Gilford Dudley Story (1797-1870)

פּאַרקער-הארי-דאַלי-פראַנקאָ

Gilford Dudley Story (1797 – 1870) is my third great-grandfather. There are six generations between the two of us. איך האָב נאָר לעצטנס געווען ביכולת צו געפֿינען אינפֿאָרמאַציע וועגן די סטאָרי משפּחה, one of the branches of the family my research had not turned up as much information on. פֿאַר יאָרן, איך האָב ניט געקענט געפֿינען מײַן עלטער־באָבע דאָלי צימערמאַן נע

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1922 Morris Packing Company Robbery

אָקאָנער-און-מענגעל

On the morning of Saturday, אַפּריל 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 ז. בראָדוויי. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. די צייט

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George Baptiste Dies

דזשארזש-באַפּטיסט

אויף דעצעמבער 1, 1938 בייַ 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 יאָרן פון עלטער. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

קייט-און-מיר-נאָך-שפּיל

Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. לוי, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. איך

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מאָרד בייַ 2912 Washington

כאַדלעסטאָן-מאָרד-פאַל

Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, סט. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

our-wedding-july-27-1996

הייַנט, Tam and I will be married twenty years. צומ באַדויערן, life in Missouri is 20 יאָרן, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. אויף יולי 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. They wisely kept

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פּאַססינג די טאָרטש,en

טריי-מיר-ראָולינג

This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 יאר אַלט. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. לעצטע וואָך, the first member of the third generation started with us. צו

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Olympics Effect on Judo and Taekwondo

צימערמאַן-אַקאַדעמיע-לאָגאָ

My daughter asked me the other day if I had seen any of the Olympic Judo. She was surprised when I told her I had not. Besides being a black belt in Taekwondo, I’m a brown belt in Judo. Like both my sons, Caity trained in both TKD and Judo as well. אָבער, איך האב נישט ליב די פאליטישע באטראכטונגען

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

אַד-סאַנטעל

Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. While this story may or may

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