On This Date in Minnesota History: December 19

December 19, 1909 – “West bound passenger train No. 3 on the Minnesota & Iowa division of the Chicago St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, which left St. Paul, at 10 a. m. today, collided with a freight train at Blakely, Minn., about noon. Fireman Joe Zinnelil and Mail Clerk F. Torgerson, both of St. Paul, were killed. None of the passengers were injured seriously enough to need medical attention.”

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