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Gertrude Wheeler 1898 - 1966

Gertrude Wheeler of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on August 4, 1898, and died at age 68 years old in August 1966.
Gertrude Wheeler
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50312
August 4, 1898
August 1966
Female
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    1898

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    1966

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    August 1966
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    Gertrude Wheeler lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1898, in the year that Gertrude Wheeler 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 1925, when she was 27 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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