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Wabash River Declared Navigable by Federal Opinion
A 1905 decision from the Department of Commerce and Labor holds the Wabash River is a navigable water of the United States. It states federal steamboat inspection laws apply to vessels like the Lafayette, despite Indiana state claims. The ruling cites The Daniel Ball and notes extensive federal navigation work on the Wabash since 1872.
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Wabash River
Department of Labor and Commerce
Washington
Wabash Valley
Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Solicitor of the District of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
United States
Evansville
Ind
T. C. Harrington
Lafayette
Indiana
Harrington
Congress
Wabash
Supreme Court of the
Daniel Ball
Ohio River
EpDwin W. Sims
Steamboat Inspector Service
Lawrence O. Murray