Scheme to Impound Flood Waters of the Mississippi
Discussion of Ellet's flood control plan with many small reservoirs to reduce river rises. Estimated cost under fifty million dollars for Cincinnati impact and potential broader savings, plus maintenance costs and gradual expansion as forestry changes occur. Also mentions a balloon ascent amid a thunderstorm with lightning discharges and St Elmo's fire observations by M Lecoq in Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ellet
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Ellet
Cincinnati
Scribner’s Magazine
M. Lecoq
Balloon ascent from Paris ends in sudden cloud encounter
On June 20 W H Lecoq and an aeronaut ascended from Paris in a 700 m3 balloon at 7:15 AM. They rose to 600 m toward the SE, saw a red sun over the city, then entered a greenish-gray cloud with wind and thunder. The balloon rotated, rose and fell as electrical forces and cloud interference impaired visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lecoq
Paris
Seine
Isle of St. Louis
Denver
Colorado
Texas
Coolidge
Wyoming
Home Land and Cattle Company
Gulf Road
Denver, Texas and Gulf
Harrison Praised for Dignified Brief Speeches
The Boston Journal notes General Harrison has repeatedly delivered fitting brief addresses amid varied audiences since his nomination. Opponents seek missteps but praise his dignity modesty and readiness to adapt to occasions in these greetings and acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Boston Journal
Political Pointers on Tariffs and 1888 Campaign Tidbits
A broad collage notes tariff debates with sugar and wool, party shifts toward Harrison and Morton, and Republican optimism. It cites sugar and wool trade figures, tariff revision, and recent polls. It also discusses the Argentine Pacific railroad, locomotive speed limits, Colorado farming, cattle movement, and West Virginia’s 1888 electoral outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust
House
Fort Morgan Times
Harrison
Morton
Grand Junction News
Colorado Springs Gazette
Gazette
Battle of
Tippecanoe
Lincoln Journal
West Virginia
Tilden
Hancock
Cleveland
Nathan Goff
Congress
Harrison and
Toledo Blade
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Ceylon
G. F. Kunz
North American Review
Siberia
Gen. Harrison
Argentine Pacific
Buenos Ayres
Andes
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
Greenlee & C9
Denver, Colorado
E. Brooks
Alaska
United States
New Orleans
Ico
Weld County Abstract Office
Weld County
Hunter and West’s Bank
James B. Phillips
Celeby
Paine
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, Vt
H. A. Arnener
Oxford
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tax ConTour Company
Fulton Street
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