Saturday, February 20, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 20

February 20, 1855 – Established on this date, Dodge County, Minn., was named after “Henry Dodge, governor of Wisconsin, and his son, Augustus C. Dodge, of Iowa.”

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 171.




Henry Dodge

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

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Friday, February 19, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 19

February 19, 1914 – Martin Flanagan, former St. Paul police chief, and Fred Turner, former St. Paul detective were not so lucky this time. Found not guilty on Feb. 5 of allegedly accepting $1,000 from Dottie Hazzard, a former resort keeper, for police protection.

This evening, both men were found guilty of sharing $3,000 paid by Ida Dorsey of Minneapolis for the privilege of opening a resort in St. Paul. It was alleged that the defendants received shares.

The jury came in with its verdict just before 8 p.m. after 28 hours of deliberation.

Flanagan and Turner were remanded to the sheriff. At midnight they were in cells at the St. Paul police station.

The verdict was a shock to Flanagan and Turner. When the foreman of the jury announced the “guilty” verdict in the stilled courtroom, both Flanagan and Turner started. Their attorneys, McElwee and Payte, were visibly astonished.



Martin Flanagan1

This was the second trial in which the former St. Paul police officers were charged with graft. They were acquitted at the first trial. (see Feb. 5, 2016 blog)

The following day, Flanagan and Turner were sentenced to terms not to exceed 10 years at hard labor in Stillwater prison for bribery in the third degree.


Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “’Guilty’ Verdict in St. Paul Graft Case. Jury Convicts Flanagan and Turner, After 28 Hours Deliberation. Sentence This Morning—Defense Attorneys Panicky Over Unexpected Turn. Disagreement Thought Certain and Outcome Visibly Affects Defendants.”; Feb. 20, 1914; p. 1.

Bismarck Daily Tribune; “Police Chief Sentenced to Prison Term”; Feb. 21, 1914; p. 1.

New Ulm Review; “Sentenced to Penitentiary. Former St. Paul Police Officers Convicted of Taking Money From Disorderly Resorts.”; Feb. 25, 1914, p. 2.

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http://www.spphs.com/history/chiefs.php

Thursday, February 18, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 18

February 18, 1881 - The Village of White Bear incorporates out of the Township. Forty years later, the village becomes a city and assumes the name White Bear Lake.

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




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 18, 2016,
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

On this Date in Minnesota History: February 17

February 17, 1976 – Actress and model Kelly Carlson was born in Minneapolis on this date. “She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry on Nip/Tuck. In 2001 she was listed on Tear Sheet Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful list.”

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




Kelly Carlson

http://www.go4celebrity.com/kelly-carlson.htm
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 16

February 16, 1984 – The Thompson Hotel in Worthington, Nobles County, Minn., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on this date. Built in 1911-1912, Worthington’s leading hotel was originally owned by Peter Thompson, proprietor of the town newspaper, the Worthington Globe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Nobles_County,_Minnesota




Hotel Thompson, Worthington Minnesota, 1914

http://www.lakesnwoods.com/WorthingtonGallery.htm



Hotel Thompson, Worthington Minnesota, today

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Nobles_County,_Minnesota#/media/File:Hotel_Thompson.jpg

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Monday, February 15, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 15

February 15, 1914 – Glen Johnson, 16 years old, awoke choking from smoke this morning and saved five lives from flames that enveloped the Minneapolis bakery of his father, Axel Johnson, on Riverside Avenue and the living rooms above it. Glen roused his younger brother, Arthur, and the two woke their father and John Larson, baker. Ellen Peterson and Olga Hanson, employees of the bakery who room with Johnson, were unconscious and were carried to safety by Hans Hanson, a butcher who had noticed the blaze.

Glen dragged his brother through a sheet of flames into a hall when the fire was at its height. Both boys were burned. Flames were creeping around the door of the room occupied by the girls. The boys were unable to awaken them. Terror stricken, they tried to arouse their father; however, he was in a stupor from smoke. After a struggle, he was aroused, as was Larson and the two girls were carried through the flames to a neighbor’s house, where they were revived.

When they realized that Glen had saved five lives at the risk of his own, neighbors declared the boy a hero and will ask the Carnegie Hero Commission1 to recognize him as such.

It is believed that the fire started in the wall of the bakery, near the ovens. It swept through the building with the speed of a prairie fire and was burning in the Jenson Dry Goods Company, an adjoining building, when the firemen arrived. A second alarm brought additional apparatus. A report that Mrs. Johnson was still in the bakery sent firemen to her rescue and it was not until later that it was found all had escaped.  Mrs. Johnson was visiting in Europe. Damage to the bakery is estimated at $3,000 and to the dry goods store at $7,000.

Firemen said that had it not been for the boy’s warning, very likely all would have perished. Their escape from the building was none too soon.

All of the rescued were forced to leave the building in their night clothes and suffered in the cold. They lost their street clothes and were supplied with emergency garments by neighbors, who also gave them shelter.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Boy’s Fire Warning Saves Lives of Five. Glen Johnson Rouses Occupants of Burning Building Just in Time. Neighbors Say they’ll Ask Carnegie medal for Bakery Blaze Hero.”; Feb. 16, 1914; p. 1.

1“The Carnegie Hero Fund awards the Carnegie Medal to individuals in the United States and Canada who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others.”

http://www.carnegiehero.org/




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 15, 2016,
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Sunday, February 14, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 14

February 14, 1967 - Voters approve a proposal to incorporate the township Woodbury as a village on this date. This move was initiated by the Jaycees, led by its president, Stanley Olander and its director of government affairs Craig Jilk. The Jaycees promoted their proposal by stating that, “Woodbury needs and deserves a form of government which can handle the inevitable problems of growth.” The Woodbury Bulletin reported that “Most remember the transition from town to village as a smooth one.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/proposal-woodbury-village-approved/




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 14, 2016,
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