Ninth Officer Killed in 1920?

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Eight St. Louis Police Officers were killed in the line of duty during 1920. I was shocked to find a newspaper article about a Ninth officer being killed. Санкт-. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is good about recording all their line of duty deaths. When I found his Missouri Death Certificate, it cleared up the mystery. I came across the article in

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The Black Raven (1943)

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Чорний Ворон (1943) є “B” фільм (affiliate link) from Producers Releasing Corporation (КНР). George Zucco plays Amos Bradford aka the Raven, власник Чорного Ворона Inn. Bradford ends up hosting several unexpected guests, who are escaping a raging thunderstorm. The storm washed out all the bridges and stranded the visitors, які включають в себе пару намагаються втекти,

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Безперервне вдосконалення як Чорний пояс

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Як тільки ви досягаєте звання чорний пояс, ви знайдете його важко, якщо не неможливо тренування в класі. Якщо у вас немає багато чорних поясів, які можуть по черзі обертаються, Ви проводите більшу частину свого часу, викладаючи. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue

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John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. One of the mechanisms governments used to collect fees for road

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Happy Birthday, Caleb!

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This week my youngest son Caleb turns 16. I can’t believe it has been 16 years since I saw and held him for the first time. Caleb was the baby and waited until he had a good meal at Red Lobster before making his appearance in the world. When he was ready though, he didn’t wait around. He was born 40 хвилин

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Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)

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On July 5, 1937, Associated British Picture Corporation released Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937), one of the last Bulldog Drummond feature films (affiliate link). У цьому фільмі, John Davis Lodge plays Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Drummond is vacationing, when a Scottish scientist escapes from a couple of secret agents. The scientist throws a rock through the window of Drummond’s cabin.

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Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Елліс’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. Grandpa Ellis maintained his physical

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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У суботу, Березень 12, 1904, Вулиця. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Луїс’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran and the detectives

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Боротьба Чемпіон намагається боксу

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У вівторок, Січень 19, 1909, Доктор. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Доктор. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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