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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
8
An explosion ruptured the earth wall and released water into the ditch channel. Engineers expect the canal to fill within days and flow into Lake Michigan via the Mississippi system, with shovels to be kept as souvenirs and trustees bearing final responsibility for the action.
The article details Chicago trustees flooding the canal to deter St Louis, claiming water flow will pressure completion. It tracks seven years and 33 million dollars spent to disposal of sewage, arguing the project benefits national interests beyond Chicago, amid legal and engineering challenges.
In January 1889 a commission directed by John P Wilson of Chicago drafted a bill that formed the groundwork of the present sanitary district act. The commission sat between sessions to formulate a bill for discussion by the Thirty first General Assembly.
Captain Schuettler at Sheffield Avenue halted an Northwestern Elevated train at Lincoln Avenue and arrested its crew after the city barred it from running. The dispute centers on a contract requiring the loop owner to pay annual compensation and bridges for second story street connections, which the city later claimed it could not grant.
Indiana canning plants gather beans and hominy for Boer and British armies in South Africa. new condensed stock food from corn stalks is tested, ground into powder, mixed with molasses and blood, pressed into cakes costing 10 dollars to produce and valued at 25 dollars per ton.
A fire at H. B. Plumb's restaurant and confectionery in Brazil Indiana spread quickly on a windy morning. It destroyed Schromier and Wherles' shoe store and Michael Doyle's saloon along with their contents, causing about 27000 dollars in losses partly covered by insurance.
Eugene Ney using the name Dr. B M C Neyman of Saltillaville claims to be the third son of Marshal Ney and repeats the tale that the marshal escaped execution and came to America with links to Jackson Mississippi and North Carolina before dying as a schoolteacher in Tredell county.
Fifty masters in Peoria distilleries and malt house went on strike demanding higher wages. They currently receive 11 dollars weekly for seven days and twelve hours a day. They seek 13 dollars with a half holiday weekly, but managers refuse to concede.
Relatives of Amalia Kussner report she is safe in London after being in Kimberley to paint a portrait of Cecil Rhodes. A cablegram from her confirms her safety.
In Knightsville area, D. H. Davis residence valued at 3000 dollars and Peter Dierdoff home valued at 1500 dollars were destroyed by a blaze last night near Brazil Indiana. No injuries reported. Fire caused extensive damage to surrounding property and may prompt investigations.
Springfield Illinois January 3 The Pullman Palace Car company yesterday certified to the secretary of state a change of name to the Pullman company.
The report notes the Lawton fund at 39263 dollars surpassing expectations, Archbishop Chapelle arrives in Manila, a small town Massens destroyed by fire, Hermann Prince of Hatzeld-Trachenberg named hereditary duke, Col W A Elderkin dies in Middletown, S N Pierson celebrates golden wedding with 40 descendants, Wallace W Bradley dies in Delavan, Japanese minister awards crown prince, earthquake hits Akhalkalak district in Russia, M Crafts resigns from MIT, and Bird S Coler linked to a Greater project.
The Milwaukee Street Railway, led by vice president Henry Payne, gains a sweeping injunction barring Wauwatosa residents from refusing the extra fare crossing the city line and from filing civil or criminal suits against the company. Some cases have already begun.
Probate Judge Van Riper says a bullet shattered the window at his Harbor residence as the old year ended. He was not dressed to confront the shot, and he survived. The assailants have been captured.
John R B Robson died Sunday night after being butchered with a hatchet found in his office. Police seek to identify the weapon. Mayor Quick will ask Governor Shaw to offer a $500 reward for the arrest, with larger rewards from county and city subscriptions.
Milwaukee Jan 3 Harry Dean appointed Wisconsin state agent for the Pere Marquette Railroad Company responsible for all traffic in Wisconsin outside Milwaukee for the company including car ferry routes from Milwaukee and Manitowoc.
Iowa Central Railway launches a tourist sleeping car service from Minneapolis St Paul to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Mason City Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa Hedrick Ottumwa and the Santa Fe Route. The Pullman Palace cars run weekly and the trip takes four days, departing at 8 25 a m Wednesday and arriving in Los Angeles 8 25 a m Sunday with San Francisco by 6 45 p m Sunday.
Patronize home industry and buy an Iowa manufactured buggy or wagon of Spring and Son. Local maker offers durable wagons wheels and components built in Iowa for local customers and farms.
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