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Helena immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1883 with only one suitcase. She struggled to find work in New York, and was told jobs were available in Chicago. She moved to Chicago and found work ironing, and met her future husband Frederic Gartner.
1863
Oct 30
| 1863 • The first claim under the Homestead Act is made, for a farm in Nebraska. |
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
| 1863 • Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent annexing to South Australia the part of the colony of New South Wales that will later become the Northern Territory.[http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=49 Letters Patent annexing the Northern Territory to South Australia, 1863]. National Archives of Australia. |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
| 1883 • In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes 12 people. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
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marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • The final act of the Berlin Conference regulates European colonization and trade in the "scramble for Africa". |
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Age: 22y
1886
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, USA. |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
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birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The Second Boer War: At the Battle of Spion Kop, Boer troops defeat the British Army. |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • 5 October 1910 revolution in Portugal leading to the flight of King Manuel II of Portugal to England and proclamation of the First Portuguese Republic. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
| 1920 • United States presidential election, 1920: Republican Warren G. Harding defeats Democrat James M. Cox and Socialist Eugene V. Debs, in the first national U.S. election in which women have the right to vote. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
1951
Oct 24
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1951 • The National Olympic Committee of the Soviet Union is formed. The USSR first participates in the Olympic Games at Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. |