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... MARCH 5-18 , 1874 609 STRAIT 30 CHICAGO STORONTO 29.85 March BOSTONG 20.30 Mary EW YORK WASHINGTON 29.33 March STUOUS 29.60 March CHARLESTON 906 759 1 March 12 : A T L A N T I C 60 C E A N 30 PLATE I 150 15 LONDON PARTS OVIENNA MUNICH ...
... MARCH 5-18 , 1874 609 STRAIT 30 CHICAGO STORONTO 29.85 March BOSTONG 20.30 Mary EW YORK WASHINGTON 29.33 March STUOUS 29.60 March CHARLESTON 906 759 1 March 12 : A T L A N T I C 60 C E A N 30 PLATE I 150 15 LONDON PARTS OVIENNA MUNICH ...
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... March , and only two occurred dur- ing the four months from June to September . The third column of the following table shows the number of cases in which a storm originated in each of the different localities named in column 2d . The ...
... March , and only two occurred dur- ing the four months from June to September . The third column of the following table shows the number of cases in which a storm originated in each of the different localities named in column 2d . The ...
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... March 9th to March 10th , when near Nova Scotia , its motion did not exceed three miles per hour . From the 10th to the 11th its motion was scarcely fifteen miles per hour , and from the 11th to the 14th the center oscillated to and fro ...
... March 9th to March 10th , when near Nova Scotia , its motion did not exceed three miles per hour . From the 10th to the 11th its motion was scarcely fifteen miles per hour , and from the 11th to the 14th the center oscillated to and fro ...
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... March 11.2 Eastport N. W. E. 11.2 Halifax N. W. S. 11.3 Halifax W. S. 12.1 Eastport 12.1 Portland N. W. W. E. N. E. The precipitation on the west side of the low center ceased March 14th , and after that date the low center traveled ...
... March 11.2 Eastport N. W. E. 11.2 Halifax N. W. S. 11.3 Halifax W. S. 12.1 Eastport 12.1 Portland N. W. W. E. N. E. The precipitation on the west side of the low center ceased March 14th , and after that date the low center traveled ...
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... March 11 , 1874 , and that this was one cause of the unusual precipitation on the west side of the storm - center . This extensive precipitation on the west side of the low center is believed to have been the prin- cipal cause of the ...
... March 11 , 1874 , and that this was one cause of the unusual precipitation on the west side of the storm - center . This extensive precipitation on the west side of the low center is believed to have been the prin- cipal cause of the ...
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