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This Day in Minnesota History

January 15, 1912

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The schoolchildren of St. Paul select the city's official flower, the sweet pea, in an election sponsored by the city's women's clubs. Other choices included the coreopsis, marigold, petunia, and aster. News of their choice is overshadowed by reports of the Titanic's sinking.

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