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By 1901, William Straube had sold his interest [7] and signed a 5-year non-compete agreement. [MTR 9] But in 1901, Straube, his two brothers, Herman Charles Straube (1867–1921) and Martin Straube, Jr. (1869–1934), and an associate, Charles Jacobsen (no relation to the Jacobsons of Straube Piano Company), formed another piano manufacturing company and leased the Club Block in Downers Grove.
Joseph Van Matre was born on October 9, 1828, in Mason County, (West) Virginia. He was a member of the 116th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 2, 1865, during the Third Battle of Petersburg. During the assault on Fort Gregg, Van Matre climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
The Greendale Cemetery, in Meadville, Pennsylvania is a publicly owned, non-profit rural cemetery. Many notable people, including a Supreme Court Justice, several congressmen, soldiers, and inventors are interred in the cemetery.
Van Meter, VanMeter, Van Metre, Van Mater and Van Matre are American surnames derived from the Dutch surname Van Meteren. Most are descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren (1626–1704) who in 1662 settled in Wiltwijck, New Netherlands, now Kingston, New York. [1] [2] [3] The surname is a toponym, meaning "from Meteren" in Gelderland, the ...
State police in Corry learned of Byler's death shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday, when troopers were sent to a residence on Fish Flats Road, which runs from Centerville northeast to Route 89 south ...
Meadville is an unincorporated hamlet in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. [1] There is a combination store and post office located there, as well as three ...
Steve Van Matre (born March 20, 1941) is an American environmental activist, author and educator. He is the founder of the Earth Education movement and chair of the Institute for Earth Education . [ 1 ]