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Leonard Niess 1903 - 1981

Leonard Niess of Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia was born on March 5, 1903, and died at age 78 years old in October 1981.
Leonard Niess
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia 26003
March 5, 1903
October 1981
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    1903

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    March 5, 1903
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  • 10/dd
    1981

    Death

    October 1981
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    Cause of death
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    Leonard Niess lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1903, in the year that Leonard Niess was born, the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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In 1922, by the time he was 19 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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