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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
2
One-Sided Jokes and Geopolitics in Public Life
The piece notes jokes failing when one sided and mocks how theories of cheap living appeal to a well-fed person. It suggests China faces pressure in diplomacy, and a girl may feel she has begun brilliantly after receiving a diamond engagement ring. It ends urging postponement of geography teaching until matters settle.
Ghost player’s fatal blow sparks boating safety arg
In Philadelphia a young woman who played ghost died after a brick strike. The remark that it may be safer to rock a boat hints at safety debates following the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Unnamed Grip Threatens Alaska Goldfield Workers
In Alaska a new grip has emerged targeting workers who have lost their grip in the gold fields. The disease shows unusual virulence among those already weakened by mining labor and harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Women at Paris Congress Report Younger Average
Hearings from attendees indicate the average age of women at the international congress in Paris was below 30. Testimony from the women themselves supports the finding.
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Paris
Boston police clash over Sunday bean baking riot
The piece notes revolutions in South America lacking spectators while contrasting them with Boston officers who halted Sunday bean baking, deeming the police actions more tyrannical than distant Eastern revolts.
Massachusetts couple remarry after fifty years of divorce
After fifty years of divorce, a Massachusetts couple has remarried. Their long period of reflection culminated in a renewed commitment, proving marriage can endure beyond a long separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New York Sleuths Nab Diamond Smuggler On Ship
New York detectives captured a diamond smuggler recently after he showed signs of failure from gems in each shoe. Port passengers arriving with soft coins may face trouble ahead as authorities tighten checks and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Keokuk Gate City Reflects on Editor Clark Influence
The Keokuk Gate City quotes the late Editor Clark praising a philosophic mind. It asserts that time with grandchildren during summer surpasses other periods for shaping children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk Gate City
Clark
Fraud Ads Spur Victims in Prolific Swindle Fallout
After the investment syndicates collapsed a New Yorker ran an ad signed Law yer soliciting names of those swindled by five hundred percent scams. Thousands answered, and the so called Lawyer sold their addresses to promoters of other fraudulent schemes.
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New Yorker
Taft Commission plans Philippine census with diverse tribes
The Taft Commission will appoint a supervisor to begin a census of the Philippine Islands. The effort aims to count inhabitants and assess mineral and agricultural potential as well as social conditions. Enumerators face eighty four tribes and numerous dialects with many natives keeping weapons in their huts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Commission
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Boxing profits eclipse poets as fists win big
The piece notes recent New York fights grossed about 3 million with fighters earning at least 250 thousand each. It argues performers of muscle rise over poets and thinkers, citing Fitzsimmons and Corbett, contrasting Milton Spencer Carlyle Whitman, and stating punching is far more lucrative than epic writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Milton
Herbert Spencer
Carlyle
Walt Whitman
America
Desolation by Storm Surpasses Siege in Wartime Echoes
The article recalls Mafeking’s destruction by cyclone in an hour versus Boer siege fire, noting 7,834 killed and 86,000 wounded at Gettysburg. It cites a 19th century storm at Calcutta that year, costing 45,000 lives and 100 ships lost, and mentions Pekin after six weeks of fighting with foreign guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafeking
Gettys
Cutta
India
Pekin
Cyclones Outpace War in Destruction, 1890s Reflections
The writer contrasts natural disasters with war, noting a 1890 Louisville storm destroyed 900 homes, while a single day of tornadoes across Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky and Illinois killed 800 and razed 10 000 buildings. Johnstown and Ladysmith are cited to illustrate sweeping ruin and the futility of human control over cyclones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Ladysmith
Johnstown
Bresci's solitary life sentence condemned as torture
The article argues Bresci's life in a naked cell is a harsh punishment because it robs him of activity and purpose. It contrasts brute executions with enforced idleness and urges readers, especially youth, to embrace work and toil as the source of happiness, noting the mercy of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bresci
Duns
Ravaillac
No womanly beauty and folly in married life sayings
A collection of wry maxims on marriage and gender roles. It jokes about a man's age after learning to treat a wife, ministers blaming evil on the devil, a wife's feigned belief in her first love, and men tripping in the dark trying to light gas for their wives. The tone is humorously cynical about romance and partnership.
Bicycles and Tax Revenue in France 1894–1897
The text notes a rising bicycle population in France from 203,036 in 1894 to 483,414 in 1897. It cites tax yield reaching 4,858,644 francs and mentions increases across the four-year span with figures for each year.
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France
Meat Prices Drop Deep in Australia Demonstrations
The report notes broad cheap meat availability in Australia with mutton selling around one penny per pound and Vish priced even lower, indicating unusually low consumer costs across meat varieties.
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Australia
When Kin Come They Don’t Stay Long
The remark notes a cynical view of poverty where relatives visit briefly, implying hardship shortens family visits and highlights economic strain. It frames kinship dynamics around financial limits and temporary support within a tight household economy.
Death by Own Action Shocks Luxury Chicago Flat
In Chicago at 1220 Wabash Avenue Mrs. Philip Hardy is found dead with a bullet wound over her heart beside a silver and gold pistol. Doctors call it suicide amid a marital rift after her husband eloped with an actress. Philip Hardy, a London merchant, tears and remorse accompany his confession of heavy drinking and infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Philip Hardy
London
United States
Hardy
New York
Europe
Murder as a vocation shocks Philadelphia in 1893 affair
Professor S C Shortridge of Kennett Square sues Proicience Life and Trust for 7022 in insurance on his wife whom he killed on December 31 1893 in Media. Acquitted by insanity, he later faced public outrage as the case recalls Sedalia Missouri where a killer sought insurer payout but faced mob justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
S. C. Shortridge
Kennett Square
Chester County
Proicience Life and Trust Company
Shortridge
Sedalia
Life Insurance Company
Riotous Soldiers Clash with Havana Police at Mantanzas
In Mantanzas a Cuban policeman shot Trooper Turney and another soldier amid a clash with Second United States cavalry. Captain Foltz rapidly formed Troops L and M to quell the mob, while Lt Willard was lightly injured. Soldiers vow revenge. Colonel Noyes orders confinement to barracks. Authorities see it as a pay day fight with no inquiry ordered.
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Havana
Mantanzas
Second
United States Cavalry
Troopr Turney
Troop D
Foltz
Willard
Noyes
Shipments of Mining Machinery Resume on Large Scale from Chicago
Chicago Oct 13 shipments of mining machinery to South Africa have resumed from this city. Thousands of dollars worth of gear delayed by the Boer war now go forward as Transvaal prospects improve. An iron firm member said orders are returning and capacity is full. Cape Town Oct 13 Parliament was prorogued with Premier Sprigg hoping bitterness fades and peace returns in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Africa
Rppairing
Transvaal
Cape Town
James Gordon Sprigg
Huntington's Will Probate Process Begins
Probate Clerk Washburn examined witnesses Maxwell Evarts George E Downs and Andrew Vandeventer to the late Colis P Huntington will They swore the will was signed by Huntington in his presence and that he appeared in good health No objections have been filed and the will is likely to be admitted to probate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washburn
Colis P. Huntington
Maxwell Evarts
George E. Downs
Andrew Vandeventer
Born Rich, Died Poor in San Francisco
Francis E B McCann, outcast son of a Montreal resident, died at County Hospital after consuming illness. He reached Sacramento penniless, reached San Francisco for care, and was unclaimed by family. With no relatives to claim him, he may be buried in potter's field or given to a medical college. Once heir to $25,000 in Canada, he squandered the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Montreal
Francis EB. McCann
Sacramento
Potter’s Field
Young McCann
Canada
Capt Shields Rescued by American Force in Philippines
Capt Devereaux Shields and fifteen men of Co F 25th US Volunteer Infantry were captured by insurgents on Marinduque island last month and rescued yesterday by an American rescue force with all crew members freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Devereaux Shields
Co. F. Twenty-fifth Regiment
United States Volunteer Infantry
Marinduque
United States Tops Exposition With Most Awards
A Paris cablegram reports final exposition results showing the United States with 2475 awards, ahead of Germany 1826 Great Britain 1727 and Russia 1493. The U.S. leads in all prize grades from grand prizes to honorable mentions.
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Washington
Peck
Paris
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Police records state Norton shoots Castro during arrest
Yesterday morning at Hedges Yuma county Constable Frank Norton shot and killed Andronico Castro who resisted arrest. Castro entered the Free Gold Mining Co grounds and refused to leave. Norton was using his gun as a club when it discharged. Castro was known as a bad man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Hedges
Yuma County
Frank Norton
Andronico Castro
Castro
Free Gold Mining Co
Norton
Sailor Accuses Captain of Cruel Punishment at Sea
In San Francisco Oct 13, Michael Brown a writer on the whaler Balaena accused Capt Bert Williams master of the vessel of cruelty. Brown was triced up in the mizzen rigging from nine PM to two AM for a minor infraction while the thermometer was below zero and beaten by the captain, a story corroborated by other crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
J. Banning
United States District Attorney
Michael Brown
Bert Williams
Brown
Capt. Williams
Joplin Printers Strike Shuts Papers In City
Joplin Missouri October 14 printers in Typographical Union No 530 walked out for higher wages and shorter hours affecting all three local papers. The News-Herald did not publish today. Union demands deemed unjust. papers claim current wages meet scale. Strikers refuse arbitration and demands likely to be ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin Mo
Typographical Union
Joplin
News-Herald
Love Proved False Prompts Embezzlement Arrest
Sacramento on October 13 Mrs Martha E Browhard head of an employment agency swore out a warrant for Geo Odell alleging he embezzled 1300 dollars and two gold watches and fled east. Odell once clerk for Browhard they planned to marry in San Francisco tomorrow. Browhard says a lodging house and mining claim scheme with a San Francisco party failed and she placed money and deeds in Odell’s name before he decamped leaving her penniless. Chief Sullivan pledged railroad pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Martha E. Browhard
Geo. Odell
East
Odell
Browhard
San Francisco
Sullivan
Idaho Train-Raid Convicts Released to Seek Mine Work
Ten Idaho men, jailed for taking part in the Wardner train seizure during the Coeur d'Alene troubles, were freed at San Quentin following a U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. They plan to travel to Moscow Idaho with railroad tickets to pursue mining jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Idaho
Wardner
Coeur d’Alene
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Moscow
Boers Active Around Kroonstad In October Skirmishes
In the Kroonstadt district Boers press British columns as Gen. Dewet vows prisoners of war for men who refuse to fight. British scouts from Lindley report Captain Wiltshire killed in a misidentification near a Boer khaki party. The Cheshire Regiment detachment escorting an empty wagon near Frankfort is captured but the driver is released. the wagon remains with the Boers. A separate dispatch from Pretoria notes Col. Grove and West Kents surprised a Boer laager at dawn near Frankfort, killing seven, wounding nine, and taking eighteen prisoners.
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Cape Town
Kroonstadt
Dewet
Lindley
Wiltshire
Cheshire Regiment
Frankfort
London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
State bill proposes free uniform textbooks for public schools
The Executive Committee of the State Educational Committee drafts a bill for a uniform series of free textbooks to be supplied to elementary schools. The State Printing Office would print and publish adopted books at no cost to schools, with six years of use. A separate act would enforce compulsory schooling for children aged eight to fourteen unless excused for good reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eexecutive
State Educational Committee
State Printing Office
Shafter Report Highlights Troop Movements to Philippines
Washington gives Major General Shafter's report on the California department. He notes large troop shipments from San Francisco to the Philippines since his command began. He praises the quartermaster and commissary departments but warns artillery troops are lacking and guns are rusting due to poor maintenance.
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Washington
Shafter
Department of California
War Department
San Francisco
Philippines
Petroleum in California history debuts with endorsements
A concise history of California oil titled Petroleum in California, endorsed by leading industry figures. The 164 page volume includes maps and engravings, a list of California and Arizona oil companies, and a letter from L. P. Crane praising the compilation as a reliable authority for oil men and the public. Price is $1 per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Arizona
L. P. Crane
California Petroleum Miners’ Association of
San Francisco
Mills Building
Cal
Lionel V. Redpath
Blanchard
Los Angeles
Tel
Black
Blanchard Block
City Hall
A Woman's Mistake Promoting Pinkham Remedy
An advertisement endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best cure for female ills after thirty years of use. It warns against trying new remedies and urges reliance on proven medicine and physician-approved efficacy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound credited for recovery
Mrs M W Miller of New Orleans reports twenty years of poor health from ovarian and womb issues improved after six bottles. She credits the product with renewed strength and ability to work. Mrs W H Walters of Cold Spring Harbor says three years of ovarian pain and an abscess eased after taking ten bottles and following directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia FE. Pinkham
M. W. Miller
Canal Street
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited In Women Health Claims
Suppressed and painful periods cured, according to testimonials from Miss Lena Gaines Visalia Cal and Eliza Quinney Haverhill Mass. Both describe long struggles with irregular menses and relief after repeated use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Gaines
Visalia
Tulare Co
Cal
Lydia EK
Pinkham
ElLza Quinney
Stage Street
Haverhill, Mass
Lydia E Pinkham Vege table Compound used for female troubles
Multiple testimonial letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache uterine pain and leucorrhea relief. One woman reports ten years of invalid status and bedrest, gaining forty pounds after treatment. Another recalls fatigue weakness and improved health after one bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. E. Fotano
Monett
Miss May B. Stevenson
Alliance, O
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Julia Kingsley
Johnson
Riana and
Bentley
Monkeys
The
Farmer
Gunn
Bosankoco
Peiladelpha
Druggista
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