantry
Balacoa
Mystery of the Ages Dialogue Cited by Boston Transcript
A brief exchange notes a puzzle about aging spousal norms. Dickerman remarks the new wife is rarely very young, while Rawley inquires about the mystery. The Boston Transcript comment hints at social expectations shaping marriage patterns.
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Dickerman
Rawley
Boston Transcript
For Glory's Sake
A detective recounts Hawkee arresting a suspect in Chicago. The second detective notes no reward was offered, implying unusual circumstances surrounding the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Hawkee
Chicago
Look Out for Imitators of Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Every success breeds imitators and counterfeiters warns a consumer alert. The note urges buyers to seek Cascarets Candy Cathartic from reputable druggists only and warns of substitutes sold at 10c 25c and 50c in local shops.
No Title From a Detroit Free Press Exchange
A Detroit Free Press excerpt features a father warning his son about a fiancée who does not know how to cook. The young man replies that it could be worse, noting she has promised never to try learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure and no pay. Price 26 cents. The advertisement emphasizes quick relief and a money back or free offer. It markets a household cold remedy promising rapid action and affordability.
Carter's Ink Backed By Bold Claims And Eye Comfort
A short exchange touts Carter's Ink as having a rich deep color that does not strain the eyes and resists fading. The dialogue contrasts thickheaded stubbornness with open-minded confidence while praising the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Trust the Man. Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quote about selecting a leader for a storming party and a West Pointer who ate eighty five prunes. Garfield Tea is advertised as curing chronic constipation and liver-related diseases by cleansing the system and purifying the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Garfield
Laxative Bromo Quinine Promises One Day Cold Cure
Advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. E. W. Grove signs each box. Includes code 2b6c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Amateur Savant Duped By False Aurora Tale
In Stockmar memoirs an anecdote recalls Herr von Radowitz who boasted of witnessing an aurora at a party near Frankfurt. A barn fire was actually burning nearby. he claimed to have seen the display, then disappeared after a ten minute pause, exposing his vanity and quick retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Stockmar
Herr von Radowitz
Frankfort
Radowitz
Stockmar
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Club
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Dom Paul” Kruger
Haywards
Electoral College of California
Tulare
Oross
San Bernardino
Orpheum
Martin Beck
Severus Schaffer
Will M. Cressy
Blanche Dayne
Cadet Booz
Mr. Jenkins
Hood
the Man
Carters
TVER
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