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Alexander Weiss 1886 - 1948

Alexander Weiss was born on December 24, 1886, and died at age 61 years old in May 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexander Weiss.
Alexander Weiss
December 24, 1886
May 1948
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  • 12/24
    1886

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    December 24, 1886
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  • 05/dd
    1948

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    May 1948
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    Alexander Weiss lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1886, in the year that Alexander Weiss 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 1904, he was 18 years old when the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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