Brief Life History of Julianna Frances
When Julianna Frances Wiecki was born on 8 August 1882, in West Prussia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Jósef Wiecki, was 25 and her mother, Teofela Raszkowska, was 20. She lived in Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 February 1960, in Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Julia Wieekil in household of Joseph Wieekil, "United States Census, 1900"
- Juliana Rolinski, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
- Julia F Rolinski in household of Joseph W Rolinski, "United States Census, 1930"
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1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
German:
topographic name from Middle Low German wīk ‘fortified settlement’ (from Latin vicus).
habitational name from any of the places called Wieck, Wiek, or Wick.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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