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Walter Geitgey 1886 - 1972

Walter Geitgey of Canton, Stark County, Ohio was born on November 15, 1886, and died at age 86 years old in November 1972.
Walter Geitgey
Canton, Stark County, Ohio 44721
November 15, 1886
November 1972
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Walter Geitgey's History: 1886 - 1972

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    1972

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    November 1972
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    Walter Geitgey lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1886, in the year that Walter Geitgey was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1915, by the time he was 29 years old, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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