Bygones: Duluth friend welcomed Prince of Wales in 1924

12 October 2024

News-Tribune, Oct. 12, 1924

William Magie, of 1515 London Road, will be present to welcome Prince Edward of Wales as he makes a stop in Duluth tomorrow through a direct invitation from the prince. Magie met the prince through a mutual friend living in the east.

News-Tribune, Oct. 12, 1954

Frank Paradise has retired after more than 42 years with the Duluth Police Department. Paradise recalls that the year he was hired, horse-drawn paddy wagons were in their last year of service with the department. Many policemen of the time sported handlebar mustaches, he said.

News-Tribune & Herald, Oct. 12, 1984

No one was seriously injured when fire gutted the history David T. Adams house, an 1894 three-story neoclassical colonial home at 707 E. First St. The house recently contained eight efficiency, one- and two-bedroom apartments that rented from $150 to $260 per month.

News Tribune, Oct. 12, 2004

City councilors plan to vote on a resolution strongly condemning politically motivated verbal attacks and vandalism. “The Duluth City Council points out that, no matter the result of the upcoming election, that life will go on,” it reads.

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