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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
2
A satirical column in the Mesa Free Press critiques international affairs and political figures. It references France Spain Cuba Japan China and the United States with remarks on holidays bribery and censorship. It notes a Boston coachman's death and asserts that upright statesmen tolerate cartoons while scalawags oppose them.
The Kentucky horse dying of gangrene was euthanized with chloroform as an exchange suggests this relief would spare a suffering and dying man. Two ex Bank of England swindlers, who once stole 5 million dollars, now rely on literature for a living in old age. This warns young men to heed caution. A Paris exposition telescope would allegedly reveal moving armies on the moon, though such lunar military sighting is deemed unnecessary for children to learn.
The piece argues Cuban optimism for peace rests on talk not deeds, noting real gains require action to raise sugar and tobacco. It suggests Belgian Dutch Swiss efforts to form a court of arbitration could persuade powers like Russia and Britain to heed decisions, showcasing practical enforcement.
The passage notes only four independent African states Abyssinia Liberia Morocco and the Orange Free State and criticizes their suitability for civilized living. It argues partition of Africa is practically complete and compares governance of the torrid by the temperate zone, suggesting politics and geography are closely linked.
The passage argues that some modern capitalists misuse the New Testament charity rule, doing charity openly for reputation while concealing shady transactions, contrasting with the original injunction to give secretly and conduct business openly.
A humorous critique notes that many professions assume farming is easy after success in other fields. It cites Mr Fitzsimmons as misjudging farming due to his boxing prowess and contrasts sailors lawyers physicians actors and others who crave rural life. The piece suggests farmers themselves are most skeptical of such dreams.
Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton reports in the Philadelphia Journal of Zoophily that Cleveland halted dog killings tied to licensing. The dog catcher’s aggressive practices, including shootings in the streets and drownings, were curbed by reforms and enforcement changes.
A Cleveland case saw C M Munhall win a perpetual injunction against city dog killings, arguing dogs are property like livestock and cannot be lawfully killed without license. The ruling undermined the license and shaped Cleveland into a dog friendly city, though critics warn of dangers from stray canines.
A New York Sun writer argues that printing alternating left to right and right to left would waste reader effort. He notes increased eye movements and fatigue comparing twenty two quick reversals per line to six under current methods, warning it harms vision and comprehension.
A report describes an educational department at the Ohio penitentiary where convicts teach classes in primary and grammar subjects. In 1898 one thousand two hundred seventy prisoners entered, 834 could read and write, 242 were illiterate, with 779 attending the school and 800 more applicants. The present enrollment is 718, taught by 27 convict teachers, with no infractions reported and no tuition charged. The article argues for state support to expand such programs to reduce crime through basic education.
Scientists calculated the duration of a lightning flash as one nineteenth of a secondusing a vibrating lens and multiple images in a photograph. The result applies to the specific flash captured and is not a general measure.
The rotunda floor at the London Coal Exchange features an inlaid wood design forming a mariner's compass with a Greek fret border. Over 4,000 pieces of timber from nearly every British wood variety create this decorative scheme.
About 250000 gallons of artificial wine are produced yearly in a Hamburg factory. The German medical profession highly regards the wine and recommends it for hospital use across the country.
A historical note suggests gout is rare among Irish workers and attributes this to a diet rich in potatoes. The claim highlights the perceived protective effect of potatoes on gout prevalence among the working class.
A condensed roundup covers San Francisco figures donating to science, a guard’s condition after a stabbing, Gen Fred Grant’s Philippines assignment arrival, and shifting local costs from shoeing horses to taxpayers. Other items note vaccination orders for Moqui Indians, a suicide attempt by Richard Devine, and various city council debates on liquor licenses bicycles and street safety.
A Mexican mining correspondent notes many Americans are reopening old works and forming new companies in Sonora and nearby regions. Bray & Beveridge of Minneapolis organize a company near Hermosillo, Juan Pedrino operates the Carmen mine in the Ures district, and Tuape Mining and Milling Co led by W. H. Perry of Los Angeles runs nine high grade mines near Tuape, including Mina Colorado with two centuries of history and church bells dated 1699.
A dispatch from Spokane and Seattle notes a lively scene around the Republic mine with a $30,000 monthly dividend boosting stock values and mining activity. Over fifty properties operated through March, with tunnel work likely exceeding 50,000 dollars in prospecting costs, alongside work on nearby mines.
A $130 ore strike at Sherman in Hillsboro district is reported alongside the Standard Oil purchase of the Bonanza mine in Baker City for $2,000,000 the largest Oregon mining trade. Other items include a copper stampede near Santa Rosalia, a $75,000 loss from an ore reservoir collapse at Harrison Gulch, and strong earnings from United Verde copper mine. The Monte Cristo mill restarts with $70,000 in ore and $60,000 blocked out. The Midnight mine near Red River and La Belle may reopen, Vulture mine expansion, Yella Aster water well surge, and big Montana dividends from Anaconda and Boston and Montana numbers.
A roundup of items covers New York gold shipments to Philadelphia, Dewey and Funston fame contrasts, Cuban cockfighting bans, Moody in Glasgow, Prussia deaths, Sage hospital funding, Missouri pay debates, Populist shifts, moving costs, Mexican City war forecasts, Pinkerton sleuths, a sheriff shooting, Manila courier risks, a court martial commutation, Spanish indemnity payments, a bank stabbing, McKinley plans for returning volunteers, Wheeling strikes, and New York citrus markets with varied orange prices.
In Jackson township Ohio Mathias Steingruber a Mexican War veteran once paralyzed and with amnesia regained his forgotten senses after a wood saw injury. He recalled being 21 and voting for General Taylor before visiting Fostoria and realizing modern progress outpaced his memory. He left with the remark that the world has moved ahead beyond him.
Admiral Dewey will be the ranking naval officer afloat at every port on his homeward voyage except Malta where Admiral Hopkins commands. Dewey salutes first and Hopkins returns the salute, with equal gun salutes for all officers. British ranks exceed rear admiral and vice admiral in most fleets.
General Corbin says California volunteers are set to sail home within days from Manila. General Otis has no fixed start date, but dispatches are expected. A detachment of California artillery will depart with the First California infantry, followed by the Second Oregon, as transports Hancock Indiana Conemaugh and troop ships Senator Ohio Newport Warren Morgan City near Manila.
A London cablegram reports Andrew Carnegie subscribed £1000 to the Gladstone memorial fund. A London dispatch notes the Earl of Strafford, married to Mrs. Samuel Colgate, was killed at Potter's Bar by a Cambridge express. A cholera epidemic spreads from Allahabad to Kerrachoo causing many deaths. Maximilian Harden begins serving six months for lese majeste. The Epoca quotes Spain’s foreign minister on failed talks to release prisoners in the Philippines.
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