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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose ...
By the 1890s, full-service funeral homes were beginning to appear in Milwaukee, with more space than the typical home. A Schroth was one of the first, advertising his funeral parlor with livery service in 1898. [4] Archibald Lohman and his family lived on the second floor of the house, with the funeral parlor at ground level.
In addition to being a home for several different owners, the house has also served as a funeral home and as the headquarters of the Chicago Urban League. [2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1978. [1] On December 3, 2023, the building was severely damaged in a fire. [3] [4]
The case marks the second time in recent years that Milwaukee funeral home operators have been charged with fraud. ... with embezzlement for pocketing about $15,000 from a customer's trust ...
Jerry Springer Shutterstock Remembering a TV icon. Jerry Springer was laid to rest during a private funeral service in Chicago on Sunday, April 30. Attended by the late host’s family and friends ...
Home built in 1890 with livery stable added in 1893. In 1918 Archibald Lohman bought both and started a full service funeral home business, which provided hearses, first horse-drawn and later gas-powered. Livery stable being razed as of October 2012. [160] 102: Robert Machek House: Robert Machek House: October 28, 1977 : 1305 N. 19th St.
A committee appointed by members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside of the city limits along the newly built Janesville Plank Road (now Forest Home Avenue), in an area believed to be far enough from urban development to remain rural. [4]
The Public Service Building is a four-story neoclassical Beaux-Arts office building occupying a whole city block in Downtown Milwaukee. Featuring a two-story marble lobby, stained-glass skylights, and an auditorium, it was originally designed as a mixed-use facility serving both interurban passengers and office workers of The Milwaukee Electric ...