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Political turmoil and canal steam venture in mid 19th century
The piece reports on party activity in Columbus and Washington with notes on tariff and treaty debates, Garfield’s renomination prospects, and the Baxter steam canal competition. It also recounts a travel diary from a trip via the Erie Canal and Oceanic liner, detailing rail and ship travel conditions and a move to a foreign voyage.
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Erierne
William Barter
Dobbins
Buffalo
Baxter
Baxter Steam Canal Transportation Company
New York
Baxter Con
Baxter Company
Rondant
Frankfort
Herkimer County
Telegraph
Erie Road
New York City
Barrow
P. H. Watson
Ewing
Jersey City
Mepolis
Atlantic
Oceanic
White Star Line
Connecticut
Kowledge
Birmingham
Fife
Naugatuck
Norwalk
the Gazette
Wilton
Eden
Helen Heath
Ft. Schuyler
Hell Gate
Blackwell's Island
N. S
Insane Asylum
Penitentiary
Brooklyn
City of Churches
Talmadge
Beecher
Ashtabula
Central Park
Ft. Washington
Hudson
Rivat
O'Connors
Connolys
Erie
Oxford
Fem
Helen Peabody
Ashtabuls
Cincinnati
Warren
Bailey
Ashtabul