Plans for Canal Outlet Lock in 1872 Debate
The Washington Bar reports in April 1872 that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal faces calls for modernization to boost regional trade. A key issue is building an outlet lock into the Potomac to bypass Rock Creek delays, with costs quoted around 9,000 dollars. Proponents argue improved locks would streamline transit from Georgetown riverfront and raise canal traffic, while critics question franchise options and management.
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Weshington
Cumberland
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Brunswick
Washington Bar
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Clarke
Georgetown
Washington
Rock Creek
Alexandria
Potomac
Georgewoi
Ile
Green Street
Fire at Matters Ends With Small Loss
A fire broke out in the summer kitchen of Frank Orndorff last week between aid 3 oclock. Neighbors and the family contained the flames with concerted effort. About 10 damage was done before control was achieved.
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Frank Orndorff
Injured in Fall Sends Citizen Manager Home
George T. Schroeder manager of the Citizen fell from his front porch on Market Street yesterday. He landed in an area and struck his head on a brick step, was carried inside unconscious, and later regained alertness. Dr. Frank H. Hedges treated him. concussion feared but not believed serious. His son witnessed the incident before informing his mother.
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George T. Schroeder
The
Citizen
Market Street
Frank H. Hedges
Mr. Schroeder
Dr. Hedges
Governor Ritchie Hosts National League of Women Voters in Annapolis
Nine hundred delegates arrive at the Governor's Mansion for a reception hosted by Governor Ritchie and his mother Mrs. Albert Ritchie. The visit includes tours of Annapolis, with an official welcome from Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson at the Naval Academy and floral tulip displays decorating the mansion grounds.
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Annapolis
National League of Women Voters
Governor’s Mansion
Ritchie
Albert Ritchie
Naval Academy
Henry B. Wilson
Wilson
Baltimore
Washington
St. George Barber
Robert Moss
Calvin N. Gabriel
Gussie Meyers
H. E. Peterman
Nellie Clayton
Alfred Quick
John Livingston
Ernest Richardson
W. BH. Feder- Tan
Bohhanan
Elastic term Good liquor used to describe wakeup-friendly beverages
The phrase Good liquor is described as an elastic term presently applied to any drink that will allow waking up the next morning. It signals shifting casual use rather than a fixed definition and hints at evolving standards for what counts as a safe or tolerable morning-after beverage.
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Vira
New York Sun
Victor
League OF Women Voters
Annapolis Naval Academy
Mrs. Ritchie
Louise
Mary Doe
Pitteburg Post
Bayna Theatre
Jos. M. Galtes
N. Y.chicago
Prilliart
Gmedy
EDEN
Eden Electric
Hagerstown & Frederick Rwy. Co., Gas & Electric Dep’t
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Frederick, MD
Chesterfield
Myers Tobacco
F Turkis
City Opera
Nati Hawaiian Singers Players
Richard Walton Tully
Continents
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Hawaiian Islands
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Maryland
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Roy W. Poole
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