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Grover Parr 1884 - 1983

Grover Parr of Belvidere, Warren County, NJ was born on October 20, 1884, and died at age 98 years old in July 1983.
Grover Parr
Belvidere, Warren County, NJ 07823
October 20, 1884
July 1983
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    1884

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    October 20, 1884
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    1983

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    July 1983
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In 1884, in the year that Grover Parr 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 1900, at the age of 16 years old, Grover was alive when when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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