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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1898
Page
2
A clipped opinion piece notes China in Russia s sights and predicts no Korea conflict. It cites Holland submarine surface trials as inadequate for public satisfaction and jokes about a $10,000 elopement and a statistic that it costs $7,000 to kill a man, reflecting sharp editorial voice.
The Viscaya is warned it could be arrested again for attempting a shell game inside New York City if it reenters the harbor, reflecting ongoing enforcement of game-related schemes.
A North Carolina observer laments rampant war spirit and active moonshiners in the state. A bicycle thief was sentenced to ten years in prison, suggesting even bicycle riders may be involved in crime.
Two Arkansas men pledge a snakes contest to prove they fear no danger. The organizers plan to hold the event in Kentucky, framing it as a dare of nerve and risk.
The text notes an estimated number of tramps between fifty and sixty thousand in the United States. It remarks the figure is not inflated by additional labor or activity.
The article records President Andrews advising all young men to avoid journalism, suggesting many reporters may reconsider and pursue university presidencies instead.
An agricultural exchange urges farmers to focus on onions as a profitable crop. It promises strong returns and suggests attention to market scent and price as profits rise.
Careful estimates warn the U S timber stock may be exhausted in sixty years while manufactured gold could serve as a plentiful substitute.
In Newport Nebraska an ex Confederate soldier who died recently was honored by veterans who wore blue in 1861. They took charge of his interment and conducted the funeral, noting the war ended thirty three years ago.
The New York Entomological Society discusses bringing in ichneumon flies to curb caterpillar pests. The editorial recalls past introductions like the English sparrow and questions whether such extermination wars have run their course.
A Georgia court upholds a Sunday marriage contract as valid while a Montana court rules against charging a fee to issue a marriage license. The New Jersey plan to tax bachelors is cited as one approach to promote marriage.
The text notes a surge in pearl button manufacturing in the United States, reducing imports of low grade buttons from Austria. It highlights Iowa as the main producing state and notes these buttons are used on underwear.
An everyman in Berlin hangs a card warning that passengers must show valid passage tickets before boarding a cab. The message states cab fare is due only if the passenger has a valid ticket, implying drivers should collect payment at the ride’s start.
A reflective note compares Walter Savage Landor’s remark on French delicacy of honor with the Dreyfus affair and Zola’s Paris trial. The column argues the episode illustrates tensions between national pride and legal fairness through contemporary events.
The passage notes that global war cries mask less actual conflict, that barking does not equal bite, and since Sedan the world uses talk to vent battles. It argues defense spending remains the true measure of peace, with millions allotted as the price of security.
In a crowded Poughkeepsie church the service halted as several women fainted and were carried from the room. Officials began an investigation into the incident and its causes.
After a meeting the sexton closed the church without airing it, reheating the atmosphere for another audience. The text argues that providing impure air to households and guests is as criminal as serving unwholesome food, noting a person can endure longer without food than without air.
A North American Review writer proposes a national pension reform via state medical boards with two doctors per board and high salaries to audit all disabled pension claims. The piece contrasts evolving science with cautionary prophecy and notes Lake Doniphan in Kansas where natural gas bubbles under ice fuel fires, plus Kansas gas prospects near Atchison St. Joseph and Kansas City as potential field boundaries. Pacific Coast News.
A Berkeley Red Cross society of 150 forms as three San Francisco harbor patrol boats are assigned. Stanford mobilizes 250 students for government service. Wealthy Alameda capitalist Frederick Delgar dies leaving a 3 million estate. San Francisco armament work expands as 30 knot torpedo boat Farragut nears completion. California powder works suffer three explosions killing nine. Troops paid 2 a day in-state. 13 a month when deployed east. Klondyke fever fades as camel and Siberian camel plans arise for cold climate.
A Havana special reports seven mines laid in Cienfuegos harbor. Other items note beef shortages in Havana and Spain leasing a submarine destroyer. The piece mentions Cuban telegraph links, U S and Spain tensions, and various military and shipping developments along with gossip on ships and trade rates.
Portugal declares neutrality while Congress stays in session. Secretary Long to form an auxiliary Pacific navy. the Nictheroy renamed Buffalo. Cadets to become lieutenants. Senators White and others weigh re election. Spain moves monitored. a sailor shot for tampering. militia turnout mixed. Bureau chiefs warned against press information. neutrality declarations reach France Mexico Argentina Korea Belgium with Korea highlighted for proximity to the Philippines.
A humorous dialogue shows Tom asking if marriage is a failure and Jack arriving at the wry punchline that he himself failed to marry. The exchange hinges on wordplay about the speaker’s own marital status.
A broad dispatch lists US offer for Greece navy, Mexican powder mine deaths, insurgent killings in Cuba and Philippines, and imperial sympathy for the US. Reports from Valparaiso on Tacna Arica dispute settle, mint revenue records, and Denver mining congress set for July. California debris ruling ends hydraulic mining ambiguity. Gasps of ore finds near Perris and Jacumba highlight rich prospects in California and Arizona mining news.
English naval specialists assert American ships show superior marksmanship in operations against Mantanzas and stress that the New York demonstrates the efficacy of the U S naval battery system. They foresee a shorter war if Spain avoids decisive engagement and urge England to adopt similar practices.
The article cautions buyers to prove ore output before purchasing equipment and to test ore at multiple development stages. It advises consulting a reputable mining machinery maker to tailor gear to the property, noting milling and smelting as essential adjuncts and stressing the buyer must justify the investment.
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