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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
2
The Mesa Free Press lists A. P. Shewman as publisher serving Mesa City Arizona. The brief notice confirms local newspaper operations and the publisher's role in the community.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a dramatic crash at the turn of the century. A Chicago woman wakes to burglars, turning a dream into a stark reality, while references to 1899 mark the era’s fading glow.
A fashion decree targets women's footwear once more, criticizing past choices and urging a return to high heel styles amid the era's social expectations. The reproach is framed as a broad cultural mandate rather than individual critique.
James Whitcomb Riley praises the managing editor as the world’s greatest wonder and states the entire corps of reporters would agree with him.
A bygone tale recalls St Jacob's Oil advertising that earned $150,000 last year before a young man seized the venture, dropped ads, and wrecked the business within a year.
Iowa judge Shiras upholds common sense on the bench stating that a married woman cannot be compelled to attend school and expressing satisfaction at the decision.
Captain Sigsbee who served with the Maine crew and later in the Spanish American War was knocked out by a Brooklyn trolley car while the public remains convinced war is terrible.
A Berlin doctor claims veils cause a rise in red noses and predicts the idea will influence fashion more than years of ophthalmic debate. The remark suggests veils carry social and stylistic impact beyond medical critique.
The passage critiques how public officials exploit legal gaps and tolerate abuses. It notes that widespread permissiveness leads to irregularities becoming accepted, with the phrase everybody does it serving as a defense until investigations trigger compromised settlements.
A remark on how Hamlin Garland, when staying at hotels, lists his name as Hamlin Garland and Zulemie Taft Garland, preserving his own identity while noting the wife’s presence as a married woman. The speaker questions why the wife’s name appears second and if marital changes affect identity.
The Chicago Tribune statistician reports that the 1899 lynching record in the United States was the smallest since 1885, a surprising drop amid growing horror and heightened press attention to such demonstrations.
The author argues that disfiguring scenery with grotesque ads is a widespread evil. A strong English society has formed a campaign organ to curb this trend and has shown success by persuading advertisers that repellent displays lose patronage. Public sentiment is a potent remedy, pressuring changes in advertising practices.
The passage notes the retirement of merchants in earlier eras as common and natural, with wealth judged differently then. Modern business shows fiercer competition and higher life costs, making retirements rarer and fortunes larger, so few seek to quit while opportunities remain.
A critic argues that any judge who says a railroad killing a child is a mere incident reveals a deficit of justice and humanity. The remark suggests a harsh view of corporate responsibility and the value of human life in court.
A New Jersey Supreme Court justice says children have no pecuniary value and deserve only one dollar for a life lost to trains or trolleys, a view echoed by a Connecticut judge. The commentary derides these figures as foolish and inhumane.
The article argues England may have peaked already not due to the Boer War, but because it has shifted from an agricultural base to import reliance, is losing iron and steel leadership, and risks being outpaced by the United States in natural resources and industrial capacity, threatening its political power amid rivalries and imperial limits.
Longstanding beliefs now seen as foundational to sanatorium care for tuberculosis rely on the contagiousness and curability of early disease. The text argues modern treatment requires rest, pure air, good food and strict hygiene, and notes the shift toward state-funded facilities for the poor, starting with Massachusetts Rutland.
A historical overview notes Hero of Alexandria and Pnumatics describe steam as motive force and Aeolipile as a steam turbine precursor. It cites revived Roman era techniques in glass inlay and incrustation, painting fixation by glass, and a Roman iron screw found in Calleon with modern patent-like features.
A man tells his wife he does not want her relatives to stand out. The second remark advises telling the truth to avoid legal trouble, hinting at potential damages in a court case.
A digest of late 19th century events notes 32 purebred dogs killed by an Oakland poisoner this month, a Stanford monument drive for fallen war comrades, a $10,000 dental negligence suit in Oakland, and civic efforts from an Oakland improvement club to a San Francisco fire guard plan. Also covered are cattlemen meetings, police reforms, San Bernardino transit anxieties over fireman weight limits, Oakland trading excursions, Nanaimo duck hunting tragedy, Southern Pacific relief plan, and legal shifts on Zante currants.
In the appeal case the products from islands adjacent to Zante known as Amalias and Provincians were identified as distinct from Zante currants and thus admitted free of duty.
San Rafael reports the death of fifteen month old Agnes Jane Ahearn, child of locomotive engineer James Ahearn, who wandered from the back porch into soft mud at Tiburon lagoon during low tide. The accident occurred this afternoon and authorities describe the tragedy as suffocation in mud.
Thomas J. Mc Clelland, a prominent San Jose capitalist with large Oakland investments, died today at age 67 after a year long illness. He spent many years in South Africa. About fifteen years ago in Johannesburg he was involved in an altercation with C X Hobbs, who was killed. McClelland was exonerated at trial.
The owners of Madison Square Gardens propose selling the building to the government for 2 500 000 dollars for an uptown post office. Heath and Van Cott favor the offer and a new post office near Grand Central is planned to handle most mail.
Mortimer A. Davis of San Francisco donated a framed print from the original block of Claude Mellan s portrait of Christ to the University of California library. The engraving is famed for its single line burin work and is a tour de force not matched by other engravers. Only four copies exist in the United States.
exclusive dispatch reports Peter Gomez killed by his partner George Meyer after a daytime quarrel at Buckeye. Meyer, who was bedmate and witnessed by a third party, loaded a shotgun and fired on Gomez as he reentered the house. Meyer arrested and jailed.
News from San Francisco reports pirates called the Order of the Red Flag harassing ships in Chinese waters. The British gunboat Tweed fought them near Chutuo Sang with several pirates killed and a British sailor wounded. Additional clashes occurred near Canton with merchant boats held up and robbed.
Charles P. Scott received four years hard labor in the penitentiary and a $100 fine for counterfeiting. Joseph Roth alias Nicholias pleaded guilty and awaits Monday sentencing. Secret service detectives search for Roth's mint site near Redding, but Roth withholds information.
A London report recounts twenty men from the Victoria Mounted Rifles who were caught in a trap near Arundel and died to a man after valiantly fighting to the end.
Mrs. Mary Arndt, 83, endured a right hip amputation at the County Hospital with apparent serenity as surgeons reported the operation a success. The method used drew professional interest and is described as a significant advancement in American surgery.
Gov Gen Wood issues general orders defining powers of military commanders and civil governors in Cuba. The press largely views this as a step toward Cuba's independence, though concerns rise over April 1 public works transfer and potential job losses for American employees. Business managers fear the incoming Cuban administration. Thousands of Cuban politicians expect recognition when the transfer occurs.
In the House of Commons the Secretary of State for the Colonies said the government would encourage and assist native territories if Boers invade Zululand. Joseph Chamberlain indicated natives would be supported in defending themselves.
At the Paper and Pulp Association's twenty third annual meeting in New York the price of paper was advanced. Officials cited higher labor costs and spruce pulp scarcity in the United States. Ontario plans to curb spruce pulp exports to keep the industry in Canada, as the association held its twenty third annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria.
Two elephants belonging to a traveling circus ran amuck at Crystal Palace Sydenham killing two keepers and injuring a bystander. Panic swept the audience during the concert as the animals caused extensive property damage before they were captured.
Dr. Moller's letter to Secretary Van Sielen reports the Netherlands Red Cross has all funds needed for Boer relief. Ambulatory needs are met via the Cape Town committee and no further money is being received. A 59 member Irish-American nursing detachment sails for France en route to Delagoa Bay.
Lost half his ear, A B Hill of Vacaville credits Dr Chamley for eradicating a large ear cancer after nine failed treatments. Another patient, Mattias Gartner, healed from lip cancer after Chamley’s care and his booklet on the cure. The notice urges women to consult at first breast lump signs.
Reports from Atlin indicate strong activity on northern British Columbia gold creeks with large gold lumps found on several sites. A syndicate has leased Weight Creek and secured a $100,000 lumber contract for hydraulic ops this summer. Snow runs three feet, hindering Log Cabin access. freighting shifts to Lake Bennett ice.
The second anniversary of the Maine destruction was marked in Havana with several hundred Americans visiting the wreck site. The US flag flew at half mast and wreckage above water was crowned with laurels as prayers were offered from the searchlight platform by Dr. McGee.
The Church of Mercedes hosted memorial services arranged by the municipality with attendance from Gov Gen Wood and other civil and military officers, including representatives from the Episcopal and Catholic churches, Father Jones officiating.
Denver reports a new state funded school to train rough riders and sharpshooters in Colorado. The Colorado School for Rough Riders and Sharpshooters will be led by top military officers with Gen. Joseph Wheeler eyed to command. Recruitment spans worldwide for ages 18 to 24. one year enlistments require personal outfits and rations.England has expressed interest in sending twenty youths to attend.
American farm machinery shipments to Russia pour from Pacific Coast and New York ports. The steamer Pierre loads 5835 tons of mowers and reapers from Philadelphia for Novorossik, valued at 230000 dollars, to be distributed across Siberia. The Verona sails from New York with 126 tons of harvesters, mowers and reapers from Auburn Batavia, N Y, exporting about 125000 dollars weekly for two months to Germany France and Russia.
Edgar S. Kepner owner of the Oberon barber shop on Carroll street was shot in the left breast by Gilbert Adams during a dispute over a discharge. Adams fled but was captured at Santa Clara and admitted the shooting claiming self defense as Kepner allegedly threatened his life.
Three Massachusetts soldiers of the Twenty sixth U S W, Dennis Hayes William Dugan and Michael Tracey privates of Company F under Captain Tutherly, were captured after remaining behind a column at Balinag to fetch tubas and were tortured and murdered in the public plaza by rebels. The incident occurred with the Spanish priest's implied support. Their arms and ammunition were seized.
Sam Beswick, a familiar Chicago board of trade character, died at Baptist hospital after surgery. Authorities found his clothing lined with gold and silver coin, including 15 one hundred dollar bills and a note reading Put in 1896. Currency, bonds, and mortgages totaling about $5,000 were concealed in his coat and vest linings and pockets. Beswick, about 60, lived frugally at a cheap hotel and had no known history beyond his habit of avoiding spending. He died three weeks after hospitalization from stomach trouble and a risky operation.
The Times London correspondent notes a shift in public opinion about Cecil Rhodes after Gen French's dash. It suggests Rhodes's schemes are seen as driving dangers to the empire beyond South Africa. Santa Ana shipped 600 carbands of celery this season and two carloads remain to go forward.
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