Great Canal Opened In Illinois With Enormous Feat
A monumental engineering achievement opened the Illinois waterway linking Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. Water began flowing from Chicago into the Des Plaines and Mississippi rivers shortly after 2 am Tuesday, despite prior delays and opposition. The project fulfills Pere Jaques de Jo Bed’s 1874 vision and marks the only canal designed to carry such a vast water route from the lakes to the Gulf, transforming regional navigation and drainage.
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Chicago
Lockport
Desplaines
Gulf of Mexico
Pere JoBed Mate
Kad McCoy Knocks Out Peter Maher in Fifth Round
Kad McCoy, the young Imiana pugilist known as Kad McCoy, knocked out Peter Maher of Ireland in the fifth round at the Coney Island Sporting Club. Reported by correspondents, Maher showed less scientific technique than his foe, with a brief moment of hope before succumbing in the fifth.
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Bix
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Imiana
Oat
McCoy
Coney T-rand Sporting Club
Peter Maher
Ireland
Maher
Bessy
Tae Anen
Phan
Sharkey
Jefirus
Inshman
Nostarm
Peter Beef
Gregeer
US population nears nine figures after war gains
Census projections place the United States population between 76 and 78 million after the Spanish American War, with immigration and territorial additions expected to push totals higher. China remains the most populous nation, while new territories will expand American nomenclature by about thirty new names.
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United States
Spain
Treasury
Mars
Califorrméia
Alaska
Key West
Unie
Spa
Tawa
Creorge Washinsben
Mousso
Owas
Philippines
Altar Drapery Fire Threatens Holyoke Church Mass
A New Year’s Mass at Sacred Heart Church Holyoke Massachusetts was disrupted by a curtain or drapery catching fire from a candle igniting the altar area. Quick action by nearby parishioners contained the blaze and prevented a larger tragedy despite stampede and chaos in the crowded church.
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Sacred Heart Church
Holyoke
Vestriee
Church of In L Precious Blood
Isles
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Ékgan
Cape ‘Town
Storeekeeps
Sidney
Feeing
Amateur photographs at Expo spark debate over permits
French commissioners at the Expo restrict exhibit photography amid debates on permits and display rules. The report notes charges for similar photos at the World’s Fair and hints at enforcement affecting exhibitors and visitors.
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Copy Mentions Rattlesnakes and Remedies
The snippet mentions Cuba and Porto Rico travel and a free copy offer with postage, a scare of 11 people burned, and a claim for Cure 4 Cold in One Day with Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. It cites E W Groves and Kiune’s institute on Arch Street Philadelphia. The Queen and Crescent train is noted as having only 24 hours to New Orleans.
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Rene
Robey Street
Lockport
Zoe Lee
Auba
Cuba
Porto Ried
E.W. Grove
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Queen and Crescent
New Orleans
Sander
Gresser Olle
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White
Wanson Rheumaticure CO
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Pretoria
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Searhhampton
Great Britain
Lorenzo Marques
Britain
Whips Maher
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Goods
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Ohio
William Packard
Akron
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State Forestry Commissioners of
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Florida
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Hyrup
Wisconsin Central
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Raul Minnee
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Derby
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