#Grottkau
Several served short prison terms; one, Paul Grottkau, received a 9-month sentence, the harshest of all.
May 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
For #414Day we are highlighting some of the lesser known figures in Milwaukee's socialist movement.

Paul Grottkau was the most influential and impactful social union organizer in Milwaukee in the 19th century, despite only spending a decade here.
April 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Silvius Leopold Weiss

(Grottkau, 12/10/1687 -
16/10/1750, Dresden)

deutscher Komponist & technisch herausragender Lautenvirtuose, der für seine Improvisationskunst gelobt & bewundert wurde.

Oeuvre: mehr als 600 Werke (Präludien & barocke Tanzsätze) für Sololaute.

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October 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Es gab die Buchformate, die auch für Akten und später für Schreibmaschinenpapier übernommen wurden.
Bekannt war Reichsformat, Kanzleiformat oder Quart.
Es gab noch mehrere Formate außer diesen.
Die Schreibmaschinen waren flexibel in der Breite des Schriftstücks.
Annonce 1913👇
June 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
He would leave Milwaukee to work for the AFL in California, but would return in 1898 where he would pass away in July. Per the encyclopedia of Milwaukee, 'the funeral procession to Forest Home Cemetery, “assumed the shape of a labor demonstration.”'

emke.uwm.edu/entry/paul-g...
Paul Grottkau - Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
Though he spent less than ten years in Milwaukee, Paul Grottkau (b. 1846, Berlin , d. 1898, Milwaukee) may have had more impact on the early development
emke.uwm.edu
April 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM