News-Tribune, Sept. 17, 1926
Despite testimony from a doctor and five police officers that he was driving 60 mph down Superior Street while intoxicated at the time, a jury found a Duluth automobile salesman not guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the death of a pedestrian. Jurors were swayed by a witness who said the man honked his horn and swerved before striking the woman.
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News-Tribune, Sept. 17, 1956
Aerial Lift Bridge operators discovered the body of a Hibbing school teacher floating in the Duluth ship canal. Jessie Davis, 56, had been reported missing after she failed to report for class. There will be no coroner’s inquest. Davis was prominent in speech education and wrote several books on the subject.
News-Tribune, Sept. 17, 1976
Park Point residents packed a meeting of the local community club to voice opposition to a proposed multimillion-dollar marina and housing complex in the neighborhood. Factors discussed included that the units would be rented to low-income families, which opponents feared would lead to increased traffic, school problems, and changes in the population's composition.
News Tribune, Sept. 17, 2006
Firefighting officials told about 50 re...