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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
2
A Rainy Season, Dewey, and Island Policy
A compact satirical note on Cuba and the Philippines praising delaying rains, speculating on future island gains, advocating schooling near churches, and lampooning press, politics, and profiteering. It jokes that Dewey’s fame would rise with a five cent cigar and hints at wider U S influence postwar.
Nation boasts surplus fighting material for any war
The text notes a nation possesses about twelve times as much fighting material as could be used in almost any war, expressing pride in this military surplus and the strength it affords the country.
Criminologist Critique Sparks Airport Stool Pigeon Quip
A New York stool pigeon deflates a criminologist as a student of human nature who extorts money at both ends of his work. He argues criminologists have no business this side of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Woman Reflects On Gown Price Dilemma In Thought
A woman ponders how to value her new gown asking whether to slash the price to spark envy of a bargain or raise it to display affluence. The line toys with social perception and spending in a concise, witty moral.
Man of culture and Dewey’s Manila Bay victory
A reflective piece compares expanding human faculties to starry skies and argues Admiral Dewey’s Manila Bay win owed as much to scientific and professional training as courage. An English naval officer notes sea battles hinge on men, not merely ships, a view echoed by Cavite combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Manila Bay
Cavite
Madrid
Germany
Far East
London Standard
Manila
Spain
Vizcaya
Mindanao
Marinos
Col. Becker
Porto Rico
Santiago
State Department
United States
Hanna
Marcias
Santures
San Juan
Santares
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Havana
Philippines
Emperor Williams
Kingston
Jamaica
Sampson
Cervera
Human conflict, invention, and nature in the arid lands
The piece argues humans retain fighting instinct despite progress and many seek peace through stronger arms. It cites Von Moltke and the idea that disarmament is unlikely while armaments grow. It notes arid Kansas and Alaska’s water beneath arid soil and praises Nansen using wind power to conquer nature, urging Kansas farmers to imitate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Moltke
Kansas
Araska
Ben
Nansen
Investigation into uneven school performance among children
An inquiry in a city examines why children of similar capacity rank unevenly in studies. Researchers sought reasons by studying a single class of students and their classroom environment.
Youth crime fears and bread riots spark debate
An analysis notes youths' street freedom and schooling gaps with 85 percent of girls staying home to read while many boys read little. It covers prison age patterns, reform efforts by Volunteers of America, Elmira’s manual training, and then shifts to bread riots in Italy tied to 1897 wheat shortfalls and Italy’s military burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Wines
Illinois
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
America
New York State Reformatory
Elmira
Milan
Italy
Germany
France
England
Russia
India
Egypt
Argentina
Europe
Austria
Pacific Coast News roundup of late events in 1900s era
The report covers Mare Island pay rises for marines, army and ship matters, ship losses and sightings, preparations for Philippines expeditions, diphtheria at Camp Merritt, Klondike traffic, heavy Alaska shipping, insurance tax changes, livestock exports, Copper River retreat, and returning veterans from Skaguay. It notes prices for wine, railway progress in Alaska, and weather impacts on lakes and rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Skaguay
Senorita
Seattle
Juneau
City of Sitka
Unalaska
Yukon
Merchants’ Exchange of
San Francisco
Port Townsend
Alton
Rabboni
Otis
Manila
Col
A. S. Frost
South Dakota Regiment
Camp Merritt
Philippines
W. O. Owen
Pierre Humbert
White Horse
Transfer No
Vancouver
Pyramid Harbor
Klondyke
Moran
Santa Cruz Island
Copper River
Albi
Valdez Glacier
General News Roundup Reports Global Tensions And Econ Talks
A broad summary notes the general deficiency bill passage at $224 million, imperial moves in Europe, Asian tensions near Peking, and debates over the Nicaragua Canal. Reports cover Egyptian and Turkish land deals, tax confiscations in Italy, proposed Paris exposition funding, and looming shifts in currency standards. Additional items include rail salary restorations, salt price rises, prize vessel surrender, and rumors of British politics shifting around Joseph Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Nicaragua Canal
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Denver
Turkey
Kizeletoprak
Constantinople
Gen. Greely
Signal Service
Victoria of Wales
John Baring
Revelstoke
Queen Victoria
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
France
Austria
Spain
Home for Cats in Augustus Forum Rome
The forum of Augustus serves as Rome’s cats home where stray tabbies are cared for by public charity. People provide food and shelter, keeping many animals alive through communal effort and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus
Rome
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Alger
Suez Canal
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Paris
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Hobson
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Augusti
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Foraker
Merritt
Islands
W. J. Bryan
Old Fort Omaha
Col. Bryan
Vienna
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The
McKinley
Blanckweil
Thames
Duchess of York
Pacific
Coast News
Mare Island
Mare Island Navy Yard
Chun Ying
Little Pete
Lady Yarde-Buller
State Normal
San Jose
B. C
Kootenal
Kaslo
Peru
Honolulu
China
Colon
Zealandia
Yucalpe
Philadelphia
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Fearless
Clunie
Santa Barbara
Elwood
Santa Rosa Island
House
Bayard
Vanban
Pascal
Peking
Bey of
Jerusalem
William
International Commerce Commission
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Managua
Nicaraga
Federal Union
Senor Engelo Uriarte
Constitutional Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
John Trodd
Count von Arca Valley
Home Office
London
Joseph Chamberlain
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