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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
2
A compact snapshot of a Mesa free press page with satirical quips on war taxes chewing gum and new fashion Windsor trouser breeches. It also references Ezra Cornell, naval upgrades, Walter M. and Arthur S. Morton publishers, and Salvation Army work in Britain, framed as topical humor and commentary.
The report highlights Salvation Army aid figures showing 9 142 sheltered in 1896 and 2 757 inmates in workhouses, with costs 683 000 dollars and 615 000 earned by beneficiaries. It notes 10 000 settlers signaling land claims in the Canadian Northwest and a Baptists colony plan in Rainy River Ontario, plus strong American farm gains in 1897 and a looming trade boom tied to agriculture and manufacturing.
A roundup of varied items from Monterey to Oxnard and San Diego. News covers the Carolines, tuna at Avalon, birth of Dewey Oxnard Wennerholm, plant sales, Philippine trade effects, smuggling cases, large irrigation plans, journalism riots, a gold brick find, local wildlife, sugar beet potential, yellow journalism, a tennis champion, labor shortages on rail lines, military comparisons, Klondike letters, Banning Indians loyalty, Rincon Canyon oil, olives as cocktail garnish, and Fourth of July firework cautions.
Reports indicate daily war costs near one million dollars. Blanco authorizes exchange of Merrimac prisoners and American arms landings on Luzon. Descriptions cover Manila expeditions, Dewey's cable, Cadiz unrest, and Cuban volunteer movements with major figures and ships named.
A Washington dispatch reports the present outlook favors adjournment by July 1 with all work completed for the administration which seeks a victorious prosecution of the war.
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