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Constitution of a Scottish benevolent association

Constitution (1859) with signatures of members and minutes from the society's meetings
(1859–1861) of a Scottish benevolent association headquartered in St. Paul.

Scottish Cultural Organizations in Minnesota

Scottish immigrants first came to Minnesota with the fur trade in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the 1850s, colonies of Scots began to put down roots in towns such as Mapleton and Caledonia, while others migrated to the larger cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. Like other immigrants, they sought to preserve the customs of their homeland wherever they landed. They clubs they formed and the events they held allowed them to celebrate their heritage.

Judge Edward Devitt

Edward Devitt, the judge who sent Kid Cann to federal prison, ca. 1980.

Kid Cann in handcuffs

Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) handcuffed and led into federal custody, 1961. Photo by Don Black, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Newspaper headline and article announcing Kid Cann’s 1960 conviction

Headline and article in the Minneapolis Star (February 23, 1960) reporting on the conviction in the Minneapolis Federal District Court of Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) for participation in a sex trafficking racket.

Marilyn Ann Tollefson

Marilyn Ann Tollefson, a sex worker with a close relationship to Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) in the 1950s. Minneapolis Morning Tribune, February 17, 1960.

Newspaper article and headline published after Kid Cann’s 1936 acquittal

Minneapolis Tribune headline and article reporting on the acquittal of Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) in the murder of Walter W. Liggett, February 19, 1936.

Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) on trial

Isadore Blumenfeld, alias Kid Cann (seated at center), on trial for the murder of Walter W. Liggett in Minneapolis, 1936.

Diagram of Liggett murder scene

Diagram of the scene of the murder of Walter W. Liggett. Minneapolis Star, January 30, 1936.

Drawing of Liggett murder scene

Diagram of the scene of the murder of Walter W. Liggett. Original caption: “Upon a photograph of the alley behind 1825 Second Avenue S., where Walter Liggett was slain last night. The Star’s artist shows how the car from which Liggett was killed drew alongside the editor’s automobile and fired the five shots which instantly killed the publisher.” Minneapolis Star, December 10, 1935

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