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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
2
The column jokes about high prices, holiday heroes, and public figures. It lampoons Don Carlos Dewey Horatio Alger and a kissing bug myth while noting plays on words from Edison and early motor carriage terms.
A centenarian admonishes a younger man for bad behavior while noting the value of guidance early. The older man hopes the youth, still under 80, may mend and turn out well. The piece emphasizes parental-style discipline across generations.
The article notes simple directions for treating lockjaw are appearing but emphasizes prevention is better than cure. It warns toy pistols as frequent causes and suggests prohibition as a protective measure.
A magistrate declares it illegal for a man to make love to a woman without her consent. The legal form will read May I ask you if I may ask you and concerns that the phrasing may befuddle many suitors.
An investigation challenges the idea that the Astors descend from a noble Spanish lineage. It suggests a straight line from a German butcher, arguing that honest origins beat courtly connections and that the Astors should welcome the revelation.
Admission fees to a recent prize fight in New York surpassed 85000 dollars, the largest ever for a single event. The piece notes public concern over excess and questions the value of violence as entertainment amid widespread disapproval of its toll.
The text argues that a large portion of Americans are indifferent to books, with a small strictly student segment. It cites heavy immigration, backward rural South, and rapid growth demanding practical business focus as underlying causes.
A California fruit novelty blends lemon shape with orange color and juice hints of both. The artificially produced phantom lemon has long stood as a curiosity in picnic assets, while the fruit world shows a trend toward combination alongside business.
Captain William A. Andrews attempted a trans ocean dory voyage but was rescued 700 miles from land by a steamer in exhausted condition. The public tone condemns the stunt as foolhardy and unnecessary, arguing safety favors steamers and the captain should abandon the venture.
The late President Heureaux stated life aims as fighting man and loving woman, a remark that recalls ancient struggles. The editor notes the remark may seem odd to modern readers after two decades.
The piece links boy strikes and adult labor actions, noting how newsboys and messenger boys imitate workers in New York Boston Philadelphia and other cities. It discusses gregarious youth behavior, peer leadership, and the spread of strikes across cities, with a cautionary view on mischief during such disruptions.
A writer in Harper's Magazine reports Frederick Douglass said he never escaped stage fright, though fifteen minutes in front of an audience eased his nerves. He praised Lincoln, calling him the only white man who made him feel he was not a negro.
A lighthearted Brooklyn Life quip contrasts women urging husbands to attend church with men trying to dodge the ritual, highlighting gendered social pressure and Sunday routines.
A note on Berlin coachmen lists seven retired army officers three pastors and sixteen nobles among the group. A literary aside compares a love story proposal to a dinner pie for a boy, highlighting social signals in courtship scenes.
Pasadena entrepreneur H Selvard organizes a colonization venture for San Clemente Island. San Francisco reports Homer gold bullion arrivalse from Nome via St Michael totaling $200000. Sacramento lowers tax levy to 80 cents per $100 after debt paydown. San Francisco aids soldiers funds with $33000 balance. Stagg notes rising rail travel and freight. Visalia oil strike at 400 feet in Boots Ball claim attracts filings. Presidio garrison strength tops 11583 including recruits and volunteers bound for the Philippines. Oakland sees Carnegie offer to fund $50000 for a library with $4000 yearly support via slight tax hike. Tacoma jury fails to agree on bribery case against Mayor Nickells. San Rafael convict Yoo Sing hangs himself in San Quentin. Stockton inmate J A Hodges dies in asylum. Lulu Summer 14 dies after electric-car collision. Dalton charged with manslaughter after bond release. San Francisco court rules Wells Fargo liable for war revenue stamps. appeal planned.
An official directive echoes through the nursing corps listing affected personnel. Names include Susan H. Barnes Katherine Connors Carolyn Foote Helene Gottschalk Louise Henig Helena Jones Marie Moore Annie Robbins Ingeborg Stokke Victoria Tullis Barbara Weidmann Mary Welsh Minnie Winslow Ellen White Elizabeth Tait J E Duncan H E Sigsbee Maud Moshier E R Portius Hannah Nichoff Annie Magee.
Sacramento health board discusses a resolution by Dr D D Crowley to quarantine humans and domestic animals affected with tuberculosis. He argues tubercular disease is increasing and the measure aims to control its spread. The resolution was passed.
General news items summarize ancient vaccination, rising heat deaths in Chicago, beer consumption worldwide, yellow fever cases in Key West, free water in Santa Cruz, reactions to Captain Dreyfus, and various political, transport, and social observations from 1900 era.
In Beckville, Texas, a family feud erupts after Forsythe and Miss Ollie Simpson wed without her father Andrew Simpson’s consent. Andrew shoots and wounds Forsythe’s son-in-law and kills Forsythe’s father Lang H Forsythe before fatally shooting himself. the groom is gravely wounded but may recover.
In San Francisco A C Lollis a private in the army hospital service attacked Mrs William Spiro at Bottle Koenig’s Montgomery Avenue theater over payment for a bottle of beer. He slashed her right cheek with a knife. She received several stitches at receiving hospital but was not seriously hurt. Lollis was arrested at California street station and booked for assault to kill.
Amelia Gomez of 123 Oregon street swore to a warrant in Police Judge Graham's court charging sailor John Pryor with threats to her life and demanding marriage or death. The filing names the parties and notes the court action.
The Queen Regent of Spain signs a decree proclaiming martial law in Viscaya province. A Berlin cable reports Charles Allen, an escaped mail robber, and Sidney Wennie, a Washington pickpocket, arrested in Frankfort. Cape Town notes forty two bubonic plague deaths at Magude near Delagoa Bay.
London Jews mark atonement day with Dreyfus demonstrations in Spitalfields. A procession carried a banner proclaiming Dreyfus The Martyr All the Civilized World Demands His Instant Release. Chief Rabbi Addl er lamented France's 1894 sentencing as disastrous as Waterloo and more humiliating than Sedan.
Turkish brigand Yorgaki captured French engineer Chevalier and his wife in Turkey. A bodyguard soldier died defending them. The Porte paid $75,000 ransom, Yorgaki sent Mme Chevalier $35 for champagne to aid recovery and sent $2500 to the soldier’s family.
The Chicago Times Herald reports the bricklayers and stonemasons union voted to grant President William McKinley honorary membership so he won’t be labeled a scab during the October 9 cornerstone laying for the new government building. The card will be presented in Chicago by George P. Gubbins, union president, with a notification letter prepared by Wm. A. Stamm.
A corps of women nurses will depart the United States general hospital at the Presidio and report to the commanding officer of the hospital ship Relief for transport to Manila. The order comes from Assistant Adjutant-General J. B. Babcock by command of Major-General Shafter.
On the City of Puebla voyage to Honolulu a four day dispute over craps escalated into a race tension aboard the ship. Provost guards kept watch as 671 crew and passengers, including about 80 colored soldiers, played craps and trade accusations of robbery between white and black soldiers.
Washington guests urged President to authorize an independent Chippewa Indian scout company for service in the Philippines. James H Tillman of South Carolina would be captain and Joseph H Woodbury Hole in the Day chief lieutenant, with many Chippewas ready to enlist if approved. The President told them to consult Secretary Root.
Reports from Manila via cables claim Corporal Damhoffer and Private Conine of Company B Sixteenth Infantry are sentenced to death by court martial with Private McBennett condemned to twenty years for criminally assaulting native women. General Otis allegedly urges McKinley to approve the sentences and favors a public execution to deter repeats.
Washington private Thomas Mc Veigh of the First Wyoming volunteers was found guilty by a general court martial in Imus Philippine Islands for striking a superior officer. The court sentenced him to death by musketry, but President McKinley commuted the sentence to dishonorable discharge forfeiture of pay and allowances and three years hard labor at Alcatraz Island California as the confinement location.
The American Jewish Year Book estimates the U S Jewish population at 1 043 800 with New York at 400 000 and Illinois 95 000. Other states listed include Pennsylvania 95 000 Ohio 50 000 California 35 000 Maryland 35 000 and Missouri 35 000.
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