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Francis Riley 1912 - 1985

Francis Riley of Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin was born on July 2, 1912, and died at age 72 years old in January 1985.
Francis Riley
Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin 53901
July 2, 1912
January 1985
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Francis Riley's History: 1912 - 1985

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    1912

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    July 2, 1912
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  • 01/dd
    1985

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    January 1985
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    Francis Riley lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1912, in the year that Francis Riley was born, the RMS Titanic sank in April. The RMS Titanic was a British built and run passenger liner that was billed as "unsinkable." On its maiden voyage from Southampton England to New York City, carrying about 2,224 passengers and crew - from the wealthiest people in the world to poor emigrants from Europe, the Titanic hit an iceberg. Five of her watertight compartments failed but she was designed to survive only 4 being flooded. She began to sink. There were only enough lifeboats for about half of the passengers so over 1,000 remained behind while "women and children first" were loaded. Over 1500 died, making it the largest maritime disaster in modern history.
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In 1938, at the age of 26 years old, Francis was alive when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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