World’s Greatest Meteorites at the American Museum
The American Museum of Natural History in New York acquires torn Willamette meteorite from Oregon for 20600 dollars, a 20 ton iron specimen with a dramatic ownership history. The Peary meteorite from Greenland weighs 36 tons, both iron meteorites vs. stony varieties, with court precedents and display notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
New York
William KE. Doudsze
Tualatin River
Clackmas County
Ore
Willamette
Dodge
Munch
Bushman Island
Greenland
Robert E. Peary
United States
Portland
Pure Food Bill Gains Ground Through Heyburn Influence
Idaho Senator Weldon B. Heyburn helps push a pure food bill in the Senate amid warnings of adulteration scams. The piece highlights Wiley and Stillman advocates and a synthetic dinner demonstration showing food substitutes and the risk of mislabeled products in U S markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Weldon B. Heyburn
Idaho
Senator Heyburn
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Thomas B. Stillman
Chemical Laboratories of
Stevens Institute
Wiley
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Colonel Hepburn
Townsend
Dr. Wiley
Mitchell the Miners Leader Faces Strikes and Burden
The article profiles John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America. It notes the heavy responsibility of guiding 500000 workers amid coal industry strife, his decades of labor advocacy, and his devotion to improving miners lives. It recalls his Indiana roots, family support, and early mining work as a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Mitchell
Indiana
New York
Mitchell
Congress
Labor
Ife
Public Highway Notice in Mill Creek Township Indiana
Petitioners led by C L Jones seek improvement of a 30 foot wide public highway in Mill Creek Township Fountain County Indiana. The plan requests drainage grading paving and construction of a 16 foot usable width over less than three miles linking to a gravel road with Kingman town limits. Hearing set for May 8 1906 before the Fountain County Board of Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek Township
Fountain County
Indiana
C. L. Jones
Board of Commissioners
State of Indiana
County of
Fountain
Commissioners’ Court
James T. Bell
Mill Creek
Will Creek
Kingman
Oliver P. Lewis
Petition Seeks Highway Improvement in Mill Creek Township
Sylvester H. Elwell and William Parrish file a petition with Fountain County authorities in Indiana seeking drainage paving and graveling of a 1 mile 3/4 road in Mill Creek Township from Yeddo through Union Street to connect with a free gravel road. The proposal covers an 18 foot street width within Yeddo and 18 feet beyond the town. The town of Kingman is included in Mill Creek and has a population under 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek Township
Fountain County
Indiana
Sylvester H. Elwell
William Parrish
Board of Commissioners
Sid County
Gaid County
State of Indiana
Commissioners’ Court
Washington and
Union Streets
Yeddo Insa'd
Union Street
West Street
Yeddo
Imita
Mill Creek
Kingman
Foreclosure suit notices non resident defendant J T Holahan
Fountain County court in 1906 issues a foreclosure complaint against J T Holahan non resident. Penwell Lindsey attorneys notify him to appear by June 11, 1906 or the case proceeds in his absence. case filed April 12 1906 in Covington courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Fountain County
Fountain Circuit
Frank Tietley
J.T. Holahan
Penwell & Lindsey
Nerein
J. T. Holahan
State of
Indiana
A. D
Covington
Winter Tourists Low Rates Ad
Daily sales offered for all winter tourist points through April 30 1906 with a later limit set for June 30 1906.
Daily numbers 4 10 6 and 12 cited together
A note lists four daily numbers 4 10 6 and 12 without context. The fragment presents a simple sequence likely tied to an ongoing game or schedule but lacks fuller details or participants for a fuller summary.
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Mr. Heybern
Harvey Wiley
W. B. Heyburn
Marshall Saunders
Braidwood
Illinois
Marshall
Putin Elk Wekata
Eaid Board
Olaves i. Lewis
Sa‘d
Mellett
Richards & Vanclere
J.C. Barnhill
Ind
Richland Township
Samuel Rice
FRY Bryant
Cork
Pennell & Lindley
Attorneys For
Plaintiff
E. W. Richison
C. C
St. L
Big Four
Man
Nuié
Noll
Faufman
Monon
Crawfordaville
Frank J Reed
G P A
Chicago
F B Humston
T P
Lafayette
C H Wasson
Yee
Attica
Costagtar
E.W. Richardson
Notanai
St. Louie
Fournals Thes
SBURG
St. Louis Fair
W. Marshall
Agt
Republican Office
Heeb
U. S
Bryant and Stratton
Indianapolis Business University
Addreea
E. J. Heeb
Ndianapolis
Indianapolis
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