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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
2
A collage of items from the Mesa Free Press includes notes on a cycle path for wheelmen as a public good, a question on ancestral blackness, a label for an unspeakable Turk tied to money, banana trust chatter, a Supreme Court remark on shedding hides, a cigar shaped train in railway lore and notes on Lord Roberts nicknamed Bobs by British papers.
An Italian opera company reportedly perished in Brazil due to yellow fever. Some critics quip the chorus survived in old age, but the main fact is the troupe was wiped out by the illness.
Word comes from Texas that a cy tone recently picked up a girl, carried her half a mile and put her down without even a bruise. Texas cyclones have now done nearly everything but hatch out eggs and churn the butter.
Prince Alexis Dolgoroukoff studies American capitalists for the Russian government and finds that by examining tax lists they appear generally poor.
Despite contrary signals, the piece argues that character and business merit grow amidst today’s stringent oversight. It notes that improved investigative machinery by agencies and trade associations now reveal past missteps, limiting even cautious rehabilitations.
The piece contrasts modern fiction favoring quiet, moral realism with lighter social comedies and notes on the value of broader subject matter beyond love. It cites Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler on many small colleges while highlighting how local residents feed most enrollments and mentions Michigan and Oregon examples.
The piece argues honesty matters for individuals and society, noting dishonesty harms employers, employees, and communities. It cites newspaper workers as examples who witness misdeeds and stresses Christian moral codes as a path to happiness, asserting that integrity above wealth yields lasting contentment.
Selections note Hood River strawberry prices up to 2.65 a crate and postmasters’ salaries up in Modesto and Oakdale. A Tuolumne River dam is discussed to power Groveland mines. Fowler skim milk station exceeds 2000 pounds daily as Stockton cannery hires 200–300 workers. A San Diego man captures a three and a half foot turtle at sea. a Watsonville born man plans to vote in Oakland. Apricot output in Santa Clara county expected record highs. Hanford stages a Fourth water fight. Oakland letter carriers peg city population at 70 000 as enumerators report. Robert Louis Stevenson’s widow buys 1120 acres near Gilroy to build a home. Native Daughters of Jackson fundraise for a flag. Mining Review lauds Randsburg coal bed for quality. Fresno Democrat reports fig fertilization by wasps may yield 4000 trees fructifying. Schwarz distributes insects to Smyrna figs. Orpheum Week features Joe Hart Carrie De Mar Van and Nobriga Company My Busy Day. Three Marvelous Merrills bicycle act. Jessie Padgham and Wellington and Napoleon perform. Mrs Jimmie Barry Farce Mrs Wilkin’s Boy. Lil lian Burkhart presents Fifty Years Ago.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a months long clash between the California Wine Association and Lach man and Jacobi over both dry and sweet wine lines. The struggle is evenly matched and may lead to a prolonged battle, with grape growers poised to gain via higher prices for their produce.
The steamer Alpha landed freight and passengers at Cape Nome without a US permit and evaded pursuit by the revenue cutter Albatross. Bear was trapped in ice. Alpha sailed to Vancouver at thirteen knots while Albatross tailed at ten knots. This season’s attempts to land face likely seizure on entry to US ports. The round trip reportedly earned owners about 20000. A separate Oakland report notes a fungus outbreak on Dr. Gray Smith’s neck spreading to his face. he survived after medical intervention.
In a recent report a patient died after complications following throat surgery. Authorities suggest blood poisoning from the operation as the likely cause while noting the case remains under review.
Paris reports the wine jury will not judge any foreign wine bearing a French name. California exhibitors threaten to withdraw, claiming jealousy toward American wine. Dr Wiley leads American push to overturn what is seen as an unjust decision.
Judge Seawell rules that the term of all notaries public is four years from commission and that they are not removable by the Governor under the 1899 act. The decision challenges recent dismissals by Gov. Gage and affects many depositions deeds and public documents.
The Danube arrived at Victoria with many Klondikers and $150,000 in gold. The Yukon River remains partly blocked by the Clifford Sifton stuck on a sand bar. The Dutch reached Vancouver from Skagway with 250 passengers and $100,000 in gold dust aboard.
President McKinley commissions Gen Joseph Wheeler as brigadier general in the regular army. He will command the Department of the Lakes with headquarters in Chicago, relieving Brig Gen James F Wade who held that post temporarily alongside his regular command of the Department of the Dakotas.
Boston honors Helen Gould as the first civilian invited to spend a day aboard a U S warship. Massachusetts sailors extend the offer via Seaman E Goerke to visit the vessel and thank her for her Brookyn relief work. Gould agrees to visit Friday or Saturday, marking a historic sailor guest day.
Astronomer Abbe Mareux sketches a large sun spot of about forty kilometers diameter at the Exposition Optic Palace. He says it will be visible for seven days and predicts more spots in July through September amid expected great heat. Canned fruit prices drop due to large crops, offsetting tin costs. apricots and pears rise modestly.
The firm offers full cash and installment refunds on demand within thirty days of certificate or first payment. It promises gold redemption with stock at 50 cents current price, safety in an expected rise to one dollar, backed by 10,000 acres and royalties on 5,000 acres plus 2,500,000 shares in fifty companies. It claims early hydraulic rotary drills reached 1200 feet in 30 hours.
The rich man buys stock in many oil companies to protect himself from loss in any one that may fail. The poor man buys the stock of one company and takes his chances of success or failure.
An advertorial touts California Consolidated Petroleum Company as a gateway to vast oil wealth. It claims one share links to fifty companies and 10 000 acres of oil land with 5000 acres in royalties, promising safety for small investors and a rapid share rise from fifty cents to one dollar or more. It lists prominent backers and officials to reassure buyers and notes a first-come policy with partial payment and a sixty-day balance, with prospectus on application.
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