Saturday, December 7, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 7

December 7, 1863 – “Richard W. Sears was born in Stewartville, Minnesota [on this date]. His mail-order idea developed the A. C. Roebuck Company housed on the seventh floor of the Globe Building in Minneapolis. Renamed Sears, Roebuck and Co., it was headquartered later in Chicago.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf




Richard W. Sears

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Sears.jpg


Friday, December 6, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 6

December 6, 1963 – T. Eugene Thompson was found guilty of the first degree murder of his wife Carol, and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor on this date. The jury deliberated for some 13 hours before announcing their verdict. Thompson was accused of master-minding a murder-for-hire scheme to kill his wife, the mother of his four children.

Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Thompson Found Guilty, Given Life Prison Term”; December 7, 1963; p.1.





 T. Eugene Thompson

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fringefestival.org/2012/img/shows/300/2399.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fringefestival.org/2012/mobile/show/?id%3D2399&h=131&w=300&sz=8&tbnid=aSULkgMvJGJE-M:&tbnh=48&tbnw=110&zoom=1&usg=__MIRu3mBlOQZysiNpkBq0KMYatRU=&docid=OCivbwRWVcXH1M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BA2DULOME-aVyQGSwICQBw&ved=0CCsQ9QEwBA&dur=1384





Thursday, December 5, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 5

December 5, 1902 – Stillwater's [Minn.] Opera House burns to the ground. Simonet's Furniture and Midtown Antiques Mall later occupy the site.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/opera-house-burns/ 




Midtown Antiques Mall, Stillwater, Minn. 

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Dec. 5, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 4

December 4, 1928 - A bomb planted in St. Paul's Irish Godfather Dan Hogan's Paige coupe in the white stucco garage behind his home at 1607 7th Street West, Saint Paul, exploded, killing the owner of the Green Dragon saloon1 and “well-known figure in the Twin Cities underworld.”2

1http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Dan_Hogan_House%2C_1607_7th_Street_West%2C_Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota

2http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/oldnews/archives/52




Dan Hogan's Home, St. Paul, Minn.

http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Dan_Hogan_House%2C_1607_7th_Street_West%2C_Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota


Tuesday, December 3, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 3

December 3, 1896 – Due to the presence of scarlet fever in Alexandria (Minn.), “all churches and schools have been closed for a week. No public meetings of any kind will be allowed. There are presently twelve cases, all of a mild form.”

Broad Axe; “
Minnesota News, Interesting Happenings to the North Star State”; December 3, 1892.



Red cheeks and pale area around the mouth in scarlet fever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_fever


Monday, December 2, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 2

December 2, 2009 – Tom Petters was convicted by a federal trial jury in St. Paul “of orchestrating a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. Specifically, Petters, who was originally indicted in December 2008, was found guilty of 10 counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and five counts of money laundering.”

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757212-federal-jury-finds-tom-petters-guilty-in-365-billion-ponzi-scheme





Tom Petters

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/10/tom_petters_jai.php

Sunday, December 1, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 1

December 1, 1982 - Minneapolis-St. Paul implemented a 911 system on this date that was reportedly the first multi-county Enhanced system in the country. It served the seven surrounding counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington. The system was later expanded to include Isanti and Chisago counties and is still, geographically, the largest Enhanced 911 system in the country.

Minneapolis Star and Tribune; “Dial 9-1-1, but only in an emergency”; November 26, 1982; p. 18A.

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ecn/programs/911/Pages/history.aspx

http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/



http://www.legaljuice.com/2013/08/post_750.html