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West and Northwest river improvement convention adjourns
Report of a convention discussing river and harbor funding, with proposed annual $25,000,000 appropriation and focus on the Mississippi, Missouri, Hennepin Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Red River of the North, Yellowstone, Fox and Wisconsin, Chippewa and St. Croix. Noted opposition to Hennepin Canal and statements by Ignatius Donnelly, Eustis, and Altgeld. Also mentions Knights of Labor ultimatum to Wabash managers, Minnesota and Wyoming events, and various economic and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bress
Chase
Omaha
Ignatius Donnelly
Eustis
Louisiana
Hutch
Missouri
Hennepin
Cairo
Hennepin Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
Red River
Yellowstone, Fox
Wisconsin
Chippewa
St. Croix
Mississippi
John T. Altgeld
Tllinois
Alleghenies
Knights of Labor
Tallmage
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
Chicago
Northwest
Charles J. Upson
Congress
Coldwater
Mich
Asitep
Tock Springs
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
Evanston
Calloway
Cincinnati
Peoria