December
13, 1905 – The shoes of Minnesota Gov. John Albert Johnson were
stolen sometime last night from under his berth on a sleeping car, as his train
was approaching Spokane, Wash. The mercury in the thermometer was hovering
perilously near the zero mark when the governor sat up this morning. But he was
forced to remain in his stocking feet for several hours before the porter had
an opportunity to purchase substitute footwear.
The Minneapolis Journal; “Our Governor’s Shoes Stolen as he Slept”; Dec. 13, 1905; p. 1.
Minnesota Gov. John Albert Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson