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Sunday, November 1, 2026
This Day In History
This Day In History, September 19, 1945 – Murder of the owner of the Paramount Beauty Shop in the Cran Hotel. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History and the Jamestown Sun*** Jamestown Beauty Shop Operator Margaret Roeszler was shot and killed by unknown assailant in the Beauty Shop located […]
This Day In History, Sept 18, 1918. Early morning fire destroys Old South Side School. from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo from Digital Horizons, Life on the Northern Plains:
This Day In History – September 13, 1872 – Northern Pacific Railroad crews and the rail they are throwing down reach Jamestown ND (1872) *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo from State Historical Society of North Dakota.***
This Day In History – September 3, 1930 – Historic Klaus House destroyed by fire. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo from Stutsman County Memorial Museum *** .
This Day In History – September 1, 1935 – First local air show. Sponsored by the Jamestown Junior Chamber of Commerce. 800 people in attendance. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***
This Day In History – August 29, 1912 – Midland Continental Railroad incorporated for building a railroad from Winnipeg to Corpus Christi, Texas. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History *** From KFYR TV – Nov 1, 2015: The Midland Continental Railroad was designed to ship grain, coal, gasoline, […]
This Day In History – August 28, 1936 – President Franklin Roosevelt in Jamestown. Thousands at the Northern Pacific depot to greet the President. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History *** * * * PDF of Remarks by President Roosevelt – Aug 28 1936: I am very glad […]
On This Day In History – August 27, 1901: The Anton Klaus flour mill (Russell Miller Milling Company) was struck by lighting and destroyed in early morning fire. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***
This Day In History – August 22, 1905 – Father Edward Geraghty was installed as pastor of St James Catholic Church. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History *** From Wikipedia: By the early 20th century it became obvious that a new church was needed. Under the direction of […]
This Day In History – August 16, 1887 – Phillip Bauer decided to rebuild his brewery that burned down last spring. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & North Dakota Beer: A Heady Story by Alicia Underlee Nelson*** The first brewery in town was called a variety of […]
