[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article: 4-23-1908 Minnesota Fall

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From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:56 2004
Message-ID: <OE1094QXkvANfny9r4000014e07_at_hotmail.com>

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Paper: Manitoba Morning Free Press =20
City: Winnipeg, MB =20
Date: Thursday, April 23, 1908
Page: 1
METEOR CAUSED SHOCK
Contact With the Earth at a Point in Minnesota Created Alarm
St. Paul, Minn., April 22. - Prof. J. M. Holzinger, of the Winona normal =
school faculty, says that the meteor observed on Saturday evening was rea=
lly a remarkable phenomenon. It was observed not only at Winona, but at L=
acrosse, Wis., Rushford, Fountain City, St. Charles and Caledonia, Minn. =
At both St. Charles and Fountain City it is claimed that following the bu=
rsting of the meteor there was a distinct shocl, as if the meteor had str=
uck the earth, and at Fountain City it is claimed this was strong enough =
to make the dishes rattle, and produced teh effects of an earthquake. A f=
urther claim is made that one of the fragments came to the earth near St.=
Charles. =20
The meteor was first observed near the constellation Leo and moved from t=
here in a southwesterly direction. Prof. Holzinger says it was about as l=
arge as a half moon. It is claimed at Caledonia that a portion fell not f=
ar from there.

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te: Thursday, April 23, 1908 Page: 1 METEOR CAUSED SHOCK Contact =
With the Earth at a Point in Minnesota Created Alarm St. Paul, Min=
n., April 22. - Prof. J. M. Holzinger, of the Winona normal school facult=
y, says that the meteor observed on Saturday evening was really a remarka=
ble phenomenon. It was observed not only at Winona, but at Lacrosse, Wis.=
, Rushford, Fountain City, St. Charles and Caledonia, Minn. At both St. C=
harles and Fountain City it is claimed that following the bursting of the=
meteor there was a distinct shocl, as if the meteor had struck the earth=
, and at Fountain City it is claimed this was strong enough to make the d=
ishes rattle, and produced teh effects of an earthquake. A further claim =
is made that one of the fragments came to the earth near St. Charles. </P=
> The meteor was first observed near the constellation Leo and moved f=
rom there in a southwesterly direction. Prof. Holzinger says it was about=
as large as a half moon. It is claimed at Caledonia that a portion fell =
not far from there.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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