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Billiard Room Brawl Sources

A complete list of sources for Billiard Room Brawl: A Minnesota True Crime Story

1 – “Minnesota Treaties.” USDakotaWar.org

2 – “Death of Leonard Day.” Star Tribune. 28 Feb 1886.

3 – “Brief Mention.” Star Tribune. 2 Feb 1873.

4 – “Brief Mention.” Star Tribune. 17 Feb 1874.

5 – U.S. Census Bureau 1880. United States Federal Census.

6 – “Fine Improvements.” Star Tribune. 2 Oct 1875.

7 – “Gossip About Town.” Star Tribune. 21 Jan 1878.

8 – “Minneapolis Globelets.” The Saint Paul Globe. 7 Jan 1884.

9 – “Personal and Social.” The Saint Paul Globe. 17 Feb 1891.

10 – “Young Lad’s Display.” The Saint Paul Globe. 5 Sep 1882.

11 – “Tennis Tourney On.” The Saint Paul Globe. 28 July 1896.

12 – “Court Briefs.” Star Tribune. 7 Mar 1886.

13 – “Here and There.” Star Tribune. 12 Jan 1896.

14 – “Testimony of J.T. Mannix.” Star Tribune. 12 Feb 1901.

15 – New York, US, Wills and Probate Records, 1659 – 1999.

16 – “Hamilton’s Side of the Case.” Star Tribune. 14 Feb 1901.

17 – “Tragic Prelude in Denver to Tragedy in Minneapolis.” The Rocky Mountain News. 17 Feb 1901.

18 – “In Society.” Minneapolis Daily Times. 20 Apr 1899.

19 – “Pauline Wed Frank After His Prison Term.” Star Tribune. 12 Jul 2000.

20 – “Magnificent.” The Saint Paul Globe. 20 Nov 1884.

21 – Millett, Larry. Lost Twin Cities. p. 166. 1992

22 –  Molly Huber. “West Hotel.” MNOpedia. 6 June 2011.

23 – “Society Gossip.” Star Tribune. 2 Aug 1887.

24 – U.S. Census Bureau 1900. United States Federal Census.

25 – “Necrologic.” The Minneapolis Journal. 28 Aug 1906.

26 – “Miss Slagle’s Statement.” The Minneapolis Journal. 7 Feb 1901.

27 – “Hamilton Case is Last.” The Saint Paul Globe. 5 Dec 1900.

28 – “Fred George on the Stand.” Star Tribune. 10 Fen 1901.

29 – “Charles Force Called.” Star Tribune. 10 Feb 1901.

30 – “The Other Traveling Man.” Star Tribune. 12 Feb 1901.

31 – “Testimony of the Doctors.” Star Tribune. 10 Feb 1901.

32 – “Story of West Hotel Tragedy.” Star Tribune. 10 Feb 1901.

33 – “Funeral of Mr. Day.” Minneapolis Daily Times. 27 Nov 1900.

34 – Find a Grave, database and images. Memorial page for Leonard R. Day.

35 – “Hamilton Charged with Murder.” The Saint Paul Globe. 26 Nov 1900.

36 – “The Crime’s Story Told in Court.” The Minneapolis Journal. 9 Feb 1901.

37 – “The Jury Says ‘Manslaughter’.” The Minneapolis Journal. 20 Feb 1901.

38 – “Seven Years in Prison.” Minneapolis Times. 26 Feb 1901.

39 – “Pity for the Victim.” The Saint Paul Globe. 1 Mar 1901.

40 – Peabody, Ezra Fitch. Diary of Frank H. Hamilton Murder of Leonard Day, Jr. 1901-1902.

41 – “Opposed by Mrs. Day.” The Minneapolis Journal. 14 July 1903.

42 – “Hamilton to be Released.” The Minneapolis Journal. 10 Nov 1903.

43 – “Frank Hamilton Freed From Prison.” The Saint Paul Globe. 8 Oct 1904.

44 – “Newspaper Man Claims Artist as his Bride.” The San Francisco Examiner. 14 Nov 1905.

45 – “Death of Newspaper Man.” The San Francisco Call. 31 Dec 1906.

46 – “Personal Mention.” Star Tribune. 23 June 1901

47 – “Sisters Visit at Bretton Woods, NH, for the Month of August.” The Minneapolis Star. 20 Aug 1928.

48 – “Obituary Notice: Day, Laura.” The Minneapolis Journal

49 – “West Hotel.” Star Tribune. 1 Nov 1884.

50 – “Eight Die In West Hotel Fire Horror: Many Face Death and Barely Escape.” The Minneapolis Journal. 10 Jan 1906.

51 – “Eleven Dead in West Hotel Fire.” The Minneapolis Journal. 16 Jan 1906.

52 – “Woman Found Unconscious.” The Minneapolis Journal. 10 Jan 1906.

53 – “Crew of Wreckers Mans West Hotel, Time’s Victim.” The Minneapolis Star. 1 Apr 1940.