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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. Whether we want to face
Pada November 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. The St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
The Tournament Gulat Internasional terjadi dalam dua tahap antara Mei 19, 1915 dan Desember 31, 1915. Lima puluh pegulat akan bersaing di fase pertama turnamen termasuk Dunia Yunani-Romawi Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Angsuran kedua memiliki 40 pegulat termasuk up dan datang star Ed “Pencekik” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Itu
Willard “Tagihan Liar” Longson lahir di Kota Salt Lake, Utah, Juni 8, 1906 tetapi menghabiskan sebagian besar masa dewasanya di St. Louis, Missouri. Setelah memulai karirnya sebagai pegulat profesional di 1931, Longson mendapati dirinya bekerja untuk Tom Packs di St. Louis. Louis. Dia tidak pernah benar-benar pergi karena itu akan menjadi markasnya bagi sisanya
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. Tidak jelas apakah tindakan Charles Sanders menarik perhatian Printz, atau Printz baru saja menemukan Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz menghampiri Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Pada tanggal 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,
Pada tanggal 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
The Scarlet Clue (1945) is the fifth of eleven Charlie Chan films Monogram Pictures produced after Twentieth-Century Fox cancelled the series in 1942. Sidney Toler membuat sebelas film untuk Twentieth-Century Fox sebelum pindah ke seri Monogram. After Toler died in 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. Dalam film ini, Inspector Charlie Chan discovers a
Baru-baru ini, 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 edisi St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 dari 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. However, 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. Chief Desmond said