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Franklin Meader 1884 - 1969

Franklin Meader of Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia was born on March 6, 1884, and died at age 85 years old in March 1969.
Franklin Meader
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia 26241
March 6, 1884
March 1969
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Franklin Meader's History: 1884 - 1969

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    1884

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    March 6, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1969

    Death

    March 1969
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    Franklin Meader lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that Franklin Meader was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1927, he was 43 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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