Rufus Richard VETTER

(b. 29 December 1894 , New York, USA d. abt. 1935 , New York, USA )

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Rufus Richard VETTER was born 29 December 1894 in New York, USA

Rufus Richard VETTER was the child of Rufus G VETTER and Anna KROST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Norman (Armand) VETTER and Mary A SMITH (maternal) Louis KROST and Theresa LENHARD (LEONARD)

Rufus Richard VETTER died abt. 1935 in New York, USA.
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1894 Birth
29 December 1894
New York, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Buffalo, New York
Name: Rufus J Vetter
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Buffalo Ward 14, Erie, New York
Street: High Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Rufus Vetter
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Anna Vetter
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: Russian
Occupation: Lath Hand
Industry: Machinist
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 34

Household Members:
Name Age
Rufus Vetter 52
Anna Vetter 45
Louis Vetter 17
Rufus J Vetter 15
Marion Vetter 12
Charles Vetter 11
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.