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Clarence A Ratz 1898 - 1998

Clarence A Ratz of South Bend, St Joseph County, IN was born on December 28, 1898, and died at age 99 years old on June 10, 1998.
Clarence A Ratz
South Bend, St Joseph County, IN 46660
December 28, 1898
June 10, 1998
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  • 12/28
    1898

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    December 28, 1898
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  • 06/10
    1998

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    June 10, 1998
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In 1898, in the year that Clarence A Ratz was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1920, when he was 22 years old, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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