Duluth Herald, Sept. 25, 1896

Duluth Herald
Oct. 24, 1888
SHOT THREE TIMES.
An Iron Range Brakeman Shot Last Night. He Will Probably Recover.
About 11 o’clock last night a Duluth & Iron Range brakeman named Jack Smith was perforated with cold lead by a stranger, to the police as yet unknown. Three shots from a .32 calibre revolver were fired into him at short range, one ball entering the upper part of the right leg, another cutting his upper lip and a third, which was at the time considered probably a fatal shot by the doctors, entered the left side about the kidney. After the shooting Smith was taken to the hospital where his wounds were dressed as well as possible and where he now lies. Apparently the cause of the shooting is enveloped in a mystery. Smith and two friends, Chas. Riley and Henry Watson, had been visitors at Kittle Nixon’s house of ill fame on Wisconsin Point. On leaving the house all were full of liquor, and as they went out of the Nixon house they went toward a man standing near and spoke to him, when a row occurred and the shots were fired. The individual with the gun is variously described by the wounded man, his companions and the keeper of the house who saw the affair.

Interviewed at St. Luke’s hospital this morning, Smith claimed to know nothing of the affair, stating that the shooting must have been a mistake, that he did not know his assailant and that he was running away when it occurred. Part of this story is manifestly untrue, but Smith could be made to tell no other. The police are of the opinion that he knows who his assailant was and why he was shot but will say nothing.

Duluth Herald, Sept. 27, 1916

Duluth Herald
Sept. 25, 1896
Bad Forest Fires.
Superior is surrounded by forest fires and unless rain puts a stop to them considerable damage is likely to result. Yesterday the wind was fanning the blaze into fury, and there is little cessation today. The Omaha bridge at South Range caught fire yesterday and was put out by section men. The Northern Pacific bridge at the Nemadji was saved after a struggle.

Duluth Herald, Sept. 27, 1916

Duluth Herald
Sept. 26, 1906
SUIT AGAINST
GREAT NORTHERN
For $3,000 Damages for Carrying Corpse to Wrong Destination.
Cass Lake, Minn. (Special to The Herald) – Miss Jennie D. Beaulieu of this place has commenced suit against the Great Northern for $3,000 damages. The cause of the action is as follows: On July 20, 1906, Elizabeth, the 4-year-old daughter of Mrs. Beaulieu, died in Cass Lake. The remains were properly prepared for shipment to White Earth, with orders to transfer at Erskine. But instead of making the necessary transfer, the body was carried through to Crookston, thus delaying the funeral twenty-four hours and causing the plaintiff great annoyance and damage, and she says that by reason of said negligent, wrongful and unlawful acts upon the part of the Great Northern, the plaintiff has been greatly outraged in her feelings and has suffered great distress of mind and great mental pain and anguish, and has become sick and nervous and will continue to suffer great mental pain and anguish in the future.”

Duluth Herald, Sept. 27, 1916

Duluth Herald
Sept. 27, 1916
MOTORCYCLIST
DRAWS STIFF FINE
Harold Fonger, aged 17, local motorcycle enthusiast who was overtaken by Officer Root in the police car while traveling more than forty miles an hour on West superior street about two weeks ago and who the next day pleaded not guilty to a charge of exceeding the speed limit, found his desire for speed thrills quite expensive when his postponed trial had been completed in municipal court this morning. Judge Smallwood sentenced him to pay $55 or spend sixty days at the work farm.

According to Officer Root, Fonger was making more than forty miles an hour on his motorcycle with a girl on the rear seat. Root chased him from Garfield avenue at the end of the West Superior street brick paving, a tempting spot for speeding, and finally nabbed him when the street became too rough for speed.

On another machine at the time was Constantine Covin, better known as Casey Cejovich, who, when arraigned in the West Duluth division of municipal court, pleaded guilty to the charge of speeding, his sentence being suspended upon a promise that he would not touch the steering apparatus of a gasoline vehicle for a year.

Fonger pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned in police court the day after he was arrested. After two postponements, the case was finally brought up for completion this morning before Judge Smallwood. The judge gave the young man a long lecture and incidentally warned others with the speed mania to be more careful.

Duluth Herald, Sept. 28, 1926

Duluth Herald
Sept. 28, 1926
ACCIDENTAL
SHOT FATAL
Albert De Rushe, Cloquet,
Preparing for Hunt, Kills Himself.
Albert De Rushe, aged 44, a resident of Cloquet for twenty-six years, accidentally shot and killed himself yesterday with a shotgun he was cleaning preparatory to going duck hunting. He died twenty minutes later.
Hearing the report of the shot, a farm hand ran into the room where De Rushe was lying on the bed. He turned him over on his back and found that the entire load had entered his stomach. De Rushe was able to tell the farm hand how the accident occurred before he expired.
De Rushe was taking the gun down from a shelf above his bed when in some manner the hammer caught, discharging the gun. Dr. A. B. Stuart of Cloquet was sent for, but medical aid could not save him. He died soon after Dr. Stuart arrived.
Mr. De Rushe was born in Prairie du Chien, Wis., where he was reared. He moved from there to Cloquet twenty-six years ago. For many years he was connected with the Northwest Paper company of Cloquet and of late was engaged in road paving work. Two weeks ago he moved to a farm on the Brookston road.
Besides his widow, the deceased leaves two sons, Cyril, 17, and Basil, 10, daughter Jessie, 5; five brothers and three sisters.

Duluth Herald, Oct. 1, 1956

Duluth Herald
Sept. 29, 1936
CHIEF SEEKS CAUSE
OF WOOLWORTH FIRE
Business District Store Swept By
Night Blaze; Damage Is Expected
to Be Heavy.
Fire officials today are seeking to determine the cause of the 6-11 alarm blaze which last night raged through the F. W. Woolworth Co. store at 102-104 West Superior street, completely ruining the stock and virtually destroying the building.
Fire insurance adjusters today said the Woolworth building and stock “is a total loss.” Its value could not be determined but the building is valued at about $40,000. The stock loss has been estimated between $30,000 and $40,000.
SECOND FIRE.
A great deal of fall stock had been received at the store and for this reason its exact value could not be definitely determined today.
Peter Ward, fire warden, and Fire Chief Fisher are making a complete investigation.
It was the second time the building has been gutted by fire. On June 5, 1910, when it housed the S. H. Knox store, also a 5-and-10 cent company, the building was sept by flames, causing damage amounting to more than $25,000. The Knox company was the forerunner of the Woolworth company. Destroyed also was a rathskeller located in the basement of the building and operated by Sam Garfield.

SMOKE DAMAGE HEAVY.
The recently remodeled New Jersey building, adjacent to the Woolworth store, also was damaged. Heavy smoke damage is expected at Allen’s shoe store. Smoke also entered the Le Duc beauty shop and dentists in the New Jersey building.
Starting in the center of the store, the blaze spread rapidly throughout the entire building, firefighters being almost helpless in repelling the flames because of the large variety of highly inflammable materials. Even the efforts of every available fireman in the city were not sufficient to keep the fire from progressing.

Little more than the walls remained today. The inside of the building was a charred mass of fall-in floors and destroyed merchandise.

Duluth Herald, Oct. 1, 1956

Duluth Herald
Sept. 30, 1946
Western Electric Leases
Duluth Terminal
Hundreds Will Be Employed
Firm Plans Dial System Manufacture
The Western Electric co., supply unit of the Bell telephone system, has leased the Duluth Terminal & Cold Storage Co. warehouse, Ninth avenue west and Railroad street, bringing to the city a major industry and one of the largest enterprises in the history of Duluth.
Acquisition of the building for the manufacturer of equipment used in telephone dial exchanges was announced this afternoon by W. H. Pagenkopf, superintendent of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce Industrial bureau office.
Leasing of the property marks Western Electric’s first activity in Duluth. Alterations and additional installations necessary in preparing the site for occupancy are expected to start in early January.
A five-year lease has been signed, effective Jan 1 for use of all by a six-story cold storage section on the harbor end of the Terminal building. An estimated 1,000 to 1,2000 persons will eventually be employed by the telephone equipment manufacturing firm, Mr. Pagenkopf said.
Personnel will be trained in Duluth and the initial staff and crew will be increased steadily, with full production operations to be reached in about a year.

Duluth Herald
Oct. 1, 1956
Carrier Boy’s Earnings
Spark ‘Ham’ Station
Like many other newspaper boys, Bob Hendrickson, 16, has learned to be systematic. His planning has helped him to enjoy two hobbies and o provide early preparation for a career in electronics.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hendrickson, 5917 London road, has a Duluth Herald route of 79 subscribers on London road between 49th and 56th avenue east.
Honored this week with thousands of other boys during National Newspaper week, he’s a star scout and a 12rh grade student at East high school, where he is a photographer on the school newspaper, “Birchbark.”
His route earnings finance his two hobbies – operation of a “ham” radio station and photography – and he’s saving to enter UMD to study electronics.
Last summer he was general chairman of the Walther league convention in Duluth.

Duluth Herald, Oct. 3, 1966

Duluth Herald
Oct. 3, 1966
Cloquetite
To Oppose
Blatnik
Norman Nelson, Cloquet newspaper publisher, said today he plans to launch a write-in campaign against 8th District Congressman John A. Blatnik, D-Minn., concentrating on national issues and “anything else that might come up.”
Nelson is publisher of the Cloquet Pine Knot and Carlton County News-Graphic, weekly newspapers published in Cloquet.
Dr. H. D. Stokes, Cambridge, 8th District Republican chairman, said he expects Nelson’s candidacy to be discussed at the next district meeting, with possible action to be taken on sanctioning him as the GOP candidate. No date for the meeting has been set.
Stokes said he had heard rumors that Nelson might enter the race as a write-in, and had received favorable comments from everyone he had talked to about it.
Stokes added that he had been “hoping something would come forth” before the election. He said he was concerned as to what effect the lack of a candidate would have on Republican morale in the district.
Explaining his late entry into the race, Nelson said Carlton County Republicans had been seeking a candidate to run against Blatnik, but by the time they approached Nelson the filing period was over.
Harold Westholm, Moose Lake, heads a citizens’ committee formed to support Nelson’s campaign.
Westholm said the campaign will include distribution of stickers with the candidate
S name on them to be pasted onto ballots.
No candidates fled against Blatnik this year, and no opposition will be listed on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Nelson said he will campaign on such national issues as inflation and the administration’s handling of the war in Viet Nam. He said he plans to campaign actively for the post despite his late start and the fact that he won’t be on the ballot.