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Bessie J Reader 1886 - 1992

Bessie J Reader of Atlanta, Logan County, IL was born on June 28, 1886, and died at age 106 years old on October 31, 1992.
Bessie J Reader
Atlanta, Logan County, IL 61723
June 28, 1886
October 31, 1992
Female
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Bessie J Reader's History: 1886 - 1992

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  • 06/28
    1886

    Birthday

    June 28, 1886
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  • 10/31
    1992

    Death

    October 31, 1992
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    Bessie J Reader lived 33 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 106.
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In 1886, in the year that Bessie J Reader 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 1924, Bessie was 38 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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