- Emil Wallber
Emil Wallber (1841 – 1943) was mayor of Milwaukee from 1884 to 1888, during the Great Labor Strike of 1886. He adopted the eight hour work day, but the law had no penalty for employers who did not comply.
Wallber is buried at
Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee.External links
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last = Anonymous
first =
coauthor Emil Wallber
title = Bay View Labor Riot of 1886
pages =
publisher = Milwaukee Free Press
date =1910-07-03
url = http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=933
accessdate = 2006-10-08
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