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On This Day: April 23, 1905

On This Day: April 23, 1905

From the Minneapolis Tribune: TRICK DOG AMUSES CHILDREN A children’s party was given last evening by Norman Sprong of 2312 Bryant avenue south at which nearly fifty of the young people of the neighborhood were present. Amateur dramatics vied with magic lanterns and a graphaphone for popularity. Phillip Barnes, although young in years, proved himself [...]

On This Day: April 4, 1910

On This Day: April 4, 1910

From the Minneapolis Tribune: DETECTIVES GET DUCKING IN RECOVERING AN AUTO One of the quickest recoveries by the police of a stolen automobile was effected by the Detectives Martinson, Wirtensohn and Duffy, early Sunday morning, when it took them but 35 minutes to locate and return C. F. Rawitzer’s car, which was reported stolen at [...]

On This Day: March 31, 1911

On This Day: March 31, 1911

From the Minneapolis Tribune: THRONE OF FRANCE IS HIS, SAYS A MINNEAPOLIS MAN A. A. Titus, secretary of the Chemical Manufacturing company, 2900-2906 Emerson avenue south, and said to be a Northwestern authority on the game of checkers, is about to make a move into the king row. Information which Mr. Titus says his brothers [...]

On This Day: March 26, 1905

Real estate ads in the Minneapolis Tribune: $4,250 — 2532 Bryant avenue south. Two-story, eight-room frame dwelling, complete  bathroom, furnace, bathroom, full basement, hardwood floors, good barn; two lots have frontage of 80 feet. $3,250 — 2946 Harriet avenue.  Nine-room frame dwelling, arranged for two families; rent $25 per month. Owner anxious to sell. Some [...]

On This Day: March 24, 1920

From the Minneapolis Tribune: INCARCERATION IS ACCELERATION’S WAGE IN SPEEDERS’ COURT The wages of acceleration are incarceration. Robert McCoy, 3217 Hennepin avenue, and P. H. Cramer, 1429 West Lake street, admitted to Judge Mathias Baldwin that they stepped on the accelerator on Hennepin avenue. ‘Fifteen days,’ said Judge Baldwin — but on second thought decided [...]

On This Day: March 12, 1905

From the Minneapolis Tribune: SEVERAL BIG DEALS RECORDED A $24,000 cash deal has just been closed by E. F. Lambert whereby the handsome brick business block on the southwest corner of Hennepin avenue and Lake street is transferred from Elsie A. Preston to K. W. Fischer of this city. The block is a comparatively new [...]

On This Day: February 20, 1925

Hennepin Ladies’ Toggery at 3011 1/2 Hennepin Avenue.

On This Day: February 16, 1897

From the Minneapolis Tribune: PARENTS HAD MOVED Augusta Norton, 12 years of age, arrived in the city yesterday from Wilson, Wis., expecting to join her parents, whose address was given to her as 3201 Colfax avenue south. The girl went to the number as directed, but found that her parents had moved a week ago. [...]

On This Day: February 13, 1925

Chapman’s adds a candy department.

On This Day: February 9, 1906

On This Day: February 9, 1906

From the Minneapolis Tribune: IN ARMS: HENNEPIN AVENUE RESIDENTS WILL PROCEED LEGALLY TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS The residents living on Hennepin boulevard, as well as those owning adjoining property, are not only up in arms at last, but are well organized and financed for the purpose of making a fight against the park board for [...]