23 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
1
Kansas City Chicago and St. Louis are named in a brief item referencing a route or system. The note hints at regional connections or transport discussion without further specifics.
In Silver City New Mexico Judge Bantz dissolved the injunction in United States v Rio Grande, asserting navigability of the river from Colorado to Matamoras. The piece recounts historic fording by Arista and notes Briga dier General Anson Mills affidavit claiming navigable flotillas near El Paso.
Berlin reports the government will divert German emigration away from the United States toward South and Central America. Officials cite autonomous German colonies there as less subject to political interference. The move remains vague and its effectiveness doubtful.
The New York Aquarium recently acquired the largest lobster on record. Weighing 31.5 pounds and stretching 3 feet 4 inches from tail to claw tip, it features a two foot long left claw, a nearly two foot body circumference, 18 inch antennae, and 12 inch legs. The specimen is estimated to be under forty years old.
Astronomers suggest Mercury and Venus may be tidally locked, showing perpetual night on one hemisphere and no axial rotation changes. The piece ponders life on such worlds and shifts to a report from Flagstaff about a governor, the Interior Department, and Navajo protection amid clashes with Coconino cattlemen.
Five rar roads transport three steam drills and large derricks to the Big Bug onyx mines. A new vein of superior quality has been found and the company plans extensive development work soon.
A proverb-like line asserts mothers claim children’s faults reflect a shortage of perimmons. The remark uses humor to reflect beliefs about supply and merit, framed as a social observation rather than a report of concrete events.
The United States Geological Survey reports total mineral production worth 621,969,943 in 1896, down from 622,687,668 in 1895. Non metallic minerals fell to 334,187,374 while metallic minerals rose to 286,781,579, copper led gains to 48,694,267 and gold rose to 53,088,000, silver to 76,069,236 and zinc to 6,519,920.
The Journal-Miner notes daily improvement in prospects for erection of reduction works in Prescott signaling a potential new era. Strong belief exists that such works would bring a large and rapid population increase as investigators assess the outlook. A gentleman is in Prescott to advance the inquiry and is impressed with the prospects. Meanwhile in Bruges Belgium a machinist builds a music box driven trap to lure mice into captivity as melodies draw them in.
The note recalls Victoria's coronation era when Chicago was a 4000 resident village and death penalties existed for thirteen offenses. It contrasts that with modern times where two crimes treason and murder remain punishable by death.
RH Paul visited Globe for boring on a conl enterprise nine miles above Solomonville. The Deer Creek coal field in New Mexico near Bik ver City is said to hold valuable depots, explored to 330 feet. The Southern Pacific backs operations on a belt with identical geology, though boring paused last December. A Sanca Fe surveying team appears at Guthrie and traces a river route toward Solomonville, planning a bridge over the Rio Grande valley.
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