Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is the final entry in “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch

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William Desmond Passes Away

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Την Τρίτη, Ιούλιος 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. Για 17 years from 1890

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Σκιές πάνω από την Chinatown (1946)

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Όταν Twentieth Century Fox-αποφάσισε να εγκαταλείψει τη σειρά του Charlie Chan μετά Κάστρο στην έρημο (1942), Sidney TOLER αγόρασε τα δικαιώματα της σειράς και το πήρε με Μονόγραμμα Εικόνες. Μετά την πραγματοποίηση 11 ταινίες με την Twentieth Century Fox-, TOLER θα κάνει 11 Τσάρλι Τσαν ταινίες με Μονόγραμμα Εικόνες. Σκιές πάνω από την Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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1909 – Μια κακή χρονιά για Parker Zimmerman

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1909 ήταν ίσως η χειρότερη χρονιά της ζωής Parker Lonzo Μπατόρ Ζίμερμαν. Έχασε και δέκα μηνών κόρη του Ida Μαΐου Zimmerman και η δεύτερη σύζυγός του Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Πριν από το θάνατό της Parker στο Cape Giraurdeau Tornado της 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909

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Tips As You Age In The Martial Arts

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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

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Τον Νοέμβριο του 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 και Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. Το St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Λουδοβίκος, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Ο

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. After threatening several

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When

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