Saturday, September 10, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 10

September 10, 1868 - The first railroad train arrives in White Bear from St. Paul. The Lake Superior and Mississippi River Railroad invites 500 guests to travel the historic trip.

http://www.ci.white-bear-township.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B801D228F-081F-4123-B371-0DC5894FC6D6%7D/uploads/%7BC459BB85-FE9B-48EF-BD64-4A2FA70A3744%7D.PDF





White Bear Lake Depot




Railroad Park in White Bear Lake

Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain September 10, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included


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Friday, September 9, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 9

September 9, 1922 – “The cornerstone of the new masonic temple, Third avenue and Monroe street [in Anoka] was laid [on this date] by officers of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, Assisted by Anoka Lodge No. 30, and Zuhrah band, drum corps, patrol and chanters.

It was said to have been the most impressive ceremony and parade ever seen in Anoka.”1

“In the parade was George Small, the only living charter member [(charter was granted Oct. 25, 18592)] and the oldest Mason in Anoka County, perhaps in the state.”1

1Anoka Union; “Parade and Ceremonies are Most Impressive Ever Seen in Anoka; Thousands View Parade and Hear Programs at Temple, Bridge Square; Five Hundred Visiting Members Dined by Anoka Lodge No. 30;” Sept. 13, 1922.

2Centennial Program, Anoka Lodge No. 30; Anoka, Minn.; Oct. 21, 1959.





Anoka Masonic Lodge


Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain September 9, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included. 
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Thursday, September 8, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 8

September 8, 1919 – “The Minnesota Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment [prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex.] (House 120 to 6 / Senate 60 to 5).”

http://www.lwvduluth.org/important-dates-in-league-history.html




Clara Hampson Ueland was President of the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association, 1914-19, and then the first President of Minnesota League of Women Voters, 1919-20.

http://www.lwvmn.org/page.aspx?pid=422

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 7

September 7, 1975 – The Bergquist quadruplets, all girls, were born at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in Minneapolis on this date. Anna, Elizabeth, Mary and Rebecca joined a 2-year-old sister.

Clay, Marie; Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births; Mac Keith Press (London 1989); p. 155.




The Bergquist Quadruplets

http://www.duluthwomensexpo.com/faceofwomensexpo2015.htm

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 6

September 6, 1912 – An attempt to rescue three miners trapped in the Ruddy Mine near Biwabik, Minn., by 80 feet of water failed this morning.


Ruddy Mine was about half a mile from Biwabik1

The only chance of their safety lay in the possibility of their having escaped to upper levels in the mine when the flood waters from a cloudburst late the evening of Sept. 4, began pouring in. The big pumps were started to capacity and took water from the mine at the rate of about 1,200 gallons a minute.

The wives of two of the imprisoned men attempted to plunge to death in the waters of the shaft but were held back and prevented by their friends. The women were crazed with grief and anxiety.

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It wasn’t until Oct. 11, 1912, that the bodies of the two married miners, both Italians, were found at 10 p.m. in the lower drift of the Ruddy Mine, 120 feet below the surface and 24 feet below where they were working when the water caught them. 


One man left a wife and seven children; the other a wife and two children. Both men were about 40 years old, and found close to four feet apart; nothing indicated a struggle. It was believed that they were overwhelmed with the water and perhaps stunned so that there was no chance for struggle.

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On Nov. 6, 1912, the body of the third miner was recovered after two months of work on the part of the management in looking for the corpse. He was single and said to be from Montenegro.

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I would love to share the names of these three miners, but every newspaper account gives them different names. The two married miners were either:

Seranini Dominico and
Mike Serano

or
Zeranini Dominico and
Mike Sereno

or
Ferafina Banaina and
Dominick Fereno.

The third and last miner found was single and in his twenties. His name was listed as:

Ulo Uling, or

Ulo Uniagizec  or

Huo Guylset.


Whatever their names, these men should be remembered for their hard and dangerous labor, their terrifying deaths and for their families, who lost their husband, father and breadwinner.


Ruddy Mine Employee Tag2


The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Fail in Rescue Trial”; Sept. 06, 1912; p. 1

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune
;  “Three Caught in Range Workings Near Biwabik—One Probably Dead.”; Sept. 6, 1912; p. 1.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Hope that Miners Are Alive. Officers at Biwabik, Minn., Drive Pipe Through Earth to Give Men Air.”; Sept. 7, 1912; p. 1.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Miners Are Believed Dead. Biwabik, Minn., Men Not Found in Level Above Water.”; Sept. 10, 1912; p. 1.

Aitkin Independent Age; “Miners Trapped. Three Caught in Shaft Near Biwabik After Cloudburst.”; Sept. 14, 1912; p. 6.

The Duluth Herald; “Two Bodies Are Found. Recovered in Lower Drift of Ruddy Mine at Biwabik.  Drowning Result of Cloudburst Sept. 4—One Still Missing.”; Oct. 12, 1912; p. 14.

The Virginia Enterprise; “Recover Last Body From Ruddy Mine”; Nov. 08, 1912; p. 5.

1http://biwabikmn.com/img/biwabik-mn.jpg

2http://www.miningartifacts.org/Ruddy_Mine.JPG
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Monday, September 5, 2016

On this Date in Minnesota History: September 5

September 5, 1844 – “Iron ore was discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Range.”

http://timelines.ws/states/MINNESOTA.HTML




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Sunday, September 4, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 4

September 4, 1906 – Matt Sondergaard of Hutchinson, Minn., is the champion buttermaker of the United States, and Minn. has again justified her claims as the greatest butter state in the union. Awards at the Minn. State Fair today place Minn. buttermakers in a class by themselves, and every one of the nine buttermakers who received a ranking of 97 points or better from the judges is a Minn. man.

In today’s competition for awards at the state fair, more than 450 buttermakers, coming from New Hampshire to Montana, and the showing and rating of the Minn. men is a remarkable tribute to the Minn. butter industry. Not only did the Minn. men win the nine highest awards, but the ranking was unusually high, and Sondergaard’s grading of 98 points is considered a remarkable showing by dairymen in attendance at the fair.

Ollie Olson, Winstad, and James Sorenson, Maple Plain, carried off second honors, with a grading of 97 points. The other seven Minn. buttermakers who finished 97 or better were: James Rasmusson, Erdahl; George A. Holmes, Biscay; John Sohlberg, Easton, with 97-1/2 points; H. E. Schaindell, St. Claire; F. P. Maschke, Sewart, with 97-1/4 points, and Sam Olson of Hector, with 97 points.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Sondergaard Wins. Hutchinson Man the Champion of the United States.”; Sept. 04, 1906; p. 1.




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