On This Date in Minnesota History: August 24

August 24, 2006 - An outbreak of 14 tornadoes hit ND, SD and Minn. on this date. “The outbreak spawned three F3 tornadoes, one of which caused a fatality in Kasota, Minn. The severe weather outbreak also produced many reports of severe hail which caused $130 million in damage across several states.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Dakota-Minnesota_tornado_outbreak

http://stormgasm.com/8-24-06/1.jpg

Photo by storm chasers Simon Brewer and Mark McGowan

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 22

August 22, 1885 – “Just barely past the first anniversary of the fire [August 16, 1884], the [Jackson Hotel, now Billy’s Bar & Grill] became the scene of Anoka's first murder. A drunken disagreement between friends turned deadly as W.F. Mirick (or possibly Mieriet) opened fire on his pal Peter Gross (a German immigrant) with a revolver. Only one of the shots fired struck Gross. It hit him in the back as he attempted to flee from the gunman.

Mirick ran from the scene of his crime and the mortally wounded Gross managed to drag himself into the hotel. He was taken to a room upstairs and put under the care of a doctor, but died the following night. The killer was eventually caught and convicted for his crime.”

http://www.thecabinet.com/darkdestinations/location.php?sub_id=dark_destinations&letter=b&location_id=billys_bar_and_grill_anoka_mn

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Dec. 8, 2012, 

as long as acknowledgement included.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 19

August 19, 1915 – Ada’s resourceful mayor has solved the problem of providing harvest hands for farmers in this vicinity who are killing horses and working overtime in getting their unusually heavy crops into market. Their cries for help have ceased since his new labor policy went into effect.

This morning with the aid of the police department and a string of deputies, Mayor Snyder held up a freight train and seized every man found in box cars, on bumpers, rods, head end and every other place where hoboes are accustomed to travel.

Each one of the 52 tramps was sentenced to go to work. They were parceled out to the farmers under surveillance and after the harvest is over will be released and paid at the rate of $3 a day.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Ada’s Resourceful Mayor Holds Up Freight Train to Commandeer Harvesters”; Aug. 20, 1915; p. 8.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: August 18

August 18, 1910 – The van guard of Buffalo Bill’s and Pawnee Bill’s circus arrived this morning in Little Falls, and was greeted hundreds of expectant faces. The trains hauling the remainder of the cages, wagons, acrobats, Indians, animals and its paraphernalia came in quick succession, and the work of unloading and putting up the large tents was begun immediately. There were 78 60-foot cars in the trains, and 1,100 people and 700 horses give their services to this huge enterprise.

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No parade was held nor is any being held by this circus in any of the cities this year, and as a result the merchants were able to realize a good business in the forenoon.

Both afternoon and evening performances were largely attended. The planer was shut down in the afternoon in order that its employees could take in the show. At the sawmill, those of the employees who could not get off in the afternoon went to the evening performance.

The different acts put on during the performance were all executed in a manner to excite the admiration of all. The clever shooting of the crack-shots, the equestrianship of both the men and the women of different nationalities and races, the stage coach and train robbery acts, and the hundred and one things that portrayed the wild west and the far east in a manner far superior than anything ever seen here before.

Col. Cody bowed his final adieu to the city, as he this was his last appearance here.

Little Falls Herald; “Wild West—Far East; Excellent Show Given Both Performances Yesterday”; Aug. 19, 1910; p. 1.

¹https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2018/11/30/buffalo-bill-wowed-staunton-1899/2168530002/

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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.

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200008/17_newsroom_blom/

Donald Blom

http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Minnesota/Carlton-County-MN/Donald-Albin-Blom/details/

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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

http://www.lakesnwoods.com/images/hotels78.jpg

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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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