When Clara Oliana Knudson was born on 21 February 1882, in Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Andreas Knudson, was 20 and her mother, Antonette Moen, was 27. She married Alfred A. Dahl on 13 April 1901, in Burnside, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hale, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States for about 40 years and Wisconsin, United States in 1967. She died on 29 March 1967, in Whitehall, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Grace Cemetery, Pleasantville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States.
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A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
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The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute, Lars, Iver, Knud, Nels, Nils, Obert, Sigvald, Sven.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Knudsen .
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