Rainmaking by dynamite in balloons proposed by General Ruggles
General Daniel Ruggles of Virginia testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee proposing to seed clouds with dynamite in skeleton balloons and trigger explosions by fire or electricity to create rainfall. He argued artificial atmospheric vibrations could condense arid mists, potentially rendering irrigation systems obsolete and turning Nevada into a fertile state through compulsory rain.
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Daniel Ruggles
Virginia
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Ruggles
Nevada
Brown
Jones
Union
Indiana
Illinois
Valentine Dillion
Mansion House Committee
Ireland
Tiburcio Parrott
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court
Virginia Senate
Canuwm
Worrell Firecase in Claysville Aimed to Seize Parents Property
The article details James Worrell, a churchgoing son, who set his family home aflame to gain control of his parents’ estate. He had previously stolen sheep for pelts, hid losses to mislead his family, locked five sisters in rooms, and fled to Ohio aided by his father. The chaos followed by a sensational New York Broadway fire and a treasure shipment table in The Bulletin.
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Claysville
Pennsylvania
James Worrel
James
Worrell
Ohio
Broadway
New York
T. L. Dougherty
J. F. Cassidy
Democratic Convention Canvass Shifts Toward St Louis Hopefuls
Reports from the Democratic National Convention canvass show St. Louis gaining strength as Tilden's plans to duplicate 1876 arrangements circulate. Ohio and Missouri positions split the Cincinnati delegation while Illinois leans Republican.
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St. Louis
Tilden
Cincinnati
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
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Paradise Dist
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ATS
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Anon
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Piven
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Charles Kemler
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Bridge Street
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Auwaya
Costa Rica
M. J. Winnemaeda
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Winnewuces
Levy & CO
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Levy
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