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When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. Tant si volem enfrontar-nos
Al novembre 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 nens. El St. L'arxidiòcesi de Louis va dedicar l'església
Es va produir el Torneig Internacional de Lluita Lliure en dues fases entre maig 19, 1915 i desembre 31, 1915. Cinquanta lluitadors competiran en la primera fase del torneig com World grecoromana Campió Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. El segon lliurament va tenir 40 lluitadors inclosos ascendents i que vénen estrella Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. La
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson va néixer a Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 però va passar la major part de la seva vida adulta a St. Louis, Missouri. Després de començar la seva carrera com a lluitador professional a 1931, Longson es va trobar treballant per a Tom Packs a St. Louis. No va marxar mai, ja que seria la seva base per a la resta
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. No està clar si les accions de Charles Sanders van cridar l'atenció de Printz, o Printz acaba de topar amb Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz es va acostar a Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Al desembre 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 A.M. and surprised Harding,
Al maig 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
La pista de l'escarlata (1945) és la cinquena de les onze pel·lícules de Charlie Chan, Monogram Pictures produïdes després que Twentieth-Century Fox cancel·lés la sèrie a 1942. Sidney Toler va fer onze pel · lícules de Twentieth-Century Fox abans de passar la sèrie de Monogram. Després de la mort de Toler 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. En aquesta pel · lícula, L'inspector Charlie Chan descobreix a
Recentment, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 edició del St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Però, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. va dir el cap Desmond