Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — OHIO RIVER NAVIGATION CENTENNIAL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHIO RIVER NAVIGATION CENTENNIAL

STEAMING down the Ohio river, the copy of Nicholas Roosevelt's vessel, New Orleans, is carrying on a continuous celebration of the centennial of steam navigation on that highway of commerce. The christening of the little boat at Pittsburgh was a gala event, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth being the sponsor. President Taft and many othqr prominent men saw the New Orleans start on Its trip.