Saturday, August 26, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 26

August 26, 1912 – Proceedings to condemn for new state prison purposes 37 lots east of the present site in Stillwater were instituted by the attorney general in the district court today. It is recited in the petition that the board of control declared the lots necessary for prison purposes. It is understood that the residences of the warden and deputy will be located on part of the ground and these lots, with others formerly purchased will be used for lawn and park purposes and to prevent the erection of other than state buildings near the prison. It is asserted that a fair offer had been made to owners for the lots. H. H. Harrison owns 34 of them and F. S. Register the other three. The hearing on the application to appoint appraisers was deferred two weeks.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; August 27, 1912; p. 3.





Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain 2-21-2013, 
as long as acknowledgement included.


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Friday, August 25, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 25

August 25, 1917 - An outburst of patriotism that rivalled any shown in the state since the outbreak of the war marked the loyalty meeting held in Silver Lake, Minn., today, and answered the anti-government actions of Minnesotans who have opposed the policy of the government.

Every business in the village voluntarily closed their doors during the hours the demonstration was held. A parade, more than a mile in length, led the way to the speakers’ stand. Heading the parade was a squad bearing the flags of the Allies, followed by an escort of Civil War veterans, with Samuel R. Van Sant, former governor of Minn., at their head. The speakers, riding in cars, followed, and every organization in McLeod County was represented by marchers who plodded through lanes of cheering spectators.



Gov. Samuel R. Van Sant1
January 7, 1901 – January 4, 1905

Oscar Merrill, chairman of the meeting, declared when introducing the speakers, that today was the proudest in the history of McLeod County.

Sam G. Anderson of Hutchinson brought an outburst of cheers from the throng of more than 5,000 persons when he pointed to the Glencoe band that refused to play for a meeting in Glencoe, which, he said, the members of the band thought might not be loyal in its nature.


Samuel G. Anderson, Jr., Postmaster of Hutchinson2

 “This,” said Mr. Anderson, “is the proudest day of my life. Among the thousands here are represented practically every nationality, bound together by ties which are sure to hold true and prove to the world that the things in which we believe and for which we are fighting are the things worthwhile. The sedition which has disgraced the county of McLeod by showing it vile head will be stamped out by you, true American citizens.”

“I wish,” he shouted, “that just 1,000 of the loyal persons before me today had lived in New Ulm. You would have saved New Ulm, and the good people of that city from the disgrace a few traitorous self-seekers have brought upon the town and its people, which will tarnish its name for generations.”


He issued a warning to the people of McLeod, Carver, Sibley and Le Sueur counties, declaring that the germ of disloyalty had been planted and nothing short of the most careful watchfulness could assure the loyal people of that section that the germ would not grow until it becomes a real menace.

“The full power of the state and nation,” Mr. Anderson said, “will be brought to bear to convince those opposed to the government that the United States will accept no divided allegiance. Every citizen of this district will be watched, their every action noted and they will be divided into two classes, patriots and traitors. God pity the traitors when Uncle Sam becomes fully aroused. Democracy has cost too much red blood to allow it to be menaced by agents of German autocracy.”

Mr. Anderson scathingly denounced Mayor Van Lear of Minneapolis and J. O. Bentall, whom he likened to “the skunk who creeps out from under the sidewalk.”


Thomas Van Lear, Socialist Mayor of Minneapolis from Jan. 1, 1917 to Jan. 6, 19193

Former Governor Van Sant brought ringing cheer from the throng as he arose to address them, pointing out that loyalty is the first essential thing of a citizen, and that liberty is the greatest blessing this country can bestow upon her citizens, and declared that liberty of all nations is at stake in the present conflict.

“There is a greater call for the country to stand by President Wilson,” said former Governor Van Sant, “than there was to stand by President Lincoln. In those days we fought for the liberty of the negro, who was a slave. His liberty meant enough to the loyal men of this nation, that they were willing to spill their blood for his freedom.”

“There is even more stake in this war. Not only the liberty of the negro for which thousands of good men died, but the liberty of each one of you in this country and in every other country of the world is in the balance. The test of American citizenship today is loyalty.”

Sen. W. A. Campbell, who has, according to his statement, German blood in his veins, declared that there are many others like him who are loyal in declaring his loyalty to the American government and urging all others of German descent to do likewise, he shouted “If I have any relatives who are not loyal Americans I am in favor of conscripting every cent of their wealth and shipping them back to Germany that they may enjoy the kind of freedom the Kaiser dispenses.”



Sen. William A. Campbell, 1915-18 (District 32)4

Henry Herman of Lester Prairie, a banker of German descent, whose business has suffered because he dares to be outspoken in his loyalty to the United States in a German community, declared that such action could not affect his loyalty, which outweighed dollars ten to one.


The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “New Ulm hided for Disloyalty; 5,000 at Silver Lake Cheer. Americanism of McLeod County Finds Expression at Great Meeting. Van Lear and Bentall Scathingly Denounced. More at Stake Than in Civil War, Former Governor Van Sant Declares.”; Aug. 26, 1917; p. 1.

1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Rinnah_Van_Sant

2http://mcleodhistory.pastperfectonline.com/photo/065CDDAB-BA99-459D-8D8E-246701862525


3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Van_Lear

4https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11553

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 24

August 24, 1910 – The building permits for the new steel plant near New Duluth were issued to the Minnesota Steel Company today. The cost is given as $10,000. The fee paid to the city by the steel corporation was $1,415.

The plans for the steel plant show 48 separate structures. The biggest is over 1,100 feet in length and a number have dimensions of 300 to 400 feet each way.

The application for the permits states that the buildings all will be of steel and concrete construction.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Duluth Steel Plant Launched. Permits for Erection of Great Buildings Are issued.”; Aug. 25, 1910; p. 1.


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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 23

August 23, 1898 - On [this date] Colonel H.A. Leonhauser evacuated Minnesota’s Fifteenth Regiment from their temporary camp at the state fairgrounds to Fort Snelling as typhoid fever became an epidemic amongst the soldiers. U. S. Army Surgeons believed the epidemic’s source was the public water of Minneapolis.  

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/1898-typhoid-epidemic



Temporary dwellings of the Fifteenth Regiment after abandoning the Fairgrounds, c. 1898.

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/typhoid-epidemic-1898

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 22

August 22, 1913 – Miss Ethel Green, a vaudeville headliner, and Donaldson S. Moorehead of Minneapolis, were married this evening at the Hotel Radisson by Rev. Andrew D. Stowe. The marriage was performed quietly because of the recent death of the bride’s father.

As Ethel Green, Mrs. Moorehead is known as one of the star “single” acts of the vaudeville stage. She appeared as the headliner on an Orpheum bill last February and has just returned from a tour of England, where she was strongly featured as the star attraction.



Headlining at the Orpheum in Minneapolis.1


She met Mr. Moorehead in Minneapolis upon the occasion of her appearance here a year ago. Miss Green’s home was in New York.



Dainty Ethel Green, the Sweetest Girl in Vaudeville2


Mr. and Mrs. Moorehead will reside in Minneapolis for a month, after which time Mrs. Moorehead has a theatrical contract to fulfill. This will be completed in May. She will then return to Minneapolis and the couple will make their permanent home here. Mr. Moorehead is a member of the firm of Wallace & Moorehead, surety bonds.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Stage Star Marries Here. Ethel Green, Vaudeville Headliner, Now Mrs. D. S. Moorehead of Minneapolis.”; Aug. 23, 1913; p. 1.

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In case you’re wondering, Ethel and Donaldson’s marriage lasted until their deaths: Donaldson died in 1968 and Ethel in 1976.

1The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune; Society Section; Feb. 16, 1913; p. 8.

2The Courier; Harrisburg, Penn.; April 27, 1913; p. 6.

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Monday, August 21, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 21

August 21, 1918 - A large and destructive tornado, estimated as an F4, devastated the town of Tyler, Minn. on this date. The “tornado hit the town at approximately 9:20 p.m., killing 36 people and injuring over 100 others. Debris from Tyler was found up to 23 miles (37 km) away. It is the fourth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_Tyler_tornado



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Sunday, August 20, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 20

August 20, 1905 – St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids were swept by a storm that threatened to take the proportions of a tornado at 5:15 this afternoon. Although the storm lasted just 22 minutes, property valued at many thousands of dollars was destroyed and two persons were injured.

Glass was broken; crops injured; electric light, street railway and telephone and telegraph wires blown down and a large lumber mill twirled into a wrecked mass of lumber and iron.

The mill was owned by the Julius Neils Lumber Company and was located in Sauk Rapids. Huge piles of lumber were blown away. Some of the timbers were hurled toward the city and some were swept into the river, the swift current quickly carrying them away. It is probable this lumber concern is the heaviest individual loser from the storm.


Julius Neils1

The J. Neils Lumber Company was incorporated on March 23, 1895, in Sauk Rapids,
Minn., with a capital investment of $30,000.2


John Welm and William Strommel, both of St. Cloud, were hurt. Welm’s horse became frightened and ran away. He was thrown out of the buggy and sustained a double fracture of the leg and a broken nose. Strommel was standing on a sidewalk when the storm broke and he was struck in the head by a piece of flying glass. His scalp was injured slightly.

The wind played havoc with windows, shade trees and wood sheds in St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids. Probably 1,000 panes of glass in both cities were broken.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Two Hurt at St. Cloud. Storm Threatened to Assume Proportions of Tornado.”; August 21, 1905; p. 6.

1http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/forestry/docs/docs-forestry-pioneers/jneils.png

2http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/forestry/forestry-pioneers/j-neils-family

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