Poof Tardiff writes a weekly column for The Berlin Daily Sun. Also join the many fans all “Once upon a Berlin Time” on Facebook and guess at the many weekly pictures. As summer rolled along in 1898, the celebration of the Fourth of July was considered also a very credible affair. Robert McHuthchins, an employee of the Burgess Sulfite Fiber Company, met with sudden death on Monday, August 29, 1898 while at work. This war was started in April and ended unofficially with a cease-fire signed in August of 1898.

Source: Daily Sun August 04, 2016 13:30 UTC