Silent blast remembered from the Stony Tunguska event
A retrospective sketches 1908 worldwide context from Tsarist unrest to Wright brothers flights and early aerial bombing. It notes the Siberian explosion near the Stony Tunguska river as an unprecedented, poorly understood event in a cosmos still seen as stable and largely unmapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Hunaudieres
Fort Myer
Orville
U.S
Tunguska River
Cedar Rapids Briefs Highlight Local Education and Ads
Elected Jan Boettcher becomes chairman of the Chamber of Commerce distributive education advisory committee. Several ads note sales, classes, tours, and local services including florists, ROTC field training, and community events around Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Boettcher
Killian’s
Chamber of Commerce
Gary McCright
Everett Petersen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spectacular Siberian Explosion Sparks European Sky Phenomena
Reports from 1908 describe dazzling northern lights and luminous clouds over Europe following the Tunguska event. Observers in London, Antwerp, and Holland noted intense night skies and atmospheric disturbances. Scientists linked effects to a massive air blast and solar activity, with no conclusive explanation forthcoming for years.
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Berlin
New York Times
Archenbold
Treptow Observatory
Krakatoa
Sundy
Sunda
Copenhagen
Konigsberg
Europe
East Indies
Siberian
England
Times of London
North Sea
Cambridge
London
Petersfield
Tunguska
Globe
Siberia
Antwerp
Huntingdon
London Times
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Coralville Reservoir
Leonard Gee
Steamex Carpet Cleaners
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All Saints Parish
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Chicago
Woodfield Mall
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Jim Nabors
Wisconsin
Pipe Band
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Crickets Corner
E Ave. NW
Avenue Floral
Pierson’s Florists
Rotary
Arthur R. Williams
Iowa Assn. of Marriage and Family Counselors
Roosevelt Royale
2Nd St
Jerome
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Christian Club
George Ferris
Linn County
Central Ymca
St. Wenceslaus
Glenn
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Silver Dollar City
Ozark Opry
Kansas City
Travel & Transport
Klinger Paint Company
5Th Ave
Berger
Iowa City
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Heidelberg
John Baxter
Thomas Atkins
Doubleday and Co., Inc
New York Times Special Features
Patelly
Sally Young
FSLIC
Radioear
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Crowley-Klopp
Robert
Earing Aid Center
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Arlo Thomas
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