Keine Gehaltserhöhung für den Erbendorfer Türmer

Mehr Lohn fordern war schon immer schwierig. Vor 150 Jahren wandert deshalb der Türmer Wolfgang Biller mit seiner Familie von Erbendorf nach Nordamerika aus. Einer seiner Söhne verhalf dann sogar dem Ragtime auf die Sprünge.

von Jochen Neumann

Stadttürmer Wolfgang Biller wanderte 1871 mit seiner Familie nach Nordamerika aus.

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Ein Ensemble der Philadelphia Philharmonie mit Konzertmeister John Biller (sitzend, Zweiter von links). Repro: njn

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Das Cover der Klaviernoten zum Song "You´ve been a good old Wagon", das John Biller 1895 arrangiert und transkripiert hat. Repro: njn

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