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August Meier 1884 - 1970

August Meier of Somerville, Burleson County, TX was born on September 2, 1884, and died at age 85 years old on March 15, 1970.
August Meier
Somerville, Burleson County, TX 77879
September 2, 1884
March 15, 1970
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    1884

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    September 2, 1884
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  • 03/15
    1970

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    March 15, 1970
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    August Meier lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1884, in the year that August Meier was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1900, when he was 16 years old, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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