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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1899
Page
2
A New York woman fired a pistol at a dog and shot a man in Mesa. She now becomes eligible for a police force position. The item notes other unrelated quips about automobiles and distant world affairs with local newspaper flavor.
The note questions William Waldorf Astor about claiming descent from a Spanish nobleman while referencing his genuine German butcher ancestor. It asks why Du Paty de Clam, confessing guilt, left jail before Dreyfus, who proclaims innocence, and mentions the Sultan of Sulu warning Americans are like a box of matches. It ends with a reference to Boni de Castellano's 30 percent contract and the Gould barons.
A colonial era style meditation contrasts Europe’s potential meddling with American affairs and Germany’s Kaiser. It recalls courage of Captain John Paul Jones and pays tribute to Dewey and Schley for naval defense, noting risk and safety in travel and war.
Discussion recalls New York’s historic trade rise after Dutch settlement and a 19th century warning of Newport's rival potential. It notes education levels among criminals, asserts forgery and embezzlement linked to better schooling, and praises Bowdoin alumnus James W. Bradbury alongside Nathaniel Hawthorne. It also mentions government life saving station retirees seeking pensions or half pay.
The piece defends the life saving service funding, laments Congress neglect, and notes William Waldorf Astor’s allegiance to Victoria. It argues Astor may remain a citizen in law and fact while drawing income from America. It treats Tsar Nicholas II’s troubles and abdication rumors with cautious skepticism.
A coastal digest reports on Sunday newspaper opposition, Governor Gage ordering a seventeen gun salute for Admiral Dewey, Essie Chase finding a brothel in Connecticut, Heald coal mine development near Randsburg, California Fruit Canning Company incorporation with $3.5 million capital, Karl Kopp bakery accident in Vacaville, a deadly Olympic Cliff House pier wave incident, Delia Scoville found with a neck stone near Nehalem, smallpox cases on Angel Island camp, and transport fumigation plans for quarantine.
The note describes sending operations to stop the fighter before his ship reaches port. It outlines timing and movement to prevent docking and potential further actions. Strong entities and precise locations are not specified in the fragment.
Report from Correo Espanol the Spanish colony organ argues the United States cannot aid the Dutch and criticizes humanitarian peacemaking. It cites Mr Chamberlain and United States actions in the Philippines and invokes a broader civilizing mission.
A miscellany notes large figures in U S industry and war news. It mentions pine use for matches the loss of mail aboard the transport Morgan City and jokes about the German word for a postal card exhibit. It cites Chickasaw marriage license fees rail fare changes cyclone houses and railroad plans linking New York to Puget Sound and Southern California for Philippines shipment.
A Manila party of insurgents derailed a railroad train one and a half miles south of Angels and opened fire from a bamboo thicket. Two Americans were killed and five wounded. Lieutenant Lome and five scouts defended the train forcing the attackers to retreat. Six rebels were found dead in the thicket. General Wheaton led six companies from Calulu to the scene but relief was not required.
A disastrous earthquake struck Aldin on the Mender eight miles southeast of Smyrna causing hundreds of deaths in the Menderez valley. In Nelson New Zealand readers are instructed to name the party rather than give a telephone number and to ask the exchange girl for the caller’s status and return time.
Ensign Noah T. Coleman of the battleship Iowa died in a private hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a prior court martial facing various offenses. Once from a prominent New York family, he entered the Naval Academy with high prospects, and his death is a grievous blow to his eastern kin.
London reports the Secretary of War Marquis of Lansdowne issued a circular to generals condemning the growing fashion among young officers to shave the upper lip. He says the trend leads to coercion of many men and notes the rule against upper lip shaving has fallen into disuse and revival is unwelcome.
Washington dispatch reports Private Lawrence D. Hoon of the Ninth Infantry was found guilty of forgery in a Manila court martial. General Otis explains the petition to nullify the sentence bore forged signatures from several company members.
Washington dispatch reports General Otis attempted a Cuba like policy offering $40 per surrendered gun and immunity from arrest for past armed opposition. The plan promised protection for the future but yielded no bona fide gun surrenders.
A London dispatch reports Mlle Fougere plans to intercept champion Jim Jeffries in Boston. She booked two passes on a White Star Line steamer from Queenstown and hurried to sail after learning Jeffries would voyage to America, amid talk of a Jeffries relief expedition in Boston.
The August monthly statement reports total receipts from all sources at 24,420,980, up 1,949,482 from last August. Sources include fermented liquors 7,754,786 and margarine 175,402 with various tax categories and miscellaneous income. A Colorado regiment soldier in Manila was wounded by a Mauser bullet after formerly being a stutterer, now speech fluent.
New York’s Journal and Advertiser reports a sweeping railroad collaboration is in motion after Cornelius Vanderbilt’s death. Wm Rockefeller joins the New York Central board, signaling progress toward a transcontinental plan. The proposed alliance spans multiple lines and may involve traffic agreements rather than full Vanderbilt-led contracts. The deal, valued near a billion in capital stock, centers around Huntington, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt interests.
New York newspapers face steeper costs as paper prices rise a quarter cent per pound in three weeks. City papers use 400 tons daily at about 2 cents per pound, adding roughly $2,000 daily or $730,000 yearly. Drought harmed water power at mills, boosting book and letter paper prices as well.
In Charlotte Michigan Mrs Mary Brooks, the first woman admitted to Jackson State Prison, wed D H Stuart the man who pressed the charge against her. Stuart had led a pardon petition after her 23 years served following her 1856 conviction for arsenic poisoning of her wealthy farmer husband Mr Brooks.
Taylor Cook sentenced to death for murder ten years ago petitions Governor Stanley to sign his death warrant. Kansas law requires the governor's sign to carry out execution, a power he does not have to exercise. Cook threatens suicide if refused. Governor Stanely asks for a county petition from the place of conviction before considering the request.
A newspaper train carrying New York Sunday papers, with three baggage cars and a locomotive, set a record by covering 410 miles in 7 hours 23 minutes between New York and Buffalo. On level sections west of Binghamton speeds exceeded 80 mph, while east of Stroudsburg the ascent maintained 77 mph at times.
The provisional court seated Francisco Tropaza for larceny. An eleven member native Cuban jury found Tropaza guilty and he was sentenced to six months in prison and a $500 fine. Judge Pettinggill praised the jury’s work.
Crown Cotton Mills of Dalton, Georgia, at its annual meeting, declares a total 93 percent dividend with 83 percent in stock and 10 percent in cash. The payout surpasses prior cotton dividend records and funds a new $100,000 mill in Dalton. Last year the company paid 43 percent.
A Chicago Post snippet shows a woman hiring a servant asking why the last employee left. The reply retorts with the question about the employer’s previous servant, illustrating a sharp back and forth during the recruitment exchange.
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