Minnesota Family History Research: 1/22/17

Saturday, January 28, 2017

On This date in Minnesota History: January 29

January 29, 1908 – E. G. Anderson, alderman and prominent citizen of Aberdeen, S. D., was arrested in Minneapolis this evening, charged with being a receiver of stolen goods.

Anderson is charged by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company of purchasing coal that was stolen by employees of the road.

Early last week a switchman, who has sold coal to Anderson, was arrested and released on $500 bail. Then a telegram was sent to Superintendent of Police F. T. Corriston of Minneapolis, asking that he arrest Anderson at a hotel.

While admitting that he purchased the coal from the switchman, Anderson states that he did not stop to think where it came from, and he is confident he will be able to set himself right after he reaches home.

Duluth Evening Herald; “Aberdeen Alderman. Charged With Being the Receiver of Stolen Coal. South Dakota Man is Arrested in Minneapolis.”; Jan. 31, 1908; p. 1.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: January 28

*January 28, 1905 – “The freighter Mataafa wrecks near the lighthouse in Duluth harbor during a storm that sank eighteen ships on the Great Lakes in a twenty-four-hour period. The crew suffers terribly from the cold winds of the storm, and nine freeze to death. The Mataafa is rebuilt and continues to sail until 1966.”

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/january-28-1905

Wreck of the Mataafa

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3891858-massive-storm-led-dramatic-duluth-shipwreck-110-years-ago

Friday, January 27, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 27

January 27, 1857 – “Joseph Rolette, a fur trader representing Pembina in the territorial legislature, steals the text of a bill to move the capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. Although the bill had been passed, it had not been signed by the governor. Rolette disappears until the legislature adjourns on March 7, hiding in the Fuller House attic while the bill rests in the hotel safe.”

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/january-27-1857

Joseph Rolette
http://www.mnopedia.org/person/rolette-joseph-1820-1871

For more information on this story, please go to: http://growlermag.com/the-legend-of-joe-rolette-the-most-interesting-man-in-minnesota-history/

Thursday, January 26, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 26

January 26, 1731 – “French explorer La Verendrye and his voyageurs land at Grand Portage to begin an expedition into the region west of the Great Lakes. La Verendrye eventually establishes a trading post, Fort St. Charles, on Lake of the Woods.”

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/january-26-1731

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 25

January 25, 1913 – The publication of intimate details in the business career of William J. Reid and his sentence of six years in the penitentiary, given at Fresno, Calf., today, added new chapters to the story of a man regarded by detectives and bank protective association officers as one of the most unscrupulous and “smoothest” of swindlers.

Reid, who was arrested in Fresno, attempting to pass a forged check, is also wanted by authorities in other places, most notably Ceylon, Minn., for an alleged bank swindle there. In Fresno today, he pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced at once.

Reid is well known in Chicago, but never was known in Ceylon to have been engaged in any shady manipulations. Instead, his reputation was of the highest and those associated in business with him assert today that there must be some mistake in identity; it couldn’t be the same Reid they knew.

Known in Ceylon as John Carr, Reid passed a bogus draft as Carr, and has been identified by wire by officers of the First National Bank of Ceylon as the man they want.

Fresno authorities have assured the Minn. people that they will be given the first opportunity to re-arrest Reid after he serves his six-year sentence in the penitentiary.

Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Reid Is Sent to Prison for Six-Year Term. Alleged Bank Swindler Pleads Guilty to Forgery in Fresno, Calif. Minnesota authorities Told They May Have Him After That. Wanted to Answer Charges of Defrauding Bank at Ceylon, Minn. Was Known in Chicago as a Reputable and Wealthy Business Man. His Sister Pleads Leniency—Reid Weeps as Sentenced.”; Jan. 26, 1913; p. 1.

http://coins.lakdiva.org/ceylonmn/2005trip/

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 24

January 24, 2011 - Former Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, alleging full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints violated his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson dismissed the suite in Nov. 2011.

http://www.timelines.ws/days/01_24.HTML

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2011/11/03/jesse-venturas-airport-lawsuit

Former Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura
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Monday, January 23, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 23

January 23, 1963 - Three million gallons of soybean oil flooded streets in Mankato, Minn., when a storage tank ruptured. Eventually the oil ended up in the Mississippi River. In the spring, more than 10,000 ducks were found dead in the wetlands along the river.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/html/january23.html

http://www.mankato-mn.gov/Community/Page.aspx

Sunday, January 22, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 22

January 22, 1998 - Minnesota was granted an NHL franchise in 1997 and began playing in the 2000-01 season. The team name was chosen on this date out of a group of six finalists: Blue Ox, Freeze, Northern Lights, Voyageurs, White Bears and Wild.

https://www.nhl.com/news/a-brief-history-minnesota-wild/c-535921

http://www.onthisday.com/events/january/22

Wild Logo 2000-2010

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Wild#/media/File:Minnesota_Wild_Alternate.svg

Wild Logo 2016-2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Wild#/media/File:Minnesota_Wild_Alternate.svg