Saturday, March 5, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 5

March 5, 1853 - By an act of the Legislature, Sibley County was established on this date. It “was named in honor of General Henry Hastings Sibley, pioneer, governor and military defender of Minnesota.”

http://www.co.sibley.mn.us/about_us/general_henry_sibley.html




Henry Sibley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Hastings_Sibley2.jpg

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Friday, March 4, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 4

March 4, 1911 – Two well-known Minneapolis criminals escaped from the state prison in Stillwater around 8 this evening; the first escape from a cell in 20 years.  One of the men, Jerry McCarthy, shot at Patrolman Jonasson Christmas Eve in 1909 when the officer attempted to arrest him as a suspicious character. The bullet passed between the arm and the body of the policeman. The other escapee, Peter Juhl, was sent up from Minneapolis last June on a charge of grand larceny. Juhl was serving nine years and McCarthy 10 years.

The men made false keys from bits of iron and unlocked their cell doors. They managed to reach the wall undetected and scaled it. Men passing the prison saw them as they dropped from the wall and promptly notified the police department in Stillwater.

As the Stillwater officers ran to the prison, the guards discovered the escape. A general alarm was sent out to the wardens, guards and officers and a closely woven human net began a systematic search of the territory surrounding the town. The telephone and telegraph wires were freely used and practically every town within a 50-mile radius was notified.


Stillwater Prison1

A reward of $50 for each convict was posted. It is thought the men may have crossed the St. Croix River on the ice and made for the Wisconsin woods. Warden Wolfer expects the men will be captured within a few hours, although the daring and clever manner of their escape indicates that they will probably be difficult me to capture.

Juhl is said by Minneapolis police to have a sweetheart in Minneapolis and they believe he will ultimately be found there. Both men are under 30-years-old. Juhl is described as being five feet, five inches tall, sallow complexion and weighing about 137 pounds. McCarthy is a little over six feet tall, weighs about 197 pounds and is of light complexion.

There is much concern from the warden and guards that the counterfeit cell keys have not been found, and may be in the hands of other prisoners.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Minneapolis Convicts Escape State Prison. Jerry McCarthy and Peter Jule Thwart Guards at Stillwater. Long Term Men at Large, With Large Posse in Pursuit. Closely Woven Human Net Formed—Rewards Posted.”; March 5, 1911; p. 1.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Secret Signal System Credited to Convicts. State Prison Officials Are Alarmed Over Situation in Penitentiary. Inmates Said to Know of Two Prisoners’ Escape through Code. Whereabouts of Missing Key to Cells Causes of Much Worry.”; March 9, 1911; p. 3.

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 3

March 3, 1990“A team led by [Minnesota native] Will Steger of Ely completed the 3,800-mile International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the first dog-sled traverse of the continent by its widest distance.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf




Will Steger

http://www.sciencebuzz.org/node/13681

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 2

March 2, 1871 – First settled in 1851, the railway village of Hokah, Houston County, Minn., was incorporated on this date. Hokah was the Dakota name for the Root River, which is its English translation.

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 238.




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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 1

March 1, 1918 – Emil Stanzel, a German farmer living near Elmore, Ia., was fined $500 by Judge C. E. Dean in district court in Fairmont, Minn., today for disloyal utterances. He is charged with having said the Red Cross was a graft and that this is a rich man’s war. “There are 150 more millionaires since this war started,” he said.

Stanzel stated that if the government did not stop making trouble for Germans in this country there would be a revolution here such as the one in Russia.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “German Farmer Fined $500 for Seditious Talk”; March 2, 1918; p. 2.



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

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Monday, February 29, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 29

February 29, 1916 – Four responsible men reported seeing a biplane carrying three passengers flying over the Duluth and Superior harbor at four this morning. This is the fourth appearance of the biplane in a week.

A long rope with a bulky object attached to it hung over the biplane. Excitement is running high as tomorrow is the date that an anonymous letter stated that Ashland, Wis., munitions plant would be blown up by aeroplanes dropping bombs.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Biplane Is Again Seen Over Duluth Ore Docks”; Feb. 29, 1916; p. 1.




An example of a 1916 biplane.
http://www.scalemodellingnow.com/build-review-wingnut-wings-salmson-2a2-usas

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 28

February 28, 1925 – “A strong earthquake on [this date] centered in the St. Lawrence River region near La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, was felt widely in the Northeastern United States. The shock was lightly felt at Minneapolis.”

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/minnesota/history.php





Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 15, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included.
 
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