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James Kurka 1893 - 1978

James Kurka of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was born on January 9, 1893, and died at age 85 years old in May 1978.

James Kurka
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 44109
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In 1893, in the year that James Kurka was born, on November 7th, the women of Colorado were given the right to vote via a state referendum. Fifty-five percent of voters turned out and the referendum passed with 35,798 voting in favor and 29,551 voting against.
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In 1904, when he was just 11 years old, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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Kurka, Karolina (Mar 5, 1984 - Jul 21, 2011) Kurka, May (Feb 17, 1921 - May 14, 2010) Kurka, Janina (Jun 22, 1922 - Apr 8, 2005) Kurka, Willegar (Apr 5, 1914 - Mar 29, 2005) Kurka, Kazimierz (Jul 24, 1909 - Sep 16, 2001) Kurka, Michael (Aug 9, 1891 - Dec 1975) Kurka, Caroline (Oct 5, 1907 - Sep 1986) Kurka, Richard (Dec 6, 1940 - Jan 14, 2011) Kurka, Margaret (Feb 8, 1887 - Dec 1972) Kurka, Florence (Jan 31, 1919 - Jul 1975)
Kurka, Mildred (Oct 21, 1911 - Nov 1991) Kurka, Richard (Apr 14, 1914 - Jul 1978) Kurka, Grace (Oct 30, 1920 - Dec 17, 1995) Kurka, Mary (Feb 29, 1880 - Jun 1970) Kurka, John (Feb 27, 1918 - Dec 12, 2004) Kurka, Rose (Jun 5, 1917 - Sep 19, 1992) Kurka, John (Nov 13, 1916 - Jan 4, 1999) Kurka, Fred (Jul 23, 1913 - Sep 10, 1989) Kurka, Charles (Jul 25, 1945 - Jan 19, 2006) Kurka, William (Apr 22, 1921 - Jul 16, 1988)
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