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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
2
Fragmentary notes discuss nature and change, railways, wireless telegraph, royal dignity, crime trends, and justice. The piece mocks public sensationalism and hints at baseball’s popularity in Cuba with irony. No clear event or entities emerge from the readable text.
The article notes about thirty three firms in New York City profiting yearly from services tied to protests coats of arms genealogy and family history. It highlights the booming market for personal ancestry and lineage research.
The discovery by Dr Bra of Paris of the cancer microbe is hardly surprising in an era when science peels many secrets. If it leads to a remedy, hope rises for those facing the dread prospect of death.
Fragmentary prose notes a reverend joking about a channel crossing and its potential effect on French opinions. The tone suggests skepticism about influence, with critique of presumption and public reaction implied.
The piece contrasts heroic myth with a plain portrayal of Lord Nelson aboard the Victory. It notes brown paper and vinegar on his legs, red tape for medical salves, and mosquitos’ bites causing him pain, presenting the admiral as almost mortal rather than demigod.
The piece notes Filipino fighters enhanced by leaders tricks and amulets bearing Aguinaldo. It claims amulets grant immunity, with the dying accepting fate and the lucky vindicated in battle. The troops fight fiercely with scarce rations while European soldiers suffer thirst.
The piece extols nursing as a noble profession with training schools and diplomas that earn trust from physicians and families. It notes visiting nurse organizations in cities like Boston serving thousands of cases, detailing visits and costs, and stresses the nurse as a doctor's trusted agent who observes patient changes the physician cannot see directly.
The passage emphasizes that medicine is only one factor in patient care. Comfort, hourly needs, tact with moods, and protection from intrusions are crucial. A discreet nurse can be a life saver, acting as a guardian angel at the bed of death.
Frank H Hitchcock reviews Philippine trade under Spanish rule noting a drop from 30 million to 27 million in 1893, around 29 million in 1897, with Manila handling most activity. Imports fall more in value than quantity, cotton goods and agricultural products comprise about 40 percent of imports, hemp and sugar lead exports. England, China, the United States, and Spain dominate the trade.
The piece discusses Admiral Cervera reading Commander Jacobson’s harsh assessment of his conduct at Santiago. It suggests the German plan favored night sorties in scattered formation and even rammed attack, noting public doubt and possible lessons for Sampson’s fleet.
Miss Selfridge recounts in the Outlook a witty anecdote about Li Hung Chang. While in London he honored Gor don’s monument with a wreath and a Gordon relative sent a prize bull terrier. Li replied that as for himself he no longer eats dog but his assistants say the creature was tasty.
A colonial era note claims Japan bans kissing outside marriage and forbids handshakes, suggesting a Japanese maiden would fear a kiss as if bitten. The remark contrasts social manners with Western expectations, reflecting dated cultural stereotypes.
The largest telescope cannot enlarge Mars beyond the apparent size of the Moon as seen through a simple opera glass, illustrating the limits of magnification and resolution in observing planetary bodies.
Governor Gage appoints Captain W H Seamans Adjutant General for the State Commission in Lunacy. A San Francisco judge rules that victims of trusts may recover triple damages. Oakland thieves loot William C Price residence during a fire, stealing gold. Secret Service downplays nationwide counterfeiting but notes daily spurious dollar circulation. Mrs Stanford safegaurds endowment with a legal transfer to the university and reshuffles trustees.
Mrs. Jane L Stanford transfers property valued over 10 million to Leland Stanford Junior University, adding to an existing endowment over 15 million. The estate includes railway and coal stocks, real estate, and jewels, with a plan for mechanical training facilities and hands on teaching. She becomes a university trustee with limited control.
The San Francisco Examiner reports upcoming changes by the State Board of Prison Directors as Warden Aguirre assumes duty on July 1. Aiming for stricter control, Warden Hale signals harsher rules and the completion of incorrigible cells to hold about thirty of the most dangerous inmates.
The government will allow detained Filipino actors in San Francisco to enter the United States for exhibitions. They must post bonds to return home after engagements. The ruling holds they are not contract laborers under the contract labor law, so admission is permitted under the secretary’s conditions.
A collection of short items reports the Moscow sailing from Odessa with 3500 Cossack troops to Port Arthur and four new plague cases in Alexandria. Denmark enforces drunken patrons home at publican cost. Argastes II’s wine cellar near Lake Van yields vessels to Berlin. Florence Maybrick likely to be freed after US pressure. Sir Julian Pauncefote to receive a peerage. Pekin orders war footing as six Italian ships arrive at San Mun. China may push Germans from Shan Tung. Tuberculosis delegates at Potsdam meet without speeches. US doctors Boyd and Von Schweinitz attend. Emperor William notes US forestry concerns.
In Leadville Colorado an attempted jail escape failed as officers foiled the plot. A man identified as J W Breath of San Bernardino California was seen scaling the jail fence and, after a struggle, Breath was killed by Deputy Lechmere when the latter drew his revolver. The incident left Lechmere grievously bitten but alive. Also noted is the completion of a 200 ton smelter at the Cobre Grande mine in Sonora Mexico and growing copper activity across belts from Plumas to Fresno counties.
Reports cover May mining profits in Cripple Creek, New York politics with Senator Platt and Governor Dyer, US debt decline in May 1899, Minnesota speakership talks, a 14-year-old girl accused of patricide in Rapid City, Austrian violinist Mellas divorce case, and Union Pacific robbery rewards and incidents across Wyoming and Omaha.
Six masked men halted the Union Pacific Overland flyer west of Wilcox, blasting a bridge after looting the express and baggage cars. Engineer W B Jones and fireman were hurt. a posse pursued robbers who escaped on horseback north. Loot estimates vary up to 30000 dollars amid dynamite findings and a $100 bill fragment. Suspects include workers on new grade projects or the Hole in the Wall gang.
Phoenix Arizona reports a woman accomplice aided a male partner in a stagecoach robbery between Florence and Globe. The pair feared no mask, with the woman described as 5 feet 7 inches, long slender fingers, loose knot of black hair, and nervous as the shotgun was leveled. A posse hunts the duo while telegraph offices circulate the description.
New York actor and theater manager Sam T. Jack left his wife Emma Ward and brother James C. Jack to marry as part of his will filed for probate. The estate valued at $75,000 morning assets include $60,000 in banks in New York and Chicago. One third goes to Emma, one third to James, with the remainder to other relatives.
Samuel M. Finley San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector was arrested in New York after disappearing November 19 1899 with an alleged 12000 to 15000 dollars of county money. He arrived from Lima Peru on the steamship Advance with a Fidelity and Deposit detective. He faces requisition papers though extradition was blocked by no treaty. Finley had $6000 on deposit in a Lima bank which was attached before he returned voluntarily to avoid hardship.
F Church from Ensenada reports that the Fortuna Gold Mining Company of New York has struck pay ore at the seventy five foot level in the new two compartment shaft at their Agua Dalce Canon camp forty five miles from Ensenada.
Dawson reports show 5000 men waiting to take boats upriver with miners carrying from 1000 to 50000 in dust. White Pass and Yukon railroad hold over a million dollars in dust to come out as river from Dawson to White Horse Rapids opens. Lakes will be ice free by June 1 and navigation begins then with 2000 people and thousands of tons of freight at Lake Bennett awaiting steamers. White Pass road expected to reach Lake Bennett by July 15.
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