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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
2
A collage of statements references bargain counters in commerce, censorship in China, France perceived relative position, Mark Twain on Gatan as spiritual leader, a sparrow’s bravery and posthumous role, and Boer anti expansion sentiments amid England’s influence in South Africa.
Report notes judges suspected Captain Drefus might be innocent amid extenuating circumstances. The claim emphasizes perceived doubts about guilt in the ongoing proceedings.
A Western city reports a farmer being robbed three times by gangs of footpads. The question raises whether a highwayman trust exists in the same area as law and order concerns grow.
A quirky remark frames whares teeth as a coinage from the Fiji Islands and recalls a saying that wives extracting money from husbands is as hard as pulling teeth, reflecting local humor on marriage and finance.
Emperor William voices belief that kingship is the sole safeguard for religion. The Kaiser speaks with urgency, hinting he fears jeopardy to his own position and tenure.
A local political row arises as a rival group pushes a controversial tactic aimed at discrediting the new candidate. The dispute centers on a symbolic barrel reference and clashes over strategy. Supporters defend the approach as a bold stance, while opponents warn of escalating tensions ahead of the campaign.
An association is formed to push employers to pay women the same wages as men for similar work. The group has no women as members.
A New England man sues to recover 300 dollars for the alienation of his wife’s affections. He urges the court to make the other party compensate for winning her away, arguing the court should balance the injury with repayment to him.
The fragment suggests a dispute over a controversial phrase not found in a leading English dictionary. It hints that the complaint is largely self-directed, focusing on the dictionaries and their editors rather than external critics or wider usage.
Fifty Osage in Oklahoma submitted voluntary bankruptcy petitions. The text suggests a plan to divert funds from a savings bank, implying potential financial wrongdoing and a stance of betrayal against Native American communities.
A public figure notes that sharing private talks publicly is not only indiscreet but harmful, asserting that revealing confidences amounts to a serious offense and nearly a crime, emphasizing the fragility of trust in public discourse.
Meteorologists advise facing the approaching cloud and fleeing to the north side the right side of a tornado. Seek shelter in a cellar or cave throw yourself to the ground and cling to a stake or stump to improve chances of survival against an unstoppable natural force.
A writer forecasts road improvements arising with the automobile surge. He predicts total macadam and asphalt mileage will double by year end 1900. More than $300,000,000 is said to be pledged for this vehicle class. Until storage batteries are perfected, propulsion remains gas and petroleum powered.
The Jains and Buddhists in India condemn rituals harming living beings. Jains, strict vegetarians, avoid harming even insects or plants. A prince in this faith avoids plucking leaves to prevent plant pain. A kindergartner once taught children to transplant garden weeds rather than uproot them.
Chambers' Journal reports M Jaubert has devised a chemical to purify air in confined spaces. The substance removes carbonic acid, moisture, and exhalation impurities and returns the exact amount of oxygen needed by the occupant. French Admiralty experiments allegedly confirm the claim. Six to six pounds of the chemical could sustain an adult for twenty four hours.
The piece warns readers about the long running Spanish priest scam that promises great treasure for a small upfront cost. It explains the scheme persists despite repeated newspaper exposure and urges readers to ignore letters claiming treasure and to avoid avarice that leads to loss.
The Pension Bureau data shows Ohio now leads in pensioners with 105,527 drawing 915,456,000, followed by Pennsylvania with 104,681 and New York at 87,527. Illinois stays fourth in both soldiers and pensioners, reflecting a westward population drift since the Civil War. Kansas now has twice as many pensioners as soldiers.
A Chicago Chronicle analysis notes eight high schools show 5 590 pupils with 1 493 boys and 4 097 girls, a ratio of four boys to eleven girls. It questions whether girls schooling affects marriage prospects and emphasizes the lack of a clear remedy, arguing education remains a matter for parental choice rather than state control.
A Memphis street novelty, a rat known as a wire walker, performs nightly about 7:30. He crosses Front Street on a telegraph wire, drawing a crowd as he completes the trick fifty times or more with apparent ease.
Women sailors are employed in Denmark, Norway, and Finland and are often found to be excellent and delightful mariners in these northern navies.
A reflective comment notes that medical authority may be limited for the elderly. The speaker argues that doctors know little more than the general public about aging and health in later years.
A digest of regional items reports near million dollar walnut crops, sheep losses in Petaluma, a fatal saloon fight in El Reno, and public nuisances tied to laundries in Pleasanton. Also noted are large oil shipments from Summerland, a fatal mine accident in Vancouver Island, cattle quarantine in Kingston, a teen’s poisoning death in Stockton, and new Pacific coast trade and rail figures from San Francisco and beyond.
The proceedings grew tense and resembled wartime posture though the court paused for a recess without declaring war. The pause occurred as parties awaited further developments amid strong rhetoric and stalled negotiations.
Nine hardened inmates worked to burn their cells as a ringleader Oppenheimer tried to set a gas jet and fire bedding. Guard J D Jones stopped the blaze and Oppenheimer later confessed the plan aimed to distract guards for an elaborate breakout. Other implicated names include Gooper Schlegal Gould Bullock Hunter Phe lan Cheong Morrell.
San Francisco Judge Seawell ruled the Board of Education cannot discharge a teacher for marrying. The case of Mrs Emily W Beanston granted a writ of mandate to reinstate her, since the Political Code does not list marriage as a dismissible offense. The anti marriage rule is null. No appeal likely.
Red hematite ore about 60 percent from Oscuras to White Oaks New Mexico. Geyser mine at Silver Cliff Colorado the deepest in the state with Elmendorf hoisting from the 2600 foot level. Michigan reports over 100 million dollars in mining property not taxed. Little Georgia Mining Company formed in Los Angeles to develop claims in northeastern Los Angeles county and along the Colorado River in San Bernardino county.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on A. Ekman in charge of California gold specimens for the Paris exposition. The collection is valued at 100000 dollars and will include a modern quartz mill a model of underground quartz mining and a model of gravel mining. Almaden quicksilver mine is a miniature model and a bowl three feet wide will display quicksilver with a floating sledge hammer. The exhibit warrants heavy bonds to protect the abundant gold specimens.
A collection of brief items from multiple locales notes high mutton prices sparking extra guards on goats and a French journalist who fought 210 duels with no lasting injuries. Also mentions Hetty Green linking Dewey to a relative, impending marriage license time limits, a Transvaal dish, and a fatal Montanan blizzard with nine dead and sheep herds wandering after bearded herders perished.
In Baden San Mateo county Harry Winters convicted of murder would have been hanged last Friday. Warden Aull had died earlier. R J Murphy acting warden sought legal advice from Attorney General Ford who advised against the execution. Governor Gage issued a reprieve until December 8 awaiting a new Folsom prison warden.
Two placer mining location notices were filed in the recorder’s office at the request of Geo B Tolman of San Francisco. They cover 400 acres of the Sacramento River bed starting at Knights Landing bridge and running south 50 000 feet in the Tolman mining district. The notices dated January 25, 1899 name Golden Sand and Gold Hunter as the two claims and list signatories including W H Wickham and several Tolman family members. The parties are nonresidents of Yolo county and no prospecting plans are given for the Sacramento river bed.
In San Francisco the Hite divorce case features rising tensions as attorneys W S Church John A Wall and Charles Hanlon confront Foote. Foote demands court protection asserting no fear and vowing to defend himself despite being old and lame.
The Yreka Journal reports several new quartz and copper ore locations in Happy Camp district around Preston Peak near the Oregon boundary. The region is rich in water supply year round due to winter snow, which melts late in summer.
The Brooklyn Times notes phrases about Gen Pio del Pilar offering Aguinaldo to the United States for half a million dollars and criticizes General Otis for making the claim public. It warns of potential brutal repercussion, suggesting Pilar could face retaliation.
A Washington Star note remarks that Aguinaldo might have benefited if Kruger's patience had ignored sympathetic expressions from unofficial American sources. The quote suggests caution over outside support influencing perceptions.
President McKinley proclaims a national day of thanksgiving on November 30, invoking gratitude for improved conditions, commerce, peace, and aid to Cuba and Puerto Rico. The message urges religious observance across households, churches, and meeting places for all denominations in the continental United States and its territories.
The text urges prayers for divine guidance and consolation for families of the fallen and recommends ceasing labor and increasing charity to the sick and poor. It ends with President William McKinley’s formal proclamation and seal.
Walter L. Farnsworth, a Chicago candy commission man, admits to having forty two wives scattered worldwide with four in Chicago. He lists numerous aliases and says he cannot recall exact numbers, claiming marriages in Europe, China, Peru, England, and elsewhere. He says he did not live long with most wives and claims to have been kind to them.
In Charleston a Norwegian government agent secured the release of two shipwrecked sailors aiding murder charges after a hurricane wreck left three crew on a raft. They drew lots for survival, others died, and the two survivors were brought to port and will be sent home. John Bull buys Missouri mules for the Transvaal.
Senator Pasco of Florida told the President at the White House that the Isthmian Canal Commission will complete its report in time for Congress to act next session. The commission continues preliminary work and surveys on the Isthmus with plans to travel south in December for route investigations. Return is due mid March, then a full report to Congress is expected soon after to enable a bill before adjournment in late May or early June.
In a Star special from Mexico Miss Helen Gould discusses Brig ham Roberts the Utah polygamist elected to Congress She argues that every true American should oppose seating Roberts and that writing to congressmen carries more weight than the masses as a method of opposition.
The Krauss Quartette Arnold Krauss first violin A J Stamm second violin Russell Ballard cello and F R Wiesmer viola will present six chamber concerts at Blanchard hall Los Angeles during the winter under J T Fitzgerald management. First program November 9 with Miss Frieda Ross contralto as soloist followed by December 13 January 10 February 14 March 14 and April 11. Tickets at popular prices available at Fitzgeralds.
In the Republic mine a sample taken across the full face of the drift on the new level at 600 feet depth assayed over 2500 dollars per ton. The 30 foot wide ledge yields the richest ore yet found while the camp buzzes with excitement over these bonanza values.
Tacoma Washington reports Peter Gorde an octogenarian found a 6.0 plus pound gold nugget on claim 34 Eldorado owned by Alex McDonald and others. The nugget weighs over six troy pounds and measures about 59 and a half inches long by two and a half inches thick. He receives free summer gleanings due to age. After hitting bed rock he exposed the gleam of gold and pulled free a pure gold nugget with small quartz attached.
The Tucson Star reports another carload of copper bullion has left the Azurite mine en route to New York City. The transfer underscores the mine's ongoing output and the bullion trade channel between Arizona and the eastern market.
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