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Aug. 25, 1954: The Midway's Royal family

Carl Sedlmayr, his son and grandson ran the Royal American Shows for more than 75 years.

September 4, 2011 at 2:03AM
1954: Sedlmayrs at the State Fair
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Three generations of carnival showmen – Carl J. Sedlmayr, his son Carl Jr. and grandson Carl III – took a spin on a carousel at the Minnesota State Fair in August 1954. The elder Sedlmayr, president and general manager of the Royal American Shows and a former newspaper carrier himself, donated hundreds of State Fair tickets to Star and Tribune carriers in the early 1950s.

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Eviction filings up in Minnesota amid ICE surge

FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.

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How do Minnesota pros prepare for a game? Collier, Faber, Gobert and others showed us.

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