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Ramsey Couny History – Summer 1996: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Grandfather Joel Larson—Swedish Immigrant—That ‘Mysterious Stranger’ in Our Midst”
John W. LarsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: Grandfather Joel Larson—Swedish Immigrant—That ‘Mysterious Stranger’ in Our Midst Author: John W. Larson Because the author’s grandfather rarely talked about himself even to family members, Joel Larson was something of a “mysterious stranger” to his grandson. This affectionate account of Joel Larson gives insight into…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1992: “A Nationwide Sense of Crisis: The 1922 Shopmen’s Strike in St. Paul and the Northwest”
W. Thomas WhiteA Nationwide Sense of Crisis: The 1922 Shopmen’s Strike in St. Paul and the Northwest Author: W. Thomas White The 1922 rail strike was the most severe since 1894. Workers endured the loss of a wildcat strike in 1920, then a series of wage reductions. On July 1 some 400,000…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “Eugene V. Debs, James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway Strike”
Tamara C. TruerEugene V. Debs, James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway Strike Author: Tamara C. Truer James J. Hill rarely lost a battle or met an adversary he could not defeat. The 1894 Great Northern strike was an exception. When he tried to impose a third…
Ramsey County History – Fall/Winter 1976: “Persecution in St Paul: The Germans in World War I”
Sister John Christine WolkerstorferPersecution in St Paul: The Germans in World War I Author: Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer “Between 1855 and 1915, Germans in America lived not in an American culture, but rather in a German-America.” All that changed with the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. Minnesota participated enthusiastically in the…