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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1888

Page

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Steamboat Clash Over Blockade Chooses Self-Protection

Missouri river captains claim deliberate choking of the channel by the steamers to shield cargo worth millions. They say the action forced a blockade as a defense, citing marine law and necessity amid a dangerous gorge. Also reported: New York Stock Exchange set to list petroleum trading and a deadly powder explosion in Gallitzin injuring four.

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CHICAGO CANAL SCHEME PROMPTS WASHINGTON VISIT

A Chicago canal plan aims to link the lakes with the Mississippi via Des Plaines and Lake Michigan routes. An executive committee led by Cimesad and Fels L. B Cooley plans to travel to Washington February 12 to urge immediate river and harbor action and secure right of way along Thirty-ninth Street for the waterway project.

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Senate Debates Smuggling Treaty and Meat Inspection

The Washington Senate debates a memorial from El Paso Texas urging enforcement of the Mexico treaty to curb border smuggling. A bill for export meat inspection is discussed, with provisions for perishable exports and presidential power to halt imports, while a committee on foreign nations reviews related routes and treaties.

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War Clouds Gather Across Europe and Ireland

The Liverpool Post correspondent reports increasing European tensions and a likely summer war, with Britain tightening retrenchment plans. In Vienna and London, military councils mobilize, and strikes, riots, and price spirals spread as unrest grows.

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