Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
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. Whether we want to face
Ar Samhain 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 children. An Naomh. Louis Ard-Deoise a thiomnaigh an eaglais
Tharla an Ilchomórtas Wrestling Idirnáisiúnta in dhá chéim idir Bealtaine 19, 1915 agus mí na Nollag 31, 1915. Bheadh caoga wrestlers iomaíocht sa chéad chéim den tournament lena n-áirítear an Domhain Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Bhí an dara tráthchuid 40 wrestlers lena n-áirítear suas agus ag teacht réalta Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. An
Willard “Bille Fiáin” Rugadh Longson i Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 ach chaith sé an chuid is mó dá shaol fásta i St. Louis, Missouri. Tar éis dó tosú ar a ghairm bheatha mar wrestler gairmiúil i 1931, Fuair Longson é féin ag obair do Tom Packs i St. Louis. Níor fhág sé i ndáiríre mar a bheadh a bhunáit bhaile don chuid eile
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. Níl sé soiléir ar tharraing gníomhartha Charles Sanders aird Printz, nó níor tháinig Printz ach ar Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Shiúil Printz suas go Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Nuair a
Ar Nollaig 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,
On May 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
An Clue Scarlet (1945) Is é an cúigiú cuid de scannán déag Charlie Chan Monogram Pictures a tháirgtear tar éis an tsraith a chealú i Twentieth-Century Fox 1942. Rinne Sidney Toler aon cheann déag de scannáin do Fichiú hAois Fox-sular bhog an tsraith Monogram. Tar éis bás Toler i 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. Sa scannán seo, Faigheann an Cigire Charlie Chan amach a
Le déanaí, 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 eagrán den Naomh. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 an 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. Mar sin féin, 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. a dúirt an Príomh-Desmond