Sunday, July 22, 2018

On This Date in Minnesota History: July 22

July 22, 1914 – John Lundin, 5 years old, reached Duluth this evening, en route to his uncle, Frank Jokinen at Orr, Minn. Alone and without funds he had come from Quincy, Mass.

John was accompanied by a tag giving his name and age, his destination and stating that he had been placed on the train by the overseer of the poor at Quincy. At the Union Station the small traveler was taken charge by Miss Elizabeth Gunn of the Travelers’ Aid Society. He was bathed and fed and kept over night at the YMCA, starting on the last leg of his long journey the following morning.

While at the institution it was noticed, that the small boy was limping. Although he didn’t complain, Dr. I. J. Murphy, police surgeon, was called in to examine the boy. He found a big blister on his toe and reduced it. During the procedure John didn’t whimper.

The Duluth Herald; “Five-Year-Old Travels Alone. Little Boy Finishing Journey From Massachusetts to Orr, Minn.”; July 23, 1914; p. 5.




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