BALLOONISTS - Revision history

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	BALLOONISTS (early). On August 21, Brooks ascended in the balloon Comet from the hill near General Jones' house; crossed the river into Illinois and landed safely far down		BALLOONISTS (early). On August 21, a Mr. Brooks ascended in the balloon Comet from the hill near General Jones' house; crossed the river into Illinois and landed safely far down the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven; bless the Lord!" (1)
	the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven; bless the Lord!" (1)

	On October 8, 1863, a "Professor" Steiner ascended in a balloon on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth; reached an altitude of 10,000 feet, passed southeastward down the river, was visible for forty minutes, and landed safely near Bellevue; he used city gas to carry him aloft. (2)		On October 8, 1863, a "Professor" Steiner ascended in a balloon on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth; reached an altitude of 10,000 feet, passed southeastward down the river, was visible for forty minutes, and landed safely near Bellevue; he used city gas to carry him aloft. (2)
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	1. Oldt, Franklin T., ''History of Dubuque County Iowa''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1880. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-12-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml		1. Oldt, Franklin T., '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1880. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-12-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml

	2. Ibid., p. 17		2. Ibid., p. 17

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	the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven; bless the Lord!" (1)		the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven; bless the Lord!" (1)

	In October, 1863, a "Professor" Steiner ascended in a balloon on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth; reached an altitude of 10,000 feet, passed southeastward down the river, was visible for forty minutes, and landed safely near Bellevue; he used city gas to carry him aloft. (2)		On October 8, 1863, a "Professor" Steiner ascended in a balloon on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth; reached an altitude of 10,000 feet, passed southeastward down the river, was visible for forty minutes, and landed safely near Bellevue; he used city gas to carry him aloft. (2)

	On July 18, 1889, a crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe a balloon flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.		On July 18, 1889, a crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe a balloon flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.

Randylyon at 23:07, 13 September 2013

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	BALLOONISTS (early). On August 21, Brooks ascended in the balloon Comet from the hill near General Jones' house ; crossed the river into Illinois and landed safely far down		BALLOONISTS (early). On August 21, Brooks ascended in the balloon Comet from the hill near General Jones' house; crossed the river into Illinois and landed safely far down
	the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven ; bless the Lord!"		the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven; bless the Lord!" (1)

	~~One~~ of ~~Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning~~ was ~~made on~~ July 18, 1889~~. A~~ crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe ~~the~~ flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.		In October, 1863, a "Professor" Steiner ascended in a balloon on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth; reached an altitude of 10,000 feet, passed southeastward down the river, was visible for forty minutes, and landed safely near Bellevue; he used city gas to carry him aloft. (2)

			On July 18, 1889, a crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe a balloon flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.

	On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Elew Dockstader, a Dubuque resident, stylishly dressed in a green suit reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.		On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Elew Dockstader, a Dubuque resident, stylishly dressed in a green suit reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.
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	See: [[LAVARE, Elsie\|Elsie LAVARE]]		See: [[LAVARE, Elsie\|Elsie LAVARE]]

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			1. Oldt, Franklin T., ''History of Dubuque County Iowa''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1880. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-12-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml

			2. Ibid., p. 17

	[[Category: Female Parachutists]]		[[Category: Female Parachutists]]
	[[Category: Aviation]]		[[Category: Aviation]]

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	BALLOONISTS (early). One of Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning was made on July 18, 1889. A crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe the flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.		BALLOONISTS (early). On August 21, Brooks ascended in the balloon Comet from the hill near General Jones' house ; crossed the river into Illinois and landed safely far down
			the stream. A large crowd saw the ascension. An old lady present exclaimed, "What a happy man he is to get so near heaven ; bless the Lord!"

			One of Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning was made on July 18, 1889. A crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe the flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.

	On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Elew Dockstader, a Dubuque resident, stylishly dressed in a green suit reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.		On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Elew Dockstader, a Dubuque resident, stylishly dressed in a green suit reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.

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	[[Category: Female Parachutists]]		[[Category: Female Parachutists]]
			[[Category: Aviation]]

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	See: [[LAVARE, Elsie\|Elsie LAVARE]]		See: [[LAVARE, Elsie\|Elsie LAVARE]]

	[[Category: Female Parachutists]]		[[Category: Female Parachutists]]

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	BALLOONISTS (early). One of Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning was made on July 18, 1889. A crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe the flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.		BALLOONISTS (early). One of Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning was made on July 18, 1889. A crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe the flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.

	On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Dockstader, stylishly dressed in a green suit, reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.		On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Elew Dockstader, a Dubuque resident, stylishly dressed in a green suit reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.

	[[Category: ~~Entertainers~~]]
			See: [[LAVARE, Elsie\|Elsie LAVARE]]
			[[Category: Female Parachutists]]

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	On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Dockstader, stylishly dressed in a green suit, reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.		On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Dockstader, stylishly dressed in a green suit, reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.

			[[Category: Entertainers]]

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BALLOONISTS (early). One of Dubuque's first demonstrations of ballooning was made on July 18, 1889. A crowd estimated at two hundred people paid admission to the baseball park and another five thousand flocked to the bluffs and housetops to observe the flight. When F. L. Thompson, the advertised balloonist, refused to make the ascent because the paying audience was too small, a local enthusiast, named Streif, sat on a trapeze beneath the balloon. He rose one thousand feet into the air before parachuting into an alley.

On September 30, 1906, over two thousand onlookers witnessed a Mrs. Dockstader, stylishly dressed in a green suit, reach an altitude of nearly five thousand feet before parachuting to the ground.