Brief Life History of Benjamin Frank
When Benjamin Frank Grodske was born on 10 January 1887, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Walter Sebastian Grodske, was 33 and his mother, Margaret M Wagner, was 31. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Ruby J. He lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1887 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1957, at the age of 70, and was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Benjamin Grodske in household of Oascoe Alvarez, "United States Census, 1930"
- Benjamin Grodske, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Benjamin Grodske, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel.
Americanized form of Polish Grodzki: habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie, places called with gród ‘castle, fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad).
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie in Poland (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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