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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
2
A collection of editorials and wry observations from the Mesa Free Press in Arizona. Topics range from legal notions of guilt and insanity to golf related to social issues, weariness with sensationalism, and remarks on famous painter Munkacsy and daily life items.
A Maine governor, Powers, calls the era “the sunset year of the nineteenth century” prompting a sharper note that he riskily shadows Grover Cleveland’s epigrammatic wit. The remark invites critique over style and diplomacy in public discourse.
In a Boston suburb, young jokers stretched a wire that tripped a prominent doctor, causing a fatal injury. The incident highlights how such pranks can lead to deadly consequences and questions why more dangers do not occur from similar jokes.
Editor Richardson questions church hat customs and probes the broader issue by asking why millinery shops are allowed to operate. The remark frames a debate on fashion, religion, and commercial permission in a provocative, opinionated tone.
A New Jersey judge reportedly orders mothers to physically discipline their sons in court to quell behavior by boys deemed problematic. The move is framed as relieving fathers and securing the judge’s position, while noting no formal vote on the measure.
The passage notes a cycle where once a shell pierces armor, a countermeasure will be found to resist it, implying an ongoing arms race dynamic that will persist through time.
The pie bakers of New York face shortages of skilled help as demand remains high. The piece notes the enduring popularity of traditional desserts against modern French confectionery trends.
A city employment bureau matron notes eight boys today seeking cooks laundresses or parlor maids. Each boy clearly states needs and completes tasks quickly, showing independence, self care and bachelor establishment management without losing school standing.
Brunswick Maine with about 7000 residents sets a precedent by funding a 1000 acre pine tract for forest planting. The council approved 100 for seed, nursery development, and eventual transplanting in rows to create an ornamental and potentially profitable town forest. European towns often rely on municipal forests for revenue.
In 1900 the United States will mark an epoch with sixteen million freemen voting for their national chief. The elected president will be the first inaugurated in the twentieth century, signaling a new era in American governance.
A survey of historic and current presidential voting patterns notes Lincoln’s small 1860s vote relative to total turnout, Garfield’s 1880 win, and projects the coming year’s expected high popular vote. It also covers a critique of a Belgian princess’s book on love, a custody ruling favoring fathers, and assorted telegraphic world briefs.
The will of the great commoner Mr Gladstone was written in his memorandum book in his clear hand. The second clause details funeral arrangements: a very simple private burial unless executors decide otherwise, burial beside his wife, and no laudatory inscription.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts W Bourke Cockran’s famed memory. James D Hughes recalls meeting him years after a Cleveland address, while Cockran explains that audiences’ faces stay stamped in his mind long after speaking.
The article notes the high altitude of Ancqmari ca in Peru as 16 000 feet above sea level, claiming it as the highest inhabited place on earth. It mentions the custom-house there as a landmark at this extreme elevation.
The President sent to the Senate the reply to Aguinaldo's true version of the Philippine revolution. Aguinaldo claims Spaniards captured six guns during the conflict, a point addressed in the official response.
The monthly statement shows debt, excluding cash, at 1 122 608 811 dollars at May 31 1900, down 2 193 274 by bond redemptions. May receipts total 45 166 053 dollars and expenditures 40 351 525, yielding a 4 814 528 dollar surplus. Over 11 months, receipts exceed expenditures by 63 335 000 dollars, vs a 104 620 000 dollar deficit a year earlier.
Delegates from central labor bodies discuss immigration limits. S Dubois suggests landing all immigrants at southern ports like New Orleans or Mobile to relieve New York congestion and deter poor foreigners with a higher fare. William H. Allen cites Italians as a drain of about 23 million annually plus other birds of passage pushing total yearly loss to around 100 million. John S. Henry plans to compile proposals and present conclusions to the central labor bodies.
Analysts note that California wheat and barley prospects have weakened since winter. Early forecasts predicted around 1,000,000 short tons, with central and northern regions seen as strong. Now reports from the San Joaquin Valley show incomplete heading and island growers fearing far lower returns, while entertainment news highlights the Frawley Company at Morosco’s Burbank Theater with Belasco and De Mille works and a Quo Vadis engagement.
War Department reports Gen Wheeler will be placed on the retired list for age within days. The arrangement with the President ends his active service under his brigadier general of regulars commission.
Businessmen endorse the plan and urge prudent investors to buy into a company offering the entire Calif ornia oil field. Stock is available at 50 cents per share, half par value, with a planned rise to $1.00 once treasury stock is sold. If stock sells out before your application, money is returned first come first served.
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