Sunday, September 9, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 9


September 9, 1907 – “The safe in the Soudan [Minn.] postoffice was blown open and its contents stolen. The robbers secured between $450 and $500 worth of stamps, and about $10 in cash, the greater part of which was pennies. The robbers gained entrance to the building by prying open a window.”
Tower Weekly News; Loot Postoffice, Soudan Postoffice Safe Blown Open and Contents Stolen, Robbers Escape”; September 13, 1907; p. 1.

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