Palooka (1934)

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Sur Janvier 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, le prend

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I started studying Shotokan karate in the Fall of 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought

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Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Souvent écrit comme Edward mais prononcé comme rassembler aide et protection, Eduard was as unique as his name. J'ai eu du mal à écrire beaucoup sur lui parce que les histoires que j'ai entendues à son sujet

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Patron Butler et le St. Louis machine

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Quand il s'agit de machines politique et le crime organisé, Kansas City a toujours éclipsé St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City est également le foyer de plusieurs de grande envergure mafieux fusillades. St. Louis’ dernier chef du crime organisé a été arrêté pour jouer aux cartes. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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Un trésor de famille Trouvé

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Il y a des semaines, Je cherchais un exemplaire d'Ivanhoe de Sir Walter Scott dans l'ancienne bibliothèque de mon grand-père.. Grand-père Gilbert P.. Ellis possédait une bibliothèque qu'il m'a offerte au début des années 1990.. Ces livres et son bureau sont des trésors qui resteront avec moi jusqu'au jour de ma mort. En tant qu'enfant, J'avais l'habitude de m'asseoir dans son

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

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Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. Louis”, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. Louis Police history, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion and physical culture proponent, came to Los Angeles on Tuesday, Avril 15, 1884 to face the local wrestler Fred Bauer. The match took place at the local Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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