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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1894
Page
1
The new Aenos store in Mesa displays fashionable dress goods flannels and ladies and gents furnishings. Hardware and grocery departments feature select goods. They are agents for Myers Pumps Fatherbone Buggy Whips and Canton Clipper Plows.
An Atlantic and Pacific promotion highlights the Great Middle Route across the American Continent in connection with the railways of the Santa Fe Route.
Liberal Management in Albuquerque announces enhanced facilities and scenic surroundings. Gen’l Agent Van SuYer highlights improved services and attractive views in New Mexico urban area.
Director R E Preston reports world gold and silver production for 1892 and 1893 with estimates for 1894. Colorado's 1892 gold and silver values reach over 133 million and 197 million respectively, while 1893 silver declines and gold rises to about 155.5 million in value. United States contributed 23.11 percent of world gold and Colorado shows large gains. 1893 marks the highest global output to date.
A French physician develops a vibrating helmet built from steel strips driven by a small motor at 600 revolutions per minute. The gentle vibration induces drowsiness, patients fall asleep, and awaken without pain.
More than ten thousand residents gathered in a Kentucky town to hear Col Breckenridge speak. The escort to the grand stand was accompanied by a band playing The Girl I Left Behind Me.
A discussion argues against educating laboring classes until their needs grow, warns of potential government arbitration, and notes rising steerage immigration to Europe. Industry leaders predict laws to embed arbitration in government as strikes continue. Reports show Hamburg American and other lines increasing emigration and immigration figures.
An Oasis warning says railways striking workers facing shootings by government forces risks fuel for labor victories in upcoming elections. A Bear Creek Colorado gold find yields 90 ounces per ton from surface rock, encouraging shipments despite moss cover.
The Winslow Mail reports a party linked to the Santa Fe railroad visiting the Grand Canyon of the Colorado to study laying a 500 mile electric cable via the river. Water power would drive steamers, divert water into granite canals, and copper wire would power electric rail like travel. Surplus power could pump river water to irrigate a vast mesa area, transforming desert into a garden.
A Courier letter comments on perceived bias in contempt rulings comparing workers refusing Pullmans with railroad officials avoiding mail duties. It cites a lack of parity in punishment for political action and social unrest, while noting local railroad hiring progresses and long telegraph routes. The piece ends recalling a Washington civil service exam question about British soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
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