On This Date in Minnesota History: October 28

October 28, 1919 – “Congress passes the Volstead Act, setting in motion the prohibition of liquor sales nationwide. Andrew J. Volstead, congressman from Minnesota, had introduced the bill.”

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Andrew J. Volstead

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 27

October 27, 1910 – Lauran B. Paine of Duluth, Minn., acting captain of the Cornell freshman football team in Ithaca, NY, died this evening from supposed injuries received while playing football.

President Schurman this evening notified Franklin Paine, London Road, of his son’s death, extending the sympathy of the university. Subsequently he issued a statement regarding the case.

He said the boy was injured on Oct. 18 in a practice scrimmage, but the attending physician did not think the injury dangerous. Young Paine went to the infirmary that evening, but left the next day. On Oct. 21, complaining of a sore side and chest, he returned on Oct. 22 and took a two-mile walk on Sunday.

On Tuesday he came back to the infirmary in marked distress in his right side and an intense headache. The pain yielded to treatment and the surgeons thought him out of danger until late this afternoon, when he became worse and gradually sank until death occurred this evening.

Lauran Paine was one of the most popular young men in Duluth, with a host of friends and acquaintances. He was 20 years of age and graduated from Central High School in 1908. As a member of the football team he established an enviable reputation of being one of the best linemen among the state high school players. Following his graduation from high school, he spent two years at Andover studying electrical engineering. While there he played right end on the football team and was one of the star hockey players of the institution.

He was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. Dispatches received at the home of his parents indicated his death was due to appendicitis brought on by football injuries.

The Duluth Herald; “Death Was Very Sudden. Lauran Paine Succumbs to Appendicitis Following Injury in Football Scrimmage. Dies in Cornell Infirmary Before Parents Know of Illness.”; Oct. 28, 1910; p. 20.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 26

October 26, 1921 – Charles Long, 20, is lying in St. Anthony’s Hospital fighting for his life, while the body of his father is lying in the Beltrami County morgue. The father shot himself about 6:30 this evening as a result of a quarrel that father and son engaged in about 1 p.m. over pay for some road work in which both Long and his son were engaged.

James Long, the father, a farmer living about a mile and a half from Puposky, had taken a road contract about two miles south of his farm and his son was working with him.

Puposky is north of Bemidji¹

A heated quarrel took place about 1 p.m. over the pay for the work, which resulted in the father striking his son over the head with a double-bitted axe, hitting him with the flat side of the axe on the back of the head.

The son was taken to the home and medical attention summoned. Later the son was brought to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Bemidji in serious condition.
A warrant was put in the hands of the sheriff for the arrest of the father, James Long, about 5 p.m., immediately following which Deputy Sheriffs Cahill and Shea started for the Long home.

Upon reaching it, Deputy Sheriff Cahill informed Long of the warrant, to which Long replied, “all right, Jim, but I would like to do some chores in the barn and feed some stock before I go, as the children are all small at the home.” Deputies Cahill and She accompanied Long to the barn and stayed with him while he did the work.

After doing the other work, Long started to feed the horses and with a lantern in one hand and a pail in the other, went to the granary, which was a short distance from the barn. The officers watched him enter the granary and immediately heard a shot and a cry. Rushing to the spot they found Long had shot himself through the heart with a .38 caliber Iver Johnson revolver and died almost instantly.

Coroner H. N. McKee was immediately summoned and took charge of the body, bringing it to Bemidji.

A man by the name of Whiting, who was working with Long and his son, was the only known eye-witness to the altercations.

The deceased man leaves besides his wife and seriously injured son, two smaller sons, John, 10, and Walter, 8, and three daughters, Jessamine, 16, Myrtle and Muriel, 6, the latter being twins.

Charles Long did recover after spending several weeks in the hospital.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Farmer Shoots Self to Death After Quarrel. Charles Long, near Death in Hospital as Result of Blow With Axe. Quarrels with Father Over Payment for Work. James Long, Puposky Farmer, Kills Self as Sheriffs Wait to Arrest.”; Oct. 27, 1921; p. 1.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Boy, Hit On Head With Axe, Recovering Nicely”; Nov. 2, 1921; p. 6.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 25

October 25, 1987 – Thirty years ago today, the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn., in the 7^th game of the 1987 World Series, giving Minnesota their first World Series victory.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 24

October 24, 1904 – Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks, known for being the wife of a vice presidential candidate (running with Teddy Roosevelt) as well as the president-general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a powerful social and patriotic body, was the guest of honor at a luncheon given today by the Colonial Chapter of the D. A. R. of Minneapolis at Donaldson’s tearooms. Mrs. Fairbanks arrived this morning in the private car of C. H. Ackert, and will leave tomorrow night. Tomorrow Mrs. Fairbanks will attend the state conference of the D. A. R.

Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks¹

While Mrs. Fairbanks laughingly admits that she is her husband’s political confidante and adviser and that she is always the first to hear his speeches, she denies that she is a critic of them, the inference being that she does not think they need criticism. She has not accompanied Mr. Fairbanks in any of his campaigning, but has been traveling in the interests of the D. A. R.

In Minnesota she will endeavor to enlist aid for the project of a Continental Hall. This has been a cherished project of the D. A. R. from its foundation, but since Mrs. Fairbank’s capable hand has been on the helm, a site has been purchased in Washington for $50,000, and the foundations, costing $27,000, have been laid. Contracts have been let for the erection of the walls and the roofing of the auditorium at a cost of 100,000. These funds have been raised already and enough more is in sight to put the auditorium in condition for the Continental Congress of the organization to use in April 1905. It is expected that the cost of the building will be $300,000.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Mrs. Fairbanks in Minneapolis. Guest of Honor at Luncheon Given by D. A. R. Is Greatly Interested in the Building of Continental Hall at Washington—Great Progress Made in the Project Under Mrs. Fairbanks’ Direction and Administration.”; Oct. 24, 1904; p. 6.

¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Cole_Fairbanks#/media/File:Fairbanks_4408868314_de2f1cd85b_o.jpg
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The Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C. is the national headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

The Memorial Continental Hall2

Memorial Continental Hall was commissioned by the DAR in 1902 to be used as a headquarters, assembly hall, and meeting place for DAR conferences. Architect Edward Pearce Casey designed the building, and construction occurred between 1904 and 1910.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 23

October 23, 1905 – Flour shipments today broke all records, running to the immense total of 106,841 barrels, representing, in part, the Sunday grind. This is the fourth day this season that the daily shipments have been 100,000 barrels, and on 10 different days the figures ran between 92,000 and 98,000 barrels. Nothing like this contiguous heavy movement has ever happened before.

The flour loading today, on the conservative estimate of 4.7 bushels of wheat per barrel, represents over 500,000 bushels of wheat. This enormous consumption by the mills explains why, with a big crop, and larger movement of wheat to market, local elevator stocks have not increased and are now no larger than a year ago.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Another Record Smashed. 106,841 Barrels of Flour Were Shipped Out Yesterday.”; Oct. 24, 1905; p. 5.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: October 22

October 22, 1901 – The State Board of health today issued one of its bi-weekly reports upon the smallpox conditions in Minnesota. In this report are shown a total of 135 new cases reported to the department during the period of two weeks. These cases involve 35 different localities, and are divided among 26 counties.

Red Lake County has the largest number of cases, 15, all of which are at Red Lake Falls; Stearns County, 12, all at Collegeville; Polk County, 11, all at Crookston; Sibley County, 4 in Sibley Township, and 5 in Severance Township; Renville County, 3 in the town of Renville and 8 in the town of Wang; Houston County, 9 in La Crescent Township; Hennepin County, 1 in Minneapolis; and St. Louis County, 2 in Duluth. The other cases are scattered through the state in small numbers.

The Saint Paul Globe; “Smallpox on Increase. Board of Health Reports 135 New Cases.”; Oct. 23, 1901; p. 2.

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