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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
2
A collection of wry observations and quips touching on trusts marriage eggs and poetry. The items reference Li Hung Chang boxing and a western poet while noting Nansen and a British government use of corn whisky in 1901. No single news event dominates the piece.
The article notes Emperor William has purchased two elephants for future use in grand parades but cautions this does not prove an intention to stage public displays.
Hostility to Americans during the Cuban war in France has waned and Parisians now offer lodging to U S visitors at higher rates than ever before, reflecting a change in local sentiment and demand.
The piece notes England’s telephones are poor and electricity moves too quickly for British households and businesses. It suggests Americans imitate English deliberation while England could benefit from a touch of American enterprise.
A French medical paper recounts a relative of Dr. Koveos who suddenly grew dark hair after premature whitening. The editor adds an old priest who lost white hair in an erysipelas attack and regrew raven locks. The piece ponders whether these are mythic rejuvenation tales or cases of goat's juice.
A writer-business note cites a school of imaginative scientists who argue music produced properly soothes the digestive organs and could replace meals. The critic notes the experiment lacks duration details, but the idea remains a whimsical theory worth pursuing to its bitter end.
The text argues that American music shifts from formal to freeform in public, praising the crowd’s exuberance. It contends this blend of parlor patriotism and street battlefield chant reveals a doomed national character, condemning perceived immorality in national sound.
The Boston Journal cites General Horace Binney Sargent’s oration predicting that future GAR survivors would see a day when sons of rebels and Union sons would fall together in a foreign war under the vision of the Virginian Washington. The prophecy is said to have been fulfilled as the foreign war redefines national character and unites the people.
The czar is quoted saying he is sick and tired of life with its duties hypocrisies festivals and lies. The passage reflects a mood of exhaustion that contrasts with the czar's public image and hints at broader fatigue among the hopeful youth facing poverty and hardship.
The nation unites in sympathy over the 20 month old Marion Clark abduction in New York. The article notes how telegraphy railroads police and especially photography and newspapers enabled a swift public recovery, praising the press for a vital lifesaving service despite its faults.
The article contrasts French presidents from Faure to Loubet, noting Faure’s opulence, Fontainebleau and Rambouillet usage, and lavish entertainments. It praises Loubet’s move toward republican simplicity, highlighting his frugal origins and preference for thrift, while praising a touching moment with his mother in Limar and endorsing rural virtues amid Dreyfus-era scrutiny.
A humorous portrait of Mark Twain preferring pajamas over clothes during routines and travels. He writes on the floor in his nightwear, hosts friends, and dictates a laid back, self styled habit. The piece notes his comfort with sleeping clothes versus street attire and a habit of apologizing as a mild trait.
San Francisco post office revenues for the year ended June 30 top one million dollars for the first time. Arizona and Utah railroad completion sparks local jubilation. Riverside county reports a nine foot coal vein with 600 feet exposed and hundreds of tons in sight. A Fresno street musician sues a police officer for ten thousand dollars after being arrested for blocking a sidewalk. A San Francisco market street arrest involves a woman swindling with bogus post office money orders.
Attorney John W. Kemp leads a protest against Catalina land access by yachtsmen after a clash with Banning island authorities. Kemp and a yachtsman wrestled with J. Banning, both falling into the water as a launch captain offered $3.50 wharfage. Kemp was arrested for disturbing the peace, and he plans to sue to forfeit the Bannings claim between the water and the county road, asserting government title land and unlawful control.
The Bannings challenge a local board of supervisors action claiming a wharf is private property not opened to traffic or franchised. Authorities seek to compel landings by requiring passengers to permit boat landings and pay wharfage fees, arguing public use.
Oakland man Charles L. Wolf is bound over for bigamy with $2000 bail after he testified he had multiple wives. Rosa Wolf supported the marriage in Sacramento and the defense contends the ceremony was performed by a Sacramento cobbler.
San Francisco inspectors George H. Ryan and J. F. Murray dumped over 300 boxes of fruit into the bay from the Jackson street wharf. The market remains unchanged as Sacramento river fruit sits on the wharf for days before sale. Tomatoes bound for tomato cat soup dealers and many peaches were also dumped under officer direction.
San Francisco reports autopsy on Jim Franey shows diseased vital organs and fatal beating by Frank McConnell who faces murder charges. Promoters J I Groom H D Gibbs referee Hiram Cook and seconds also charged. all posted bonds and remain at large.
The Los Angeles mail service plans improved operations within weeks including a new registered letter service allowing carriers to sell stamps and provide receipts at houses. The Los Angeles post office reports for 1898-99 show debits and credits totaling $4,185,076.14, up from $3,187,192, an increase of 17,910 transactions and $997,883.66 in cash.
San Diego man C. C. Brandt explores possibilities for a refined lemon juice factory in Pasadena. He authored a curing process to preserve juice across climates and aims to attract capital. Promoting small manufacturing as wealth conservators, he endorses new ventures that employ people and aid local business.
Vienna reports August O Swig was arrested for selling Austrian army mobilization plans to France and Russia. In Oporto Portugal officials acknowledge bubonic plague began there on June 14 with thirty nine cases since.
The annual congress and festival of the Co operative society of Great Britain opened at the Crystal Palace. Rev. George C. Lorimer of Boston delivered the presidential address as the first American president of the society, succeeding Earl Gray. He and Mrs. Lorimer later hosted a reception.
A wide news recap notes calls for Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Yaqui region. Shamrock reaches New York. Lipton’s yacht a cup challenger. Dewey reception funding approved. corset industry trust formation. Stanwood poorhouse fire. glass manufacturers consolidate. Niles Belmont Pond seen as tool trust. Typographical union dues hike debated. Oregon lemonade poisoning at Modern Woodmen picnic. yellow fever outbreak reported at Tuxapan. Conrail conductor in arrest after shooting incident. unrest in Yabucoa and Mayaquez surrounding hunger. Porto Rican emigrants drift by schooner Concepcion. Mayaguez fire relief history cited. Arroyo destruction by hurricane. Utuada food and work appeal amid 2000 dead.
A San Juan dispatch to the Herald reports widespread distress in Puerto Rico as towns house residents in shelters and aid is slow to arrive. Food supplies are ruined and only the well off can buy provisions. Mayors are spending their own money to help, while sanitation remains stable only in a few towns and mass hunger looms.
Washington reports General Miles will cross the Pacific to land at Manila around November 1. Secretary Root favors his inclusion but not his command. Miles would work under General Otis, with operations directed by General Shafter during Santiago.
Captain Stamm of the revenue cutter Grant reports Attou island inhabitants in straitened but not starving condition. Seventy three men and fifty women and children lived in poverty with naked children and cold elders, relying on driftwood fuel and shared clothing. Grant crew supplied clothing medicines rations and fresh fish roots and berries.
A Miami dispatch reports Captain Dillon of the Cocoa stating Red Bay on Andrews Island near Nassau was swept away by the hurricane with about three hundred lives lost. An observer estimates up to six hundred dead on the island amid wreckage and scattered corpses. Winds were observed around ninety mph at Nassau, spiking to 105 mph at times.
Chicago fighter McCoy falls to Jack McCormack of Philadelphia in 2 minutes 47 seconds under Queensberry rules. The six round match ends almost at once with a single decisive punch. McCormack vows to do his best and let it go at that.
Perth authorities report the Western Australia executive council has passed a bill granting voting rights to women. The measure aims to extend suffrage and broaden civic participation across the state.
A light exchange at a popular bathing resort contrasts salt water with fresh water. A summer girl claims the water must be salt because she feels buoyant. an experienced aunt corrects her, saying it is not salt water.
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