On This Date in Minnesota History: February 27

February 27, 1857 – Waseca County, Minn., was established on this date. Its name is a Dakota word meaning rich or fertile.

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 564.

http://www.co.waseca.mn.us/

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 26

February 26, 1969 – St. Paul Pioneer Press writer Donald Giese was sentenced to 90 days in jail for contempt of court after refusing to reveal his sources for articles he wrote about the murder of Carol Thompson. The sentence was stayed by Judge Douglas Amdahl of Hennepin County District Court to permit an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Convicted of hiring someone to kill his wife Carol in 1963, T. Eugene Thompson was seeking a new trial. “He alleges that St. Paul police and the Ramsay County attorney’s office gave information to the press [that] resulted in publicity depriving him of a fair trial.”

Giese refused to reveal if he had talked with police or the county attorney’s office, saying it would “violate journalistic ethics and tend to deprive him of news sources if he were to answer.”

The Sheyboygan Press; “Minneapolis Reporter Gets 90 Days in Jail”; February 27, 1969; p. 11, Section II.

T. Eugene Thompson

Murder of Carol Thompson; see March 6, 2013 blog

Gun handle pieces found at the scene of Carol Thompson’s murder identified; see April 9, 2013 blog

Thieves admit to stealing and selling gun used in Carol Thompson murder; see April 17, 2013 blog


Suspects arrested in Carol Thompson’s murder; see April 19, 2013 blog


Suspect implicates another as actual murderer in Carol Thompson case; see April21, 2013 blog


T. Eugene Thompson represented one of the suspects in his wife’s murder; see April 23, 2013 blog


Pistol used to bludgeon Carol Thompson found; see April 30, 2013 blog


T. Eugene Thompson walks out on grand jury; see May 2, 2013 blog


Getaway car in Carol Thompson murder located; see May 3, 2013 blog


Blood-stained trousers believed to have been worn by Carol Thompson’s murderer found; May 9, 2013 blog


Suspect in Carol Thompson’s murder confesses, implicates T. Eugene Thompson; see June 20, 2013 blog


T. Eugene Thompson arrested in his wife’s murder; see June 21, 2013 blog


T. Eugene Thompson’s role in wife’s murder revealed to public; see June 22, 2013 blog

Minn. Supreme Court affirms T. Eugene Thompson’s conviction; see Jan. 7, 2014 blog

Minn. Supreme Court denies T. Eugene Thompson’s attempt to collect wife’s insurance death benefits; see Feb. 10, 2014 blog

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 25

February 25, 1916 - Mrs. Leora May Brabetz, wife of Albert Brabetz, the Nymore barber who several weeks ago became intoxicated and lay down in the snow, freezing his hands and feet so bad that he may not live, has commenced action against Emory Jarvis of Nymore for $10,000, alleging that he sold liquor to Brabetz, causing the unconsciousness and the injuries.

Jarvis is reported missing and no trace of him has been found. It is believed that he has gone to Canada. Before leaving he transferred his property to his wife, and Attorney Carl L. Heffron, who is acting for Mrs. Brabetz, has placed an attachment on all property belonging to Jarvis.

Brabetz is near death at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Should he die, it is stated that a case of manslaughter will be brought against Jarvis.

Brabetz was found in the snow near his home on the morning of Feb. 1 with his hands and feet frozen. He is alleged to have stated that he had been drinking whiskey at Jarvis’ soft drink parlor. Brabetz is the father of two small children.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Wife of Albert Brabetz Brings Big Damage Suit. Commences Action for $10,000 Against Emory Jarvis on Booze Selling charge. Nymore Deler Reported Missing. Asserted in Charge That Liquor Caused Husband to Freeze Hands and Feet.”; Feb. 25, 1916; p. 1.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 24

February 24, 1881 – Moorhead, Minn. was incorporated on this date. “First settled in 1871 when the building of the Northern Pacific railroad reached its site, [the city] was named in honor of William G. Moorhead, of Pennsylvania, who was a director of that railroad company. Moorhead was a partner of Jay Cooke, the Northern Pacific financial agent, and his first wife was a sister of Cooke.”

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 117.

https://www.facebook.com/moorhead

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 23

February 23, 1979 – The Carlton Celebrity Room in Bloomington opened with Mel Tillis as the nightclub’s opening act. The Celebrity Room, “a wedge-shaped auditorium,” could seat “more than 2,200 people: 1,270 seated on a terrace level for dinner service and an additional 952 in the balcony for the performance only.”

Minneapolis Tribune; “Singer Mel Tillis opens Carlton Celebrity Room with two full houses”; February 25, 1979; p. 11B.

Mel Tillis

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

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 22

February 22, 1956 – “No Senate tradition has been more steadfastly maintained than the annual reading of President George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address. In this letter to “Friends and Citizens,” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic. He urged Americans to subordinate sectional jealousies to common national interests.”

“Every year since 1896, the Senate has observed Washington's Birthday by selecting one of its members, alternating parties, to read the 7,641-word statement in legislative session. Delivery generally takes about 45 minutes.”

On this date, Washington’s Farewell Address was read by Minn. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, who later became the 38th Vice President of the U. S. during the Johnson administration from 1965 to 1969.

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Washingtons_Farewell_Address.htm

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/HumphreyPage.pdf

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On This Date in Minnesota History: February 21

February 21, 1912 – While Rev. Frank Doran was is in St. Paul attending the Hamline conference this evening, thieves entered his study at the Central Methodist Church in Winona by breaking the latch of a window. They ransacked his study and the interior of the church, forcing open a number of mission collection boxes and Sunday school bank. The thieves secured a considerable amount of money; the total of which is unknown.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Ransack and Rob Pastor’s Study”; Feb. 22, 1912; p. 1.

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