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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
2
A mix of social commentary and anecdotal items discusses偀orious behavior, petty crime, and public manners. Observations on gambling, thieves, and a rascally engraver appear alongside remarks on wireless telegrams, hats at concerts, and a London poster urging decorum. Notable names include Dewey Farragut and Helen Gould.
The suggestion of naming the Australian federation the United States of Australia would allow rivals to claim the U S A abbreviation. Such imitation could reflect on Australia s federal system and offset any inconveniences.
A reflective piece questions who owns the ether as wireless telegraphy spreads. It ponders rights to the medium, landowners blocking receivers, and the tension between private property and public access. The author suggests uncertainty about enforcement and the pace of tech rumor.
A critique denounces the Czarist seizure of Finland, arguing the Diet’s authority was stripped and the Council of State in St. Petersburg will now legislate while the Diet merely has a consultative voice. The piece laments the so called rape of Finland and notes failed protests to the Czar.
A fashionably observed New York hotel fire recalls a past tale of a man washed overboard during a storm. A timid seasick landlubber bravely jumped in, grabbed the hair of the drowning man, and supported him until rescue.
The passage urges readers to learn quick action in emergencies such as fires and accidents. It highlights memorizing room layout and exits, usable fire escapes, and basic safety steps like using a towel to reduce rope friction and delaying smoke. It also notes prioritizing valuables and practicing calm, automatic responses.
The article notes Admiral Dewey declares he cannot be a presidential candidate next year, remaining a sailor with no party ties. It contrasts Navy neutrality with past Army leaders who became presidents, citing Jackson, Taylor, Scott, and Grant, and asserts Dewey would not be nominated without his consent.
A report recalls Mrs Anna George emerging from Canton Ohio trials amid fireworks and bombs and planning a lecture on women's rights She says her misfortune should warn designing men and would urge wives sisters and daughters to guard virtue The piece mocks the idea of her visiting every home and notes male editors find the notion disconcerting yet supportive of cautious conduct.
A renowned professor argues that single ear is better at distinguishing tiny sound intervals than both ears. He notes that a full complement is still required to hear an alarm at 5 30 a m.
San Francisco reports two smallpox cases quarantined at a private hospital and a nurse. Stockton marks the golden wedding of Judge Budd and wife, parents of ex Governor Budd. Grand Forks, Washington, clears gamblers and desperadoes after a week chase. Sacramento thieves raid Cathedral poor boxes and fail on the Tabernacle. San Francisco private Julius Crow wounded at target practice and hospitalised. Fresno laments Goddess of Liberty resignation over a beauty remark. Santa Cruz Mary E. Smith divorce for cruelty. Supreme Court upholds decree after her death with a note on jurisprudence.
A burglar wounded Special Police Officer W A Carroll patrolling a boat area in Sacramento by firing a pistol from his boot as Carroll pursued a man seen breaking into a yard at Eleventh and N streets. Carroll ran the burglar to Twelfth and O before collapsing. the gun misfired and officers seek the suspect with a strong description.
San Francisco reports Bertha Steagman a 17 year old girl who worked as a newspaper correspondent solved a woodcutter murder mystery. She and her father tracked leads leading Sheriff Taylor of Marin county to arrest James Dier on a murder charge.
The article notes a male run extrajudicial system described as a Mafia like group that removes objectionable people when deemed necessary. It cites strong evidence against the prisoner collected by a female source.
A herd bogged on Ten Mile Slough near Stockton faces likely destruction after rescue attempts failed. Cattle were moved from the Valley railroad to Stockton, loaded on barges, then unloaded on reclaimed land owned by Ross Sargent. Mud remains deep with only heads and backs visible as cattle yell.
William Horne a button peddler was arrested on Market street at Health Officer O Briefs request after being found to be an escaped leper from the pesthouse He resisted arrest with one arm and three officers subdued him He was sent to a receiving hospital padded cell and will likely be returned to the pest house.
In Samoa native factions after conflict disarm. Mataafa surrenders 1800 guns. Egypt reports 21 plague cases with seven deaths at Alexandria, two new cases. Alaska reports First Bank of Skaguay closed, J G Price named receiver. bank liabilities about 16000 with assets 18000. Peru reports Romana elected president and Elzamora Bresani chosen as vice presidents by slim margins. China mail advices say a clash at Kivn Chua May 20 leaves German officers and Chinese dead after German desecration of a joss house. about 200 Chinese protest and fight ensues.
Dreyfus awaiting on Isle du Diable shore when the dispatch from Cayenne bearing the prison superintendent and marine artillery commander arrived. He received the news with a radiant, joyful countenance despite attempts at self possession.
In the House of Commons the London local government bill report stage saw an amendment moved by Right Hon Leonard Henry Courtney Advanced Liberal declaring women eligible to election as aldermen and councillors pass 196 to 161.
Kobe papers report eleven professors and ten Japanese natives landed near To Sang to study earthquakes and flora. They were captured by Russian cavalry and executed as spies without trial. Their scientific gear was destroyed and Japanese authorities will investigate.
The Wedge mine in Randsburg shipped thirty tons to the Red Dog mill yielding 2500 dollars or over eighty dollars per ton. Madrid coal mines near Cerritos New Mexico will get an electric power plant, backed by the Cochiti Gold Mining Company. Elkton in Colorado attracts a two million dollar bid from English interests. Copper ore strikes reported at South Bisbee Arizona at 680 feet, shaft to 700 feet. Asbestos mine near Bakersfield California draws interest from New York buyers. A rich gold ledge near Idaho City Idaho excites Boise Basin, three miles west of town. Winnie mine at Randsburg produces ninety-five tons at Barstow mill for 887 dollars, following a forty-ton run for 538 dollars.
A mixed world news roundup reports heat deaths in New York totaling 52, a $1,000,000 gold shipment to Europe, and various local scoops. It covers Bishop Darien’s Vancouver funeral, Cuba’s payoffs to soldiers, and a violent Alabama murder rendering a suspect dead by vigilante action.
In Highmoor South Dakota a former grain buyer Henry Ballantyne returns from the Philippines invalided home to Chicago a year after his wife had divorced him. She had built a fortune after selling his land and pursuing reinvestment. In San Francisco she encounters Ballantyne in need of aid and the two begin to rekindle their marriage amid war and hardship.
A couple in Highmoor reunited last week after a period apart. He was taken to a hotel for care and a physician's treatment led to a marked health improvement. They were remarried and have returned together to Highmoor.
New York Herald cites a private letter from a distinguished Cuban living in the United States. It reports that Cuban leaders would accept American intervention for two years, then, if independence is not recognized, would torch the island to ruin foreign investments in cane and tobacco.
Honolulu heiress Hel en Kinau Wilder wed Horace Joseph Craft, Pacific Cyclery Co. manager, in a midnight ceremony at the Honolulu Theological Seminary on May 16. She sailed May 23 to San Francisco aboard the Australia. Wilder, known for eccentric acts, once dragged Honolulu Attorney General Cooper to a police station over alleged animal cruelty.
G J Dahike a Baptist minister is jailed in Colfax Washington awaiting transfer to Kansas for trial on charges of hypnotizing and drugging Mrs C W Funk wife of a Hillsboro Kansas grain dealer and abducting her He was arrested during revival services at Solstice Junction after Funk intervened and handcuffed him Dahike was committed to jail in default of $1000 bail.
Yo kohama reports nearly 7000 Japanese workers will depart Japan this year under contract to toil on seven new Hawaiian sugar plantations. The move follows U S government permission to import contract labor, aiming to offset a large existing Chinese labor force. smuggling coolies is said to be contemplated and could spark trouble.
Hong Kong dispatch reports nine tenths of Twentieth Kansas officers and men sign petitions urging muster-out and discharge from service in San Francisco. The signed petitions were forwarded to the Star and Senator Balfour.
Southern California walnut growers form seven associations to refuse consignments and sell only f o b in California. Prices to be determined in September after crop size is known. Growers praised for prudent action and urged by horticulurists to follow suit.
The Santa Paula Chronicle denies Fruit World claims of a heavy apricot crop and $17 a ton sales in the valley. It reports no sales below $25 and top fruit above $30, with a Ventura cannery expected to support prices around $35 farther north.
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