Undertaker William Passey Offers Coffins and Repairs
William Passey, undertaker, lists imputed coffins and caskets on hand and coffins made to order on short notice. Furniture repair and job work available at low prices.
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
1
Lehi Store Ad Promotes Groceries and Lime Quarry
Lehi shop offers full line groceries and dry goods. Agent for White Marble Lime Quarry lime touted as the best in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Marble
Gold standard politics and land lease proposals clash in 19th century debate
A heated public dispute outlines New York Chamber of Commerce backing goldite delegates to influence monetary policy, opposing Philadelphia manufacturers who favor free silver coinage. The issue centers on money supply, tariffs, and the fate of national prosperity amid competing interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
New York Chamber of Commerce
Wall Street
Rothschild-Morgan Bond Syndicate
Philadelphia
Goldites
Gold Trust
Dubois Substitutes Bill for Territorial Timber Leasing
Idaho Senator Dubois introduces a Senate substitute for the vetoed bill. It aims to protect timber and limit leases to one per person or corporation, addressing objections raised by residents. The draft warns that lands reserved for university and school purposes in Arizona Territory may be leased under future territorial regulations, with interim control by territorial officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Public School Fund
Normal School
Universty
Dubois
Idaho
Senate
Arizona
Mining Sale Near Florence Promises Expanded Ore Output
The California Mining and Milling company, led by Jos. M. Kinley, has perfected a sale of the Alts Metallic group including L lo and five lead properties. Bids total $16,000 with A. W. Tibba to supervise a ten stamp mill and forty tons per day concentrating plant at Mineral Hill. Weedin to supervise Arcadia mine at Owl Heads with a five-stamp mill and continued silver and gold prospects nearby. The Florence office will coordinate operations as railroad expansion stirs local mining activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral I Till
Florence
Alts Metallic Group
Honi Thos. F. Weedin
Jos. M. Kinley
Los Angeles
California Mining and Milling Company
Kinley
A. W. Tibba
Mineral Hill
Weedin
Arcadia
Owl Heads
Florence Tribune
Obituary Sketch of a Respected New York Editor
A New York editor famed for his obituary of a man of reputation notes he began as a legal practitioner but shifted to literature. He faced a reflective moment of doubt the next morning and recalled being drawn away from politics by a love of letters and bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fife
Texel
Leo XIII Named Two Hundred Fifty-Eighth Pope
The article states that Leo XIII holds the title as the two hundred fifty-eighth pope in the papal succession. It identifies his numeric position and confirms his papal status within the church hierarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo XIII
Arizona’s desert blooms as rail actions spur land reclamation
The piece predicts Southern Pacific traffic growth west of Tucson within five years driven by Florence canal extension, Tonto Basin reservoir, Gila Bend canal, and other projects. It notes 750000 acres more land under cultivation across Arizona, aided by new storage, diversions, and multiple proposed canals and rail ventures. It also lists university endowments and hints at football salaries, plus articles of incorporation for the Southern Saluda Railroad Company outlining routes from Yuma to Flagstaff and various branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Railroad
Tucson
Florence Canal
Tonto Basin
Maricopa
Gila Bend Canal
Arizona
Ross
United States
Muirk
Southern Saluda Railroad Company
Maricopa County
Yuma
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Parker
Colorado River
Nogales
Glendale
Tempe
Gila
White Tank Mountains
Buckye
Verde
Verde Valley
Mogollon Plateau
Beaver Creek Canyon
Republican
The Bakers Californian On Penny-Wise Language Observers
A Bakers Californian item jokes about city papers and their staff using obsolete words. It notes a young woman engaged as tutor to the President's daughters and mocks reporters editors compilers proofreaders and make-up editors for overelaborate diction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers Californian
Paderewski and
Curios
Indians in Arizona Benefit From Industrial Training Schools
The Los Angeles Times notes about thirty seven thousand Indians in Arizona, many becoming useful citizens through industrial training. Tucson and Phoenix schools provide top farm and domestic labor from Indian classes, aiming to ease national issues by practical work and disciplined progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Tucson
Phoenix
Los Angeles Times
Eastern peach growers call halt on New Jersey industry
Eastern dispatches report that New Jersey fruit growers largely agree to stop peach production as it no longer pays. Apples will be substituted and the trend reflects a broader shift as eastern states lose ground to California in peach growing. The note predicts California fruit crops will be worth many times current values within ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
California
Wade
United States
West urges Cleveland to chase more ducks and silver Democrats
In a Senate exchange last Wednesday Geo G West scolded President Cleveland for warning about vice in New York and advised him to focus on practical issues. West claimed the President had spoken of Jesus and urged him to hunt in North Carolina and Kentucky instead of quelling rum holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Geo. G. West
North Carolina
Kentucky
Toombsboro Man Nurtures Fat Snake in Bottle Long Ago
B H Freeman of Toombsboro Georgia reportedly kept a moccasin snake in a bottle for two years without food or water and the reptile allegedly lived and grew fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toombsboro, Ga
Bounties and Duties on Cuban Sugar Trade Spotted
A fragment notes bounties on sugar and duties of 6.20 per kilogram for Cuban sugar sent across the sea. It mentions policies practiced in her land and levies on the sugar trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suger
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B. M. Johnson & Bros
Akcil Martin
Pheonix, A. T
W. Bailey
Menges
Srushee
Abizona
van Horn & Zuck
L. van Horn
Attorneys & Counselors At Law
Ecia Mineman &G
Elk Taxiz
C J. Williams
Beefive Store
H. C. Longmore
Miles
Mesa
BD. Morton
A. P.shewman
Morton & Shewman
Attorneys-at-Law
Evernnight Land
Arlington Block
Meas City
U. S
Wotice
District Court
James Pine
ROE, G&isrm
John T Anderson
John
A Barkley
Hurt
Peterson
George Schoraick
Moca
Buenos J. Tairres
Isidoro Celaya
RGE
G&s RM
Juan Vega
Francisco Ratega
Guequin Celaya
Angelo Palomino
Eugeene J. Trippel
Francisco Quihuis
G& Srm
Juan Soza
Jose Granillo
Jose Soza
Evugene J. Trippel
Dat
M. W. Brack
J. L. Patterson
Mesa, A. T
WM. Passey, Undertaker
WM. Passey
Mesa City Bank
Lehi
Chas. Wing
John Hockfeller
Chicago University
Harvard
Cornell
Columbia
Yale
John Hopkins
Northwest University
University of Pennsylvania
University of California
Wesleyan University
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