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Matthew Eckland 1906 - 1970

Matthew Eckland of Minnesota was born on September 11, 1906, and died at age 64 years old in September 1970.
Matthew Eckland
Minnesota 55770
September 11, 1906
September 1970
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  • 09/11
    1906

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    September 11, 1906
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  • 09/dd
    1970

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    September 1970
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    Matthew Eckland lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1906, in the year that Matthew Eckland was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1911, Matthew was just 5 years old when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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