The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. לואיס, מיזורי. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. היום, 4200 Cook is

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רוברט הרולד “Harry” צימרמן (1911-1936)

פארקר-הארי-דולי-פרנקו

הסבא שלי פרנק O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” צימרמן. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. צימרמן ואשתו השלישית דולי. סבא היה להיוולד במאי 28, 1913. הארי הוא קצת תעלומה כשהוא מת בסביבה

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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בדצמבר 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). Once again, Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy works with “The Commission” to attack crime but suspects one of the members of the commission is the mysterious Ghost. The Ghost’s henchman Lucifer, played

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סיפור מוצא: אמת או בדיה?

קאנו-ו-מיפונה

כשהתחלתי אימונים ראשונים אומנויות לחימה 1995, הסיפורים הקשורים קום אומנויות הלחימה ביותר היו די פנטסטיים עם מעללים-אנושיים של יכולת תעוזה פיזית לחימה המיוחסת מייסדיהן. אם קונג פו, קראטה או ג'ודו, המייסד לקח את הכישורים שנלמדו אומנויות לחימה קודמות, מיתן אותה וניצח את כולם. טענות אלה

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דזמונד-1904-גבורות

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, או 1904 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. לואיס, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, מרץ 17, 1905, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans מטביעה

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Lum and Abner Come to Film

עדיין חולם-בקול רם

מ 1931 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told

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Card Night at the Ellis Home

אדוארד-מגדלנה-ומשפחה

בסוף 1960s and 1970s מוקדם, הסבא והסבתא שלי נהגה לארח מסיבת כרטיס חודשית עם שלוש מסבתא אליס’ אחיות ובעליהן. הדוד טוני והדודה אגנס Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Each family would host one

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. לואיס

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ביום שישי, אוקטובר 14, and Saturday, אוקטובר 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. לואיס, MO. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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בדצמבר 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. שתי נוצות ראשיות נכנסו

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