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Elmer Knowles 1900 - 1967

Elmer Knowles of Nanticoke, Luzerne County, PA was born on May 23, 1900, and died at age 66 years old in March 1967.

Elmer Knowles

Nanticoke, Luzerne County, PA 18634

May 23, 1900

March 1967

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Elmer Knowles lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.

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In 1900, in the year that Elmer Knowles was born, 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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In 1924, when he was 24 years old, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.

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