A Democratic-Socialist's generous gift to the community + an effort to integrate Milwaukee's sanctimonious Lutherans among the German Jews, Catholics, etc. ... because somebody sure as hell had to do it.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Prussia to Milwaukee; an immigrant's dilemma ...
Gustav and Emilie Zimpel (from Gross Lops, Prussia) arrived in Milwaukee and were staying at a hotel called the Russel House on East Water Street. They were at a loss to find their sister Theresa; either she was expected to be living somewhere in Milwaukee, or at the very least, reading local German language newspapers to learn of her siblings' arrival.
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