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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
1
The Mesa Restaurant with Miss Sie Allison as proprietor announces under new management it provides top meals in the city. Tables feature market-sourced provisions and cuisine directed by the proprietress at Pomeroy Block Mesa City Arizona.
A New York Recorder summary recalls multiple cases of extreme female avoidance. Henry Cavendish allegedly conducted all daily communication by correspondence and barred women from his home. A Vienna gentleman sought isolation at theatres, on trains, and even ordered six feet of grave space to prevent female proximity in death. A London west end bachelor kept a female-free household run entirely by men and boys. A wealthy north England man died leaving legacies to male heirs only, forbidding them from marrying.
Florence Tribune notes whispers from Nogales that Yaqui actions were a claim to unpaid labor at the Mexican customs house and that some American participants used U S arms. Rumors circulate of two young Americans disarmed after crossing the line and urged to stay out of the fight.
A man pleads politely for a woman to remove a gigantic hat blocking his view, then adapts by placing his own hat on to elicit a response. The crowd erupts with laughter as he realizes the ruse, followed by a Barnum tale about parade promises versus reality and a crowd’s taunting chorus.
An exchange notes that many Americans presume to manage others lives and finances yet lack practical skill. It parades examples from households where unfit advisers pretend expertise in national affairs and moral guidance, while those least capable give grand counsel.
A large meeting in Salem Indiana raised money to defray expenses of landing colored troops in Cuba to aid the insurgents. A man is organizing troops in Georgia and they will be shipped from Key West in October.
Connecticut reports a record tobacco harvest, hailed as one of the finest crops in state history. Farmers credit favorable growing conditions and strong demand, noting widespread yields across major tobaccos.
A London Zoo report notes high death rates and annual additions of about 1200 animals with a 20 000 dollar yearly provision bill. It details feed costs for flesh eaters, birds and fish eaters, plus unusual items such as 3400 tons of watercress 7500 fowls heads 42000 pounds monkey nuts and 17000 bananas.
New York mayor's office sets plans for terraced grounds around Grants tomb with trees shrubs and footpaths. 120000 appropriated to complete the landscape in time for the April 27 1897 dedication. President to preside with cabinet North Atlantic squadron foreign fleets and diplomatic corps to attend the historic ceremony. Monument cost 600000 funded by 80000 in subscriptions from one cent to 5000.
Canada granted 116 divorces in the last twenty years, averaging fewer than six per year. The figure reflects a gradual rate of marriage dissolution across the period.
A boy chasing a horse near the Prietas mine watched the ground open and the horse vanish into a 140 foot drift. Workmen later heard noises, found the horse alive after six days, and hoisted it to the surface. The animal was tired but unharmed beyond wear from the long fall.
A New York Herald account notes that of thirteen trees planted by Alexander Hamilton in a small Washington Heights plot to honor the original thirteen states, only one remains flourishing. Nine are dead and another shows two tiny green shoots, reflecting crowding and age since Hamilton’s duel with Aaron Burr. The surviving tree’s hollowed condition may permit it to endure if deadwood is removed and trunks renewed.
Grave accounts from Pima County report Yaqui and Papago groups arming along the line. Line rider George W Webb says he met armed Indians with ammunition after returning from the field. Tucson gun shops are busy repairing firearms amid rising fear of another descent on Nogales.
Secretary of State Taylor reports 4 069 divorce suits filed in Ohio during the last year. The figure highlights a rise in contested separations and reflects ongoing family law activity across the state.
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