Elaborate Ohio canal plan to connect Mississippi to Atlantic
A detailed proposal in the Ohio Senate aims to create a continuous waterway from the Mississippi via the Ohio and Lake Erie to the ocean, with a branch to Pittsburgh. The plan would widen canals to allow large vessels, link Cleveland and other towns, and power inland commerce, though water supply and reservoir concerns persist.
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Tempo
Ohio Senate
Mississippi River
Ohio
Lake Erie
Erie Casal
Canale
Cincinnati
Tlakes
Mississippi
Gulf
Atlantic Ana
Neakeyes Canslon
Pittsburg
Terieant
Proposal to enlarge canals from Toledo to Cincinnati Bill to create vast lake system
A plan proposes widening the Miami and Erie Canal and a new Ohio canal to allow largest lake vessels to navigate. Ohio would spend about 28 million dollars, selling minor canals to private concerns to fund the main waterway. The project envisions 150 feet wide and 20 feet deep channels spanning about 244 miles with many locks, reservoir water sources, and extensive earth removal.
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Pittsburg
East Liverpool
New Lisbon
Hanoverton
East Rochester
Bayard
Minerva
Malvern
Warynesborough
Bolivar
Stark
Tuscarawas
Cleveland
Ohio
Maumee
Defiance
Ft. Wayne
Great St. Mary's
Wabash
St. Mary's
New Bremen
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Lockington
Laramie
Toledo
Cincinnati
Licking
Wathending
Barren County
United States
Erie
Maumee River
Junction
Paunding County
Betwee Junction
Dayton
Ohio Canal
Congress
Gear
Duluth
New Orleans
Natchez
Buffalo
Marquette
Galveston
Saginaw
Nashville
Wheeling
Sioux City
Sault Ste. Marie
Troy
Hamilton
James A
Wiston
Mismi River
Piqua Eee
M. & E. Canal
Mill Creek
New Theory Of Grip Claims Ocean Temperatures Drive Disease
A commentator outlines a theory that grip or congestion of blood arises from heat drawn from the body by cooler ocean waters. He links global temperature shifts and Gulf Stream cooling in the 1880s–1890s to widespread illness, arguing heat retention, heart strain, and blood thickening cause grip. He prescribes warm clothing, heat retention, hot baths, and avoidance of stimulants as treatment.
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Tan
Totten
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
Ocean
Gulf Stream
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
United States
Atlantic
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Plaster Cove
Meigan
Bosse
Straits of
Belle Isle
Kip
Ohio Valley
Total Abstinence Manual Issued By Catholic Union
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America releases a catechism style manual on total abstinence. Noted contributors include Bishop Cotter and Dr. Conaty. it cites Cardinal Manning and St. Augustine, discusses inherited temperance risks, treating, hygiene, and saloon remedies. The document aims for school circulation and ties to Pittsburg liquor license applications.
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Catholic
Total
St. Augustine
Gladstone
Third One Council
Pittsburg
Weatherby and Stevens Acquitted in Embezzlement Case
Charles S Weatherby and W E Stevens doing business as Weatherby and Stevens were arrested after Claflin and Co New York accused them of embezzling seventy thousand dollars They were tried by a justice of the peace on a ten thousand dollar charge The magistrate ruled there had been no case against them They now plan damages suits against Claflin and Co for losses and costs Crecrawatt Feb 13 Cincinnati merchants faced appeal in a related matter
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Cincinnati
Charles S. Weatherby
W. E. Stevens
Weatherby & Stevens
G. B. Claflin & Co
New York
Justice of the Peace
Claflin & Co
Ce Ae Ae
Dark skinned heir sues as white siblings’ brother in Tennessee court
A bill filed in Rutherford county Chancery Court seeks a decree for Joe Bartlow who, though dark in complexion, is alleged to be the son of white parents K. C. and Lockie Barlow. Bartlow claims to be the full brother of Jack and Mary Barlow and was raised as a family member despite his skin color.
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Nashville
Chancery Court
Rutherford County
Ridley
Joe Bartlow
Bill Aleges
K. C
Lockie Barlow
Jack
Mary Barlow
E. C
Messiah Born in New Jerusalem Sparks Revival Craze
Reports from Iron Hill also called New Jerusalem in Jackson County describe a religious frenzy among Free Methodists. Revival meetings escalate after claims that a child born there is a second Messiah, according to promoters.
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Dusuguz
Iron Hill
New Jerusalem
Jackson County
Panhandle machinists strike unsettled in Indianapolis
The Panhandle machinists strike remains unresolved as workers threaten a broader shutdown between Indianapolis and Altoona Pennsylvania if their demands are not met. The dispute centers on changes to the pay and piecework system, prompting fears of wider industrial impact.
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Indianapolis
Panhandle
Com.ts
Inee
Altoona
Western Flour for Russia Rush Order Files Fast Train
Mayor Stewart of Philadelphia and the Russian Famine Relief Association ordered 5 000 barrels of flour. A 30 car train left at 3 pm and was loaded in six hours. The flour will travel via Pennsylvania Railroad to Philadelphia, then sail on the Diana to Russia under the American flag.
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MinxEaro
Stewart
Philadelphia
Russian Famine Relief Association
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Line
Indiana
Russia
Pickets Fire Upon Troops at Coal Creek Camp
Drunken men believed to be miners fired on Tennessee state troops at the Coal Creek convict camp near Knoxville. Gatling gun used, two men wounded. Commander Anderson requests more ammunition from General Carnes in Memphis as crowds swarm the hills and a further attack is predicted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Anderson
Carnes
Memphis
No Candidate Against Diaz in Mexico Election
City or Mexico February 15. Eighty newspapers back President Diaz for re election. There is no other candidate.
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Diaz
City Or
Mexico
New Nut-Lock Patented by Homestead Inventors
Two Homestead men Leo Bullion and David James patent a nut lock that prevents loosening once a bolt is set. The device uses a split pin through nut slots and a bolt hole, preventing rotation. Tested on railroads around Pittsburgh and at Homestead Steel Works with favorable results. Bullion is related to Andrew Carnegie and a Homestead plant manager.
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Mesars
Leo Bullion
David James
Homestead
Nuis
Pittsburg
Homestead Steel Works
Bullion
Andrew Carnegie
The Bow of Promise Seen Beneath Polar Skies in Minnesota
A Lake Benton Minnesota mid day display called the bow of promise is discussed as a rare polar spectacle. The article recounts a February 1886 sighting with a halo circle and sun dogs, explaining the auroralike phenomenon and its local, latitude dependent nature.
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Lake Benton
Minn
Hackoen
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