Past: Man released 200 minks from a Duluth fur farm in 1954 – Duluth News Tribune

News Tribune, August 15, 1924

Duluth fight fans are promised 40 rounds of fast-paced boxing on the Elks' five-fight all-star fight schedule at the Curling Rink Arena. Promoters say fans will experience some of the fastest fights they've seen on local cards in months.

News Tribune, August 15, 1954

Police arrested a 33-year-old Duluth man who admitted breaking into a mink farm on Old North Shore Road, releasing more than 200 mink and taking a shotgun and a bag of mink feed. Mrs. Jessie Kane, the ranch's owner, estimates the damage at “many thousands of dollars.”

News-Tribune & Herald, August 15, 1984

Jeno Paulucci confirmed that Coca-Cola Co. has a tentative purchase agreement with his frozen pizza and snacks company, but said a deal would have to wait pending a lawsuit he filed against Pillsbury Co. in federal court.

News Tribune, August 15, 2004

Sand to be used to cover contaminated debris at the Stryker Bay Superfund site in Duluth will begin rolling in this week, and work could begin next month if the state Environmental Protection Agency approves the cleanup proposal.

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