On This Date in Minnesota History: August 17

August 17, 2000 – On this date, Donald Blom was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of Moose Lake, Minn., convenience store clerk Katie Poirier.

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Donald Blom

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 16

August 16, 1917 – Minneapolis hotel men have about-faced on the meatless day. It appears menus in this city will continue to herald the availability of beef au jus, chicken a la king, spring lamb with its attendant sauces, and all the other meat dishes that bloom just below the noodle soup on the hostelry menus.

This decision follows the enthusiastic proposal of the hotel men a fortnight ago, when they announced that future guests would be supping on spinach and fish thereafter on Tuesdays and Fridays. The various managements have unanimously reported that fat traveling men roared like wounded lions at the suggestion and that it couldn’t be done. 

Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “No Meatless Days for Traveling Men; Demand Full Meals”; Aug. 16, 1917; p. 1.

New National Hotel, Minneapolis

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 15

August 15, 1913 – Eva Gagnon, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gagnon, broke her left leg just below the hip while picking pin cherries in the vicinity of Duluth’s Oneota Cemetery shortly after noon today, making her the fifth member of the family to sustain similar accidents within the past ten years. It took the combined strength of her two older sisters, Lydia and Ethel, to carry the little girl home, getting there shortly after 4 p.m.

Eva had climbed a tree and gathered all of the cherries from it. On making her descent from the tree, she lost her hold when only two feet from the ground. She fell on her left side, and the bone in her leg snapped.

Her cries brought her sisters to the spot. Ethel picked up her sister and carried her for two blocks before she called on Lydia for help. It took the two girls more than three hours to bring her home.

Dr. D. E. Seashore was immediately summoned and pronounced the accident as a bad break of the bone. He ordered her immediately removed to St. Mary’s Hospital. Eva is resting well and hopes are held for her complete recovery.

The Gagnon family has probably had more than their fair share of accidents; this is the eighth accident of a similar nature that has occurred to five members of the family. Mrs. Gagnon is just recovering from her third series of accidents, the last happening two months ago when she broke her forearm in two places by being tripped by the family dog. On two previous occasions she had broken her right arm.

Two years ago, Doris, the baby of the family, fell and broke her arm. The first of the series of accidents in the family occurred nine years ago when Lydia broke her arm. Two years later, Adelord sustained a broken leg.

The Duluth Herald; “West Duluth Family Hold Record for Accidents”; August 16, 1913; p. 4.

I would think today, Social Services would be visiting this family quite often.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 14

August 14, 1911 – Three-year-old Gladys Hertegun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hertegun of Duluth, fell 25 feet from an attic window at home this afternoon, miraculously escaping death.

The child fell onto a cement sidewalk. In falling, the force of the crash was probably broken when the girl struck the porch. She sustained a broken left leg and other less severe injuries.

The girl was playing with three other children in the attic. Her attention was attracted to the street and in looking out the window, she lost her balance.

The Duluth Herald; “Child Falls From Attic; Drops Twenty-five Feet to Concrete, But Escapes Death.”; Aug. 15, 1911; p. 11.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 13

August 13, 1914 – The enforcement of the Indian Treaty of 1855 will not affect the retail saloon business in the villages of Buhl, Chisholm and Hibbing, according to Hibbing mayor Victor L. Power, who was in Virginia for a short time this evening. Power is the attorney for the retail liquor dealers who are interested in the Indian treaty matter,

“The saloons of Hibbing and Chisholm will not be closed the first of October, even if the department decides to rigidly enforce the Indian lid,” said Power tonight. “They will not be closed either until the last court in the land has passed on certain fine legal questions involved, which may require several years. The East Swan River is defined as the eastern boundary of the so-called Indian country. Just what constitutes the East Swan River is not clear. The government maps are conflicting. There are two branches of the stream. If the main river is construed to be the headwaters, they are clearly outside of it. There are other points of law also which will give the liquor dealers a good case and which will be fought to the last ditch.”

Power declared himself well pleased with the basis of the settlement effected with the mining companies in the Buhl and Mountain Iron cases. “Everybody is happy over the outcome,” said Power. “The basis of settlement is fair and satisfactory to all concerned and from the stand point of my clients is much more satisfactory than the prospect of extensive litigation long drawn out in the courts.”

The Virginia Enterprise; “Chisholm and Hibbing Safe. Indian Treaty Does Not Apply to Those Towns Declares Victor L. Power.”; Aug. 14, 1914; p. 6.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain 2-7-15, 

as long as acknowledgement included.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 12

August 12, 1965 – Actor Peter Krause, best known for his roles as Nate Fisher in the HBO series Six Feet Under and Adam Braverman in Parenthood, was born in Alexandria, Minn., on this date. 

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Peter Krause

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