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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
Reports from Detroit indicate Gen Alger responds well after gall stones operation with quick rally and hopeful outlook. Secretaries and generals face rebukes over Schley matter as politics and court actions unfold amid navy and railroad news.
A weekly digest reviewing industrial field updates personal political items and notable happenings at home and abroad. It highlights trade, industry, leaders, markets and events across regions with brief summaries of developments and notable figures.
Personal and political obituary notes the death of Nue-Se-Ga, aged 128, the oldest Indian squaw in the United States, in the Winnebago Indian camp at Barron’s Island opposite La Crosse Wisconsin. Jennie June Croly dies in New York. Justice David McAdam dies of tongue cancer in a private sanitarium.
A wide slice of international and domestic events unfolds with Kidnapping talks over Miss Stone in Constantinople and threats by Germany to Venezuela. Turmoil in Syria Bey rout expulsion notice for naturalized Americans. Cuban politics shift as Maso withdraws. Depew and Miss Palmer to wed in Nice. Zacatecas market blaze casualties. Britain and Argentina Chile arbitration hint. Queen Alexandra ill. Boer War clashes and Liverpool railway tragedy. U.S. navy and public notices mix with politics and trade data.
Washington reports warn a German blockade of Venezuelan ports may follow a show of force by German naval units near Venezuela. American, British, French and other warships converge, while Venezuela weighs defenses and a potential cash settlement with Germany, amid strained diplomacy and a half pay treasury.
Washington reports confirm Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa will replace Lyman J. Gage as secretary of the treasury with a transfer anticipated in January. Secretary Wilson will remain in agriculture. date of the handover to be fixed by mutual agreement. Shaw, a lawyer and banker, is described as a top finance expert.
The peach crop in southwestern Michigan is ruined by a cold wave with 15000 acres affected and a 300000 bushel yield loss. Orchards in St Joseph Lake Shore and Plain districts report buds killed, signaling widespread damage.
Detective Devoy of Brooklyn took Albert J. Ayres to New York after Ayres allegedly disappeared with 2000 dollars in gold from the Union Bank in Brooklyn. Ayres agreed to return without awaiting extradition.
Chicago December 28 The First National Bank plans a 16 story office building on its site and adjoining property. The new structure will be the largest in the west and is estimated to cost 3 million dollars.
Manila reports General Samson and all island chiefs on Bohol surrender with 28 cannon and 45 guns. In Batangas province a clash between insurgents and a Twenty first infantry detachment under Lieut Edgar T Conley wounds one American private and leaves several enemy casualties.
Gloucester Mass December 26 Eight men are believed dead after the schooner Eliza H Parkhurst missing from its port of Gloucester. Commanded by Captain John D McKinnon the vessel left Bay of Islands on November 24 with six crewmen and one passenger Lawrence McDonald. A gale on November 25 is thought to have caused her to founder while carrying a herring cargo.
George B. Swain, New Jersey state treasurer since 1894, died at his Newark home from a stroke. He served as vice president and director of the German National Bank of Newark and was involved in numerous financial and business enterprises.
The body of 13 year old Ross Allan was recovered from the swimming tank at the Calumet YMCA after he entered the pool despite rules and with no attendant present. The drowning occurred on a Wednesday in December.
Abe Nelson, 55, an elderly Taylors Falls resident, killed his 60 year old mother by striking her with an ax. Described as weak minded and drinking, he was alone with her when the crime occurred. Nelson is jailed.
Taft departed Manila for San Francisco aboard the army transport Grant after a large farewell demonstration. He left Tuesday morning as crowds cheered his departure on the journey home to the United States.
Rapid population growth in Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta drives demand for bigger schools. Many new or underused buildings show a need for expanded accommodation as free homestead laws and cheap railway lands attract settlers. Government agents promote settlement with ads in newspapers.
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