Thursday, October 1, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 1

October 1, 1912 – John Granell, of Faribault, Minn., was hit and instantly killed by a street car this morning.

The car knocked him to the pavement and then ran over his body severing the head at the neck. Motorman R. D. Moer was at once arrested and charged with manslaughter.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Head is Cut Off by Car”; October 01, 1912; p. 1.




St. Paul Street Car - 1910
http://forgottenminnesota.com/2011/08/the-rise-of-the-selby-avenue-streetcar-line/
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