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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
2
Glimpses of Wealth, Fear, and Innovation Across Tangled Times
The column surveys usury, high finance, and social cost while noting neglect of responsibility for political chaos. It cites a Vanderbilt and Virginia Fair wedding as a symbol of capital’s sway, and discusses life insurance payouts for fear. It mentions an English inventor, telegraphy dreams, and a global cable network nearing completion.
Ingratitude and Loss Dominate a Vanderbilt Tale
The piece likens a Vanderbilt’s loss of a $300,000 home to the perils of a national sentiment toward a Canadian quarter. A woman gives her fianc the whisky cup and laundry bag but remains betrayed. The narrator scoffs at the faithlessness and suspects cigars sealed the betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Poisoned by Rabbit Scratch Sparks Tough Talk on Wives
A woman admits superstition failed after a rabbit scratch poisoned her, challenging the belief in luckier omens. The piece notes many recent cases of men harming their wives, highlighting a grim trend in domestic violence and shifting attitudes toward superstition and justice.
Boy falls from window lands on man’s high hat
In Philadelphia a 5-year-old fell from a third story window and landed on the head of a man wearing a high hat, escaping injury. The incident testifies to the hat’s usefulness though its beauty may be questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
First impressions in business stationery matter for credit
First impressions shape a person’s success as firms judge applicants by the quality of printed stationery. Neatly printed materials convey reliability and are the only kind businessmen will trust, influencing credit and other favorable outcomes.
Comrades Song Remains Proud Amid War Wounds
The song Comrades gains new meaning as American soldiers wounded during General MacArthur's advance sang it while being carried to hospital. They pressed forward under deadly fire and a tropical sun, earning praise for their courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacaArthur
Arkansas Law Targets Birder Hat Fashion
Arkansas lawmakers pass a game law punishing women who wear stuffed birder hats. Critics warn it may lead to broader fashion bans on headgear and ostrich plumes, threatening feminine prerogatives and drawing Audubon Society concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Audubon Society
Pursuit of High Ideal and Growth in Knowledge
The text reflects on striving toward lofty ideals and the value of experience. It cites Walter Pater on experience as the end itself and quotes Lewis Carroll and a wiser man who likens progress to pressing toward a mark, emphasizing gradual wisdom over attainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pater
Lewis Carroll
Devitrified glass appears in France via Lyons report
A new product called devitrified glass has emerged in France. The United States consul at Lyons reports it as glasslike in properties except for transparency, achieved by heating a special process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Lyons
Wireless breakthroughs reshape building and communication ahead
The article notes glass as paving material and house building option, then discusses Marconi’s wireless telegraphy experiments. It highlights durable, dirt resistant glass blocks, forecasts reduced telegraph costs, potential post office impacts, and the abandonment of costly cables if transatlantic wireless proves feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Liquid air could surpass steam and electricity as power source
The article reports Chas E Tripler of New York demonstrating liquid air as a new power force. By compressing and cooling 800 gallons of air into one gallon of liquid, it remains liquid at 312 below zero and expands to vapor with heat, potentially powering trains ships and factories with self-reproducing energy and minimal ongoing cost beyond machinery wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Tripler
New York
Tripler
Langley Devotion to His Mother
Prof. Langley secretary of the Smithsonian in Washington shows tenderness toward his mother and children. He dedicated a poem at the National Museum for his young favorites and worries for fear a recent critical article harms his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
National Museum
New England
Saturday Evening Post
Phonograph Messages Delight Abyssinian King Menelik
Queen Victoria sent a message to King Menelik of Abyssinia via a phonograph cylinder and the novelty pleased the Negus who ordered an artillery salute in honor of the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Victoria
Menelik
Abyssinia
Negus
Mother Learns Every Wedding Cake Recipe by Heart
A reflective line depicts a mother who, as her daughter turns 18, has memorized every wedding cake recipe in her cookbook, illustrating a lifetime of family culinary craft and preparation.
Hotel Guests Demand Action as Landlord Speaks Out
Residents claim the landlord is obstructing repairs and renovations while hotel guests threaten to leave if concerns are not addressed. Tenants rally for mediation and formal assurances on safety, upkeep, and timely service.
Pacific Coast News Items Of General Interest
A digest from Phoenix to Riverside reports on a dog named Filipino and a strong runner. San Francisco reports smallpox cases and a hospital transfer. Leagues and shipping grow with salmon runs and new shipments to Oregon and Washington. Rain gauges to be installed in California towns. a Fresno water analysis forecasts a Bakersfield brewery. Sutro estate sales near 1 million dollars. a Santa Fe steamer Ocean Wave slated for ferry service. The Oxnard sugar factory denies Chinamen employment while beet thinning employs workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
San Francisco
Roy Westchester
Los Angeles
Alameda
John Ray
Bay Farm Island
The
Fish Commission
J. P. Haller
Sacramento River Packers’ Association
Oregon
Washington
Weather Bureau
John H. Wilson
San Joaquin Valley
Elmwood
Merced
le Grand
Lankershim
Fresno
Reedley
Hanford
Visalia
Angiola
Dewey
Bakersfield
Fresno Democrat
Democrat
Pete Martin
San Bernardino
Pete
Coffee
Adolph Sutro
Sutro
Napa County
Sutro Heights
Cliff House
Chicago
Messrs. Eilert
California
Santa Barbara
Santa Fe
Point Richmond
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Seattle
Klondike
Oxnard Courier
Riverside
Oxnard
Crop thinning costs split by race in Courier report
The Courier notes thinning to save the crop costs more per acre when done by Chinese workers than by whites, with white labor paid 25 cents a day more than Chinese workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Courier
Marriage in Santa Cruz Ties Pastor to Dead Wife's Friend
A Presbyterian church ceremony in Santa Cruz united Rev H T Thompson of Grant's Pass Oregon and Laura Naylor a long time Japanese missionary. The bride had not met the groom for twenty seven years and was once a friend of his late wife in an Indiana town. Thompson and Naylor carried on correspondence after the wife died five years ago and he proposed by letter. Naylor arrived from Japan last week for the wedding.
Reward Increased for Missing Engineer Starr in Pasadena
A $500 reward is offered for information on H. S. Starr the Pasadena engineer missing since. The Oak Knoll ranch owners boosted the reward from $200 to $500 for tips leading to Starr’s discovery whether alive or dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Starr
Pasadena
Oak Knoll Ranch
Mr. Starr
From Foreign Lands News Roundup
Dispatches report the Detroit did not sink the Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto and note quiet conditions along Nicaragua. Reports from Riga Lewd riot killings tally twelve dead and fifty wounded. Russia rejects China railroad concessions and plans to survey a Manchuria line. Cholera rages in Karachi with 232 new cases and 28 deaths in one day. A wreck found near Saint Brides Bay reveals a mariner’s body. Berlin honors Dr. von Schweinitz as tuberculosis congress secretary. US and others debate private property seizures at sea. Americans demand majority-rule in verdicts. In Rome, ex premier Crispi seeks permission to explain the Eritrea rout amid uproar. Ferry accuses Gen. Barratieri of abandoning troops. Gold Bar mine owner A G Campbell reportedly rejects a $30,000 offer for his property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Managua
Detroit
Nicaragua
St. Petersburg
Riga
Lavonia
Light outfit for Baja placer miners baffles Klondikers
The piece notes Baja California placers require virtually no clothing, contrasting with the heavy gear of Klondike miners. It highlights the stark climate and rough environment shaping minimal apparel for local work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondikers
Baja California
Roosevelt signs amended franchise tax bill in Albany
Albany reports Roosevelt signs amended franchise tax measure while senate passes a $75,000 appropriation for Admiral Dewey celebration. Other items note Cuba taxes cut under U.S. supervision, a New Jersey sewerage commission formed, and various regional incidents from Illinois coal output to riots and indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Eldorado
Kan
New York State Senate
Senate
Admiral Dewey
New Jersey
China
Russia
Saloons Closed and Editor Arrested in Wardner Idaho
In Wardner Mul Lane Gem and Burke saloons shut and Mullane Mirror paused with editor W H Stewart jailed on sedition charges. Four hundred seventy employment permits issued. Last Chance mine restarted with a small force while others near Wallace await. Gen Merriam leaves for Denver, Major Smith takes command of US forces in the Coeur d Alenes. About 325 men now present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardner
Idaho
Mullane
Gem
Burke
Mullane Mirror
W. H. Stewart
Last Chance
Wallace
Merriam
Denver
Major Smith
United States
Couer ‘d’Alenes
Hinky Dink Kenna Testifies Before Chicago Commission
Alderman Michael Kenna known as Hinky Dink Kenna appears as star witness before the Baxter Legislative Investigating Commission. He denies gambling and policy shops in Chicago and claims all-night saloons reduce crime while admitting to large campaign expenditures and charging the difference to amusement and pleasure. He calls politics a losing game, wryly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baxter Legislative Investigating Commission
Michael Kenny
First Ward
Hinky Dink
South Clark Street
Commission
Alderman Kenna
Rich Copper Discovery Near Nevada Southern
After two decades F C Gay of the Santa Fe road announces a copper mine 30 miles west of the Nevada Southern in the Vanderbilt district. The operation yields 40 000 dollars a month with rising reduction needs, a profitable regional railroad, and the mine valued at full payoff as ore runs 15 to 60 percent copper. ore is hauled by tramway to the bin as surface stripping continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
F. C. Gay
Southwest
Gay
Nevada Southern
Vanderbilt
Cubans Refuse Money From U S Offer Near Marianas
Havana official reports show 200 Cuban troops under General Rodriguez near Marianas refused $75 per man and dispersed after vowing to keep arms. Telegrams indicate western province forces may follow orient troops in declining U S money, with government employees donating salaries to aid soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fitzhugh
Lee
Havana del Rio
Brooke
Rodriguez
Marianas
Orient
United States
President McKinley Plans Western Tour This Summer
The president will travel as far west as St. Paul this summer with possible stops at Yellowstone Park and the coast depending on circumstances. The St. Paul visit date is undecided, but he intends to greet the Thirteenth Minnesota and First South Dakota regiments arriving from the Philippines with a large reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
St. Paul
Yellowstone Park
Minnesota
South Dakota
Philippines
American Woman Speech Urges Independence at Graduation
Mrs. W. J. Bryan of Jacksonville spoke to a graduating class, praising the American woman for independence to study surroundings choose her own path and live the life best for herself and those close, regardless of outside opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Ill
W. J. Bryan
Academy of Young Women
Colorado to Exhibit at Great Britain Fair
The Vulture corporation of London representing Colorado mining interests has set aside 75000 to fund a Colorado ore exhibit at the Great Britain exhibition in London. Arrangements are under way to send several tons of samples and the company guarantees return of all items if requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulture Corporation of
London
Vulture Corporation
De Lamar Secures Partial Claim in Utah Copper Zone
Capt de Lamar, per the Salt Lake Tribune, gains partial possession of the Bingham copper zone Utah after McCormick Co pays 50 000 on an option on the Wall group No 1 of sixteen claims owned by Col E A Wall Salt Lake City The remaining 250 000 is due by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Lamar
Salt Lake Tribune
Bingham
Utah
McCormick & Co
Wall Group
Col. E. A. Wall
Salt Lake City
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