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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
2
The item discusses a pump trust in growth, China’s land leasing issues, and Cuba’s colonial officer surge. It comments on bankruptcy trends among theater groups and notes a humorous naval mustache rivalry once the Kaiser boards an admiral's ship.
The passage notes that ships suffer more wear when inactive than when kept in service, a principle likened to soldiers eager for battle and the tendency to deteriorate when sidelined.
Weary Willie, Dusty Roads and wery Fields originated the game but it only gained traction when socialites took it up, turning a novelty into a fashionable activity.
The passage notes automotive disruption driving horses from work and hint of retaliation, cites the New York Tribune claiming public spitting declines in New York, and suggests that limiting others' perceived rights can yield benefits.
The Legislature of the State passed a bill making it a misdemeanor for the proprietor occupant or lessee of a race venue to allow a contestant to continue in a race for more than fifteen hours in a twenty four hour period.
Bismarck cites a Hanover police commissioner story to dismiss complaints about police brusqueness. The commissioner explains that he seeks sociable men for the force, but the pool lacks suitable candidates, highlighting social expectations in policing.
The text argues that if law allowed all injured persons or heirs of those killed in fires at inns to claim a fixed sum via a quick summary process, fire precautions and escape measures would be more effective. It suggests innkeepers would be more vigilant and capable than officials in preventing fatalities.
The passage contends Western nations push China to open markets for various goods. It mocks China’s reluctance while imagining a harsh consequence if it resists foreign products. The tone attacks imperialist demands and stereotypes the so called heathen Chinese.
The piece contrasts the common view of fashionable Frenchwomen with a serious side among the elite. It notes an order of eighty thousand women aimed at alleviating suffering and uplifting neighbors, and says over a hundred thousand are trained and ready to serve as nurses or emergency sisters if war comes.
The Mennonites select pastors by lot using a ceremonial process. Candidates hear preliminary services, then each picks a Bible containing a slip of paper. The bishop examines the Bibles, and the holder of the Bible with the slip is deemed destined for the pastoral role. Ordination follows after congregational praise.
An eastern city dancer unveiled a public entertainment notice listing numerous distinguished patronesses without seeking their permission. The action prompted questions about consent and propriety among attendees and local observers.
The piece questions the relevance of patronesses to the entertainment and notes public annoyance. It mentions Prof Koch’s malaria hunt in the Orient and mocks malaria as a comma or period, then satirizes remedies and literary references while predicting limited demand for malaria lymph in the region.
The article surveys the Doukhobors or Universal Brotherhood Christians, a pacifist religious group of about 10,000 in Canada and Russia. It covers their beliefs, communal living, muted allegiance to government, history of persecution including Siberian exile, and emigration aided by Count Tolstoi and English Quakers. It notes current settlement in Cyprus and Western Canada, with a committee led by William D. Howells and Jane Addams supporting refugees.
A witty exchange from Tit-Bits features an old moneyed man seeking entry to society inviting a companion to dine while another guest refuses to join, then reconciles by inviting the guest to bring Ham let along to see the show.
Johnny trips around the piano and falls. Bertie asks what is the fuss and quips that the head hit the soft pedal. The Boston Gazette records the quip as a moment of schoolyard humor.
President McKinley plans a six week western tour during his summer vacation departing mid July. He will travel to San Francisco via the Southern Pacific and return on a special Northern Pacific train stopping at Yellowstone Park and other points of interest.
A Rome consistory is planned for late June to nominate ten cardinals. Paris reports show sixty rent crises during the prior week. Birmingham University accepts Andrew Carnegie’s donation offer of £50,000. London notes a brief Spain lull, Don Carlos likely to seek final fortune. Divorce court cases rise with 680 in 1898, 720 petitions this year. Cairo reports Thothmes I mummy found among other royal mummies. Washington says Duke of Arcos to present credentials early June. Bellamy Storer to meet the Queen Regent. Kingston representatives press for US reciprocity. government promises action.
The New Era notes Hook Bros of Perris shipped gold bricks valued at 12900 from tailings of the Good Hope and Santa Rosa mines between January 1 and April 22. Cyanide processing reveals thousands of tons of tailings remain to be treated with an estimated $100000 more in gold. In Kingman Arizona Los Angeles buyers acquire the Iowa mine from Swikard and Gross.
The San Francisco Examiner describes new gold discoveries on the Snake and Koyukuk rivers near Point Nome Alaska. The strikes lie about twenty miles inland from Cape Nome and 120 miles from St Michael, with reports of bedrock in six feet and surface pay. A stampede from Dawson is foretold and the belt ties Klondike Forty Mile Circle City and Koyukuk finds together on American soil.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports a Chelan dispatch announcing surface molybdenum deposits ranging from fist to ten-quart size, embedded in white quartz with free gold and silver assaying $8, extending along the claim. An eight foot ledge of white quartz on the same property also yields free gold and other metal deposits.
The wire service item lists the Texas and Lansing senates passing anti trust and income tax measures. It mentions Admiral Dewey in Manila and Me morial Day observances. It also covers the Nebraska volunteers requesting front line relief and a large fraud investigation in St Louis school warrants.
Washington Adjutant General Corbin releases Brig Gen Harrison Gray Otis report on the First brigade Second division Eighth Army Corps detailing March operations in Luzon. The Malolos campaign, seven days of marching and fighting with heavy enemy losses, led to the capture of Malolos Bulacan.
Official notice from the navy department indicates Admiral Dewey may return to the United States immediately aboard the Olympia. Secretary Long signals no fixed date or route and defers to Dewey's choice with New York as likely first destination for a Fourth of July demonstration.
Hundreds of New York bound sailors aboard the Buffalo from Manila protest transit plans and government transport. West coast enlistments began in San Francisco aboard the Monterey Boston Baltimore and Charleston. Admiral Dewey arranged routes via Suez to New York with 600 over time men. Veterans, many waiving transport, seek reconsideration from the Navy Department.
The new mining law in Washington will take effect June 8, within ninety days after the legislature adjourned on March 9. The measure defines key licensing and operation rules for mining activities and enforcement procedures.
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