Gunshots rang out and a Swedish immigrant selling vegetables fell dead. Having noticed the outlaws (alert residents later testified that the thugs reeked of alcohol), the stage was set for a violent confrontation. Tanked up and ready to go shortly before 2:00 pm, they headed over to the bank. Not wanting to hold up the First National Bank of Northfield on empty stomachs, the Gang sat down for fried eggs and whisky at a restaurant at about noon. Most hailed from Missouri but over an entire decade, they robbed and killed in multiple states from Texas to Kentucky to Iowa and finally, Minnesota. Members included Jesse James and his brother Frank, the Younger brothers (Cole, John, Bob, and Jim), plus occasional cohorts such as Clell Miller, Charlie Pitts and Bill Chadwell. The bank robbers on that day were among the most feared and famous outlaws of the day, the James-Younger Gang. “Get your guns, boys, they’re robbing the bank!” shouted Northfield resident J. Nonetheless, local townspeople by word of mouth put an effective end to a notorious crime spree. Six months later, on today’s very date-September 7 in 1876-telephonic communication in remote Northfield, Minnesota was still years in the future. Twenty-two-year-old Thomas Augustus Watson thereby became history’s first recipient of a phone call, though he was no further away than an adjacent room. I want to see you.” Thus spoke Alexander Graham Bell on March 10, 1876, in the world’s first successful telephone message.
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