Morton & Shewman Publish Mesa Press Summary
The Mesa Free Press notes publishers Morton and Shewman in Mesa City Arizona. The piece references distant events including Vesuvius contracted damage in Cuba and Uncle Sam aiding a Don. It mentions Sara Bernhardt and a proposed Hamlet intent with cautious understanding and a joke about national flowers. General Fitzhugh Lee’s horse Blanco is named.
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P. Shewman
W. D. Morton
Morton & Shewman, Publishers
Mesa City
Arizona
Aguinaldo Heads Reward Cites Risk of Facing $25,000
The statement reveals that Aguinaldo would rather someone else claim the bounty than see himself lose the offered sum of twenty five thousand dollars.
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Aguinaldo
Premises Highlight Legal Debate on International Law
The text discusses the potential reach of international law while asserting that domestic constitutional law should prevail until the nation is prepared to acknowledge otherwise. It frames a tension between global norms and national jurisdiction.
Mysterious Explosive Tied to Spain Tax Policy
The note links a new explosive with Spain's revenue policy and suggests the tax system aims to tax popular credulity as well as goods. The remark implies government scrutiny of flashy claims amid broad taxation.
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Spain
Cap tain Amon backs submarine type for new Spanish navy
A Madrid cablegram reports Captain Amon has effectively decided that future prince additions to Spain’s navy will be submarines, mirroring the earlier ships associated with Montejo and Cervera.
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Madrid
Amon
Montejo
King of Siam sentences minister to life of grass cutting
An official decree in Siam assigns a minister of state to perpetual duty cutting grass for the king's elephants. The sentence guarantees a steady, lifelong post until death.
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Siam
Musical Animals and Vocal Timbers Across Species
A musical authority links animal sounds to specific intervals and scales with cow mooing as a perfect fifth octave or tenth dog bark as a fourth or fifth horse neighing as a chromatic descent donkey brays in a perfect octave The text also notes possible timbre alignment between a donkey and a violin and pig squeal but finds the ear detects differences.
Hooley’s bankruptcy and newspaper blackmail claim
Hooley the London promoter who made millions before being judged bankrupt says he has been blackmailed by unscrupulous newspapers. The claim may be true yet offers little sympathy as honest businessmen face no danger of such extortion from rascal to rascal.
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Hooley
London
Santiago
Augusti
Manila
Henry Rochefort
Paris
Philippines
United States
Phillippines
Spain
Philippine Islands
Wade
Butler
Sampson
Cuba
Havana
el Epoca
Madrid
Clares
Wilson
War Department
Washington
Lee
Vossiche Zeitung
France
Russia
America
Germany
Garcia
Congress
Naval Board
Pacific
Atlantic
Porto Rico
Santiago de Cuba
John R. Brooke
Antilles
California
Finlay
Malate
J. A. Finlay
Southern Pacific Railroad
Guatemala
Southern Pacific Road
Young Finlay
Ame of
Yankee Definition Evolved After Civil War Remembrance
Ex Senator Butler of South Carolina recalls losing field glasses in battle and reclaiming them as a major general while noting his shift from Confederate officer to Yankee. The remark frames the now broader, nonregional sense of Yankee and calls for no protest from patriotic citizens.
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New England
Butler
South Carlina
United States
Suez Canal Company 1897 Report Highlights Traffic Decline
The annual report shows 2 986 vessels and 191 215 passengers passed the canal in 1897. English and German ships lead nationalities, with India trade forming about half the traffic but hit by famine. Navigation receipts total about $14 183 680 and net dividends around $18.
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Suez Canal Company
Nicaragua Canal
India
European powers and Spanish efficiency in war and empire
A critique contrasts American views of Spain in the war with European opinions from the Spectator. It argues Spaniards are broadly inefficient across government, military, and society, lacking both energy and reform, while other powers have expanded colonies and learned to govern subject peoples.
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London Spectator
England
France
Germany
Italy
Havana
United States
Cuba
Spain
Spain’s Decline Reflected in Global Revolts and Governance
The author argues Spain has gained no new territories while misrule at home fuels revolts among colonists and natives. He contrasts past bold conquest with present energy and leadership, blaming aristocracy and ruling class for pride, ease, and inefficiency that cripple governance and finance.
Islands of Ladrones and Mariana details in old report
The article outlines the Ladrones and Mariana islands from Magellan to U N L. notes include Guaham Guam as the main island with San Ignacio de Agana and Umata harbor, their fertile climate, historical population, Chamorro natives, and early European contact. It also mentions the archipelago’s scientific interest and earlier inhabitants, plus a brief aside on bicycle infantry in Germany and other distant military and political notes.
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Ladrone
Mariana Islands
Philippines
Ladrones
Islas de Las Ladrones
Magellan
Islas de Las Velas
Las Marianas
Maria Anna
Austria
Philip IV
Spain
Guaham
Guam
San Ignacio de Agana
Umata
Micronesia
West India Islands
Darwin
Lord Byron
Germany
Bicycle Infantry
Salt Lake and Los Angeles closening ties and local notes
Pacific Coast news round up reports Salt Lake and Los Angeles edging closer. Col William Forsythe rebuilding a Santa Cruz raisin house. Sutro estate debts about 700000 with valuation triple. Foote seeks Spanish chair at State University. Meyler to build fourth Ballast Point emplacement costing 60000. Japanese beet field laborers desertion hits Pleasanton beet growers. 1700 acres under beets. unpaid wage claims tied to supplies.
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William Forsythe
Santa Cruz
Fresno
Adolph Sutro
San Francisco
J. J. Meyler
Ballast Point
Meyler
Pleasanton
Ambassador Hay accepts post as Secretary of State
London report confirms Ambassador Hay has accepted the office of Secretary of State and will depart in about a month. The dispatch notes other world events, including Dewey’s ship launch and California census gains, with substantial coverage of war costs and plans for the Paris exposition memorial.
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Ambassador Hay
London
Admiral Dewey
Cramp
American Mail Steamship Company
United States
Hay
Experts in Mental Arithmetic in East Indian Schools
Mental arithmetic is described as a much more serious matter in East Indian schools with frequent catch questions and a multiplication table stretched to 40 times 40. Ten year old pupils are shown carrying the table to high multipliers, reflecting a split in global mathematical proficiency.
Thanksgiving Prayer Ending with Victory and Peace
A brief Thanksgiving inscription praising God for peace and safety for service members. It thanks God on behalf of the army and navy and loved ones at home and asks for those spared to return safely. The prayer closes with hallelujah and gratitude.
Admiral Cervera Returns From Spain in Warm Reception
Hand clapping and cheers greet Admiral Cervera as he lands from the Fall River line steamship Priscilla at Mur ray street. A passenger salutes his kindness to Hobson and the admiral praises Hobson’s bravery before heading to Annapolis to arrange transfer back.
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Murray Street
Fall River Line
Cervera
St. Paul
New York Harbor
Clark
Montauk
Admiral Cervera
Priscilla
Hobson
Dmiral Cervera
Annapolis
Spain
Breakwater to Use 2.29 Million Tons Stone 8500 Feet Long
The project will place 2,290,648 tons of stone on the site of the proposed breakwater. The structure will extend 8,500 feet offshore with width varying by water depth.
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Mesa Free Press
Uncle Sam
Sara Bernhardt
Hamlet
Fitzhugh Lee
Cadiz
China
Bay
Alger
Wheeler
Maj
Gen. Lee
Times-Herald
Camp Wikoff
Montauk Point
Oregon
New York
Cials
Blanco
Richter
Dunsmore
O’neill
Sergis. Crimmins and Holmes
Astor Battery
McCann and Howell
Bugler Patterson
Minnesota
Phoenix
Colorado
Trollen
Enfield
William Lewis Nebraska
Manila Bay
Dewey
Astor
Rritt
Cebu
Pasig
el Heraldo
el Nacional
Sagasta
Pacific Coast News
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Regent Foote
State University
Mexico
Central American
Chicago
Detroit
Merritt
The
Times
Vicalvaro
Robert P. Porter
Lithia Springs
Camp Hobson
Fort McPherson
Innsbruck
Gratz
Secretary of the Treasury
Salt Lake Tribune
Boston Globe
McKinley
San Diego Steamship Line
Far East
Japan
S. T. Black
Los Angeles County
Alpine
Glenn
Lake
Modoc
Napa
Nevada
Sierra
Stanislaus
Sutter
Trinity
Yuba
Salt Lake City
Oregon Short Line
Utah and
Montana
Milford
Utah Central Railway
Pioche
Nev
Fioche
Vanderbilt Mines
Santa Fe Pacific
T. E. Gibbon
San Pedro
Messrs
Heldmaier & Neu
Maj. Davis
United States Engineer Corps of
San Franciso
Mr. Neu
San Clemente Island
Canada
Iowa
Illinois
Keokuk
Fort Madison
the Sun
Maine
Lafayette
Ferdinand W. Peck
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