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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
2
The Spanish red book omits red letter days while public figures in Mesa discuss counterfeiters bad impressions. South Africa shows interest in Rhodes problem solutions. The bicycle trust is expected to grow and may spark exciting activity, and Tesla's electric microbes invention prompts thoughts on insulators.
The report states Spain will borrow money to expand its naval construction, focusing on military vessels instead of domestic industry. It mentions a line about a “brain fag” and references Sweden’s King Oscar who secured life insurance at age 70 as a notable contrast.
A New York physician, Dr Peck, asserts he has arranged 14,000 marriage matches over twelve years. His remarks suggest he is the author of many troubles implied by his prolific matchmaking.
The text notes that some Cubans seeking ban dits are seen as malcontents, combining the traits of kickers and freebooters in a general reproach.
A wry remark suggesting that if China had papers in the Caucasus, they would mock Italy for making a monkey of itself in its real estate deal.
A contemporary opines that a young man who can win and marry Miss Helen Gould and keep her in America would do more for the country than Hobson did.
The Washington Star prefers a precocious pianist to an 8 year old burglar while noting no one is obliged to watch a prodigy burgle. The remark contrasts child talent with crime in a sharp editorial aside.
A Pennsylvania man lists liabilities totaling 70000 dollars in a bankruptcy petition. The article notes his bold front despite the financial setback.
A general protest argues against multiplying holidays and birthdays as national events. It contends the country creates too many heroes to honor with a separate day for each one.
A young man convicted of burglary claims he was bewitched by a young woman and no longer in control of his actions. The newspaper notes this claim is a familiar spectacle and not a valid extenuation.
An exchange notes Rud yard Kipling’s recovery as proof of strong medical watchfulness and care. The Kipling case was dire, and skilled treatment should aid future pneumonia outcomes. Kipling’s own pluck and orderly life also contributed to his recovery.
The Fifty fifth Congress approved total appropriations around 1 567 000 000 with about 482 562 000 charged to the Spanish War or related. Expenditures for two years may not hit this total as some funds cover future work whose costs will be counted when the work is carried out.
A Edinburgh society urges kindness to idle cabs on sunny days by organizing free rides for poor old people and invalids. The author notes you can simply call a cabman yourself if you know a poor invalid or convalescent and have spare money and a generous impulse.
The Locomotive Engineers editor notes reporters err when they say the engineer whistles down brakes and jumps during a collision. Efficient action is to shut off steam, apply the air-brake, open sand valves, and jump in about five seconds. Reversing the engine after the air-brake is applied reduces braking resistance and should not be done.
A comparison highlights how surgical progress is reflected in the design and facilities of operating rooms from a prior generation to modern apartment style or integrated spaces, illustrating advancements in equipment, sterility, and workflow.
The article traces the hospital’s progress from a basement operating table to an amphitheater with wooden floors to a new building with marble walls and glass iron tables. It notes reduced infection risk, modern surgical aids, and the decline of fatalism about fever and high death rates in critical operations.
The 1898 annual report cites Pennsylvania forest laws from 1897 stressing state advantage. It outlines a bounty up to 45 cents per acre for landowners maintaining timber, land purchases of 40 000 acres at three sites, a Minnesota inspired fire warden service, and benefits of reforesting for pulp wood industries and future state revenue.
The Medical Record notes large brains do not guarantee high intellect or achievement. It cites examples of mediocrity despite large brains and eminent minds with smaller brains. It compares brain sizes across populations and discusses averages and famed individuals, concluding genius lies beyond brain weight.
A State Department statement notes 1,288,163 telephone instruments in use and 1,509,499 miles of lines. Over half of these are in the United States. A table lists instruments and line distances for top countries for the latest years available.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway funded scientific research by paying for a deaf and dumb man to receive a massage therapy system devised by a renowned Swedish surgeon. The patient has started to speak and hear, signaling a potential breakthrough in treatment.
A woman declares that a truly good husband should be kinder to his wife’s kin than to his own relatives, revealing a humorous social standard about marriage and family loyalty.
A saying notes that nearly every man past forty five ends up borrowing money to pay his taxes. The remark reflects widespread pressure from annual levies on income and property.
A mixed dispatch of late notes from California and British Columbia covers Flora Graham's suicide, Vancouver Dead Man's Island misnomer, a whistling buoy off Point Pinos, a Fresno murder arrest, a San Francisco stabbing, university expansion plans, Kern County oil gains, Bakersfield sewer talks, Tucson prohibiting women singing in saloons, frontier mail rescue from Coos Lake, California Indian school funds, Presidio smallpox status, Chinese union tensions, a lottery case in San Francisco, California and Nevada G A R encampment, and Berkeley university circus success.
Salinas-Louis Ragio, a boy not quite 14, was arrested on charges of attempting to commit a triple murder in Santa Rita. He is described as wayward and was shunned by neighbors, as he sought to join a game with local youths.
A man armed with a shotgun fired at a group of children wounding Dave Prader Elmer Thomas and Pearl Thomas. The bird shot caused non serious facial injuries and no one was seriously hurt.
Adjutant General Corbin said the First California volunteers would leave Manila for home between May 10 and May 15, according to his understanding. The War Department reports Gen Otis intends the same. if carried out, they will be the first volunteers to depart for home.
A Seattle based syndicate of eighty six aliens excluded from Atlin plans a $15 million suit against the Canadian government. They claim damages for property lost in a famous mining district and expect to pursue the case arguing Canada cannot violate a contract with an individual.
From foreign lands reports note a government majority of forty over the combined opposition in Madrid elections. Other items include a Great Central locomotive order for 20 freight engines, and various international dispatches on Spain China and American claims.
Cincinnati judge grants divorce and alimony to Catherine Kraus from Charles Kraus. The husband’s attorney claimed she had a glass eye and deceived him before marriage, but the court ruled facial blemishes were not grounds for fraud in marriage contracts.
Chicago woman Mrs. Augustus Styles shot and killed her mother Mrs. Catherine Schultz at Wallatts Hall Burlington street and North avenue as Schultz prepared to attend a Martha Washington Frau Verein meeting. Five shots were fired three taking effect. Styles, 35, says the act was caused by a disclosed past affair involving her 16 year old daughter.
The piece notes Dewey's Manila Bay victory and a rare living man named holiday, plus forecasts of a large wheat crop shortfall. It mentions Captain Rockefeller possibly hunting an oil well, and Governor Stevens signing anti-trust bills in Jefferson City. It also reports a Kansas City hod carriers win and a peanut industry consolidation.
A Havana dispatch reports April customs at $860000, down $36000 from March but up $154000 from January. First third totals reach $3242000, with $51000 collected yesterday. The rapid American currency flow accelerates export of undervalued Spanish gold and silver, while 26000 Spanish dollars arrive from Santiago for outward shipment.
Washington reports the President will call an extra session of Congress in October to present a colonial policy plan and a currency reform bill. Officials expect passage before 1900 campaign season, with speculation a steamship subsidy bill may aid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Colorado Athletic association manager Otto C. Floto announced that Jeffries and Fitzsimmons accepted his Denver offer. A $25,000 purse and tenable amphitheater for 15,000 spectators were planned. Terms and meeting date remain undisclosed.
Theodore Weiss of Chicago runs a clipping bureau and follows an order from the anti imperialistic League of Boston to study letters from soldiers in the Philippines printed nationwide to learn what complaints volunteers raise.
Up to date Weiss has clipped 3000 letters from volunteers in the Philippines, and in only three instances was fault found with anything or anybody, or a wish expressed by the writer to return home.
Vancouver dispatches report Admiral Dewey returned a French cruiser Jean Bart’s rear-admiral salute at Manila. He then sent an officer to call attention to his admiral’s pennant, which the French officers had not noticed.
Thomas Lawson, a laborer, uncovered eleven $1000 bonds with coupons in a downtown Cincinnati cellar once owned by Britting Bros piano makers. The bonds, tied to Julius and Martin Britting, resolve a long dispute over hidden funds and may now belong to the Britting estate.
Private letters dated March 30 describe Seattle volunteers looting Pasig and Pateros after native raids. Accounts claim at least 80 000 dollars unearthed by D L and K companies with sums up to 4200 dollars found in buildings, walls, cisterns, and streams. Names of involved soldiers remain undisclosed.
Private Frederick Snyder of the Fourth Nebraska stationed in Manila says in a letter he and two comrades were fired on by insurgents while guarding an outside street. He and his unit found six men and a woman and child dead in a house after the exchange. Snyder, once a Valparaiso resident, continued firing from cover for ten minutes. A later inspection confirmed the deaths from the encounter. A Kansas City poet riffs on male-female roles with a boastful line.
Cairo reports Ibrahim Ali arrives after a mission to Darfour. His uncle the sultan is dethroned by Ali Danir. On meeting Ibrahim Ali, Danir’s forces confront Kitchener’s envoy, routing the 150 strong escort and leaving 120 dead.
In Syracuse the Rev H J Callis of the colored A M E church spoke on southern race troubles. He claimed white southern women did not protect their chastity and urged organization of colored men. He estimated 2 500 000 ready to bear arms and warned that continued homicides of colored men could ignite conflict between black and white communities as northern help is sought.
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