Word: tornadoes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...American Meteorological Jourual has decided to offer the following prizes: For the best original essay on tornadoes, or description of a tornado, $200 will be given. For the second best $50. Among those especially worthy of mention $50 will be distributed. The desire is to especially direct the attention of students to tornadoes. in hopes that valuable results may be obtained. The offer is open to all collegiate students of the United States, and the essays must be sent before July 1, 1889, either to Professor Harrington, Astronomical Observatory, Ann Arbor, Mich, or to A. L. Rotch, Blue Hill Meteorological...
Beloit, Wis., was struck by a tornado about 6 o'clock last evening, killing one man and wounding several others, and destroying a large amount of property...
...terrific tornado visited Greenville, Texas, on Sunday night, demolishing 150 houses, wrecking several churches, and doing much other damage. Only one person was killed...
...town of Grinnell, Iowa, was visited by a tornado yesterday afternoon and a large portion of it totally ruined. Forty people were killed and one hundred wounded...
...terrible tornado occurred in Pike County, Missouri, Saturday, by which four lives were lost, sixteen dwellings destroyed and the crops badly damaged...