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. లూయిస్, Missouri. 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. నేడు, 4200 Cook is

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Robert Harold “Harry” జిమ్మెర్మాన్ (1911-1936)

పార్కర్-హ్యారీని డాలీ-Franko

నా తాత ఫ్రాంక్ O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” జిమ్మెర్మాన్. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. జిమ్మెర్మాన్ మరియు తన మూడవ భార్య డాలీ. తాత జన్మిస్తాడని మే 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the

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Vs డిక్ ట్రేసీ. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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డిసెంబర్ న 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Vs డిక్ ట్రేసీ. 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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Origin Stories: Fact or Fiction?

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When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are

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సెయింట్. లూయిస్ పోలీస్ ప్రొటెక్ట్ వరల్డ్ ఫెయిర్

డెస్మండ్ -1904-హీరోయిక్స్

లూసియానా కొనుగోలు ప్రదర్శన, లేదా 1904 సెయింట్. లూయిస్ వరల్డ్ ఫెయిర్ మరింత ప్రాచుర్యం పొందింది, సెయింట్‌లో అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైన సంఘటన. లూయిస్, మిస్సౌరీ చరిత్ర. సెయింట్ ఉండగా. లూయిస్ మిసిసిపీ నది యొక్క అతిపెద్ద నగరం వెస్ట్ ఉంది, వరల్డ్స్ ఫెయిర్ అంతర్జాతీయ మాప్ లో ఇది ఉంచండి. ఫెయిర్ అపఖ్యాతిని తీసుకుని అయితే, పర్యాటకులు మరియు నగరానికి రాబడి పెరిగింది,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, నిదానంగా నడుచు 17, 1905, సెయింట్. 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 from drowning

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Lum and Abner Come to Film

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From 1931 to 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

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, my grandparents used to host a monthly card party with three of Grandma Ellis’ sisters and their husbands. Uncle Tony and Aunt Agnes 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. లూయిస్

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శుక్రవారం, క్యాలండరులో పదవ నెల 14, and Saturday, క్యాలండరులో పదవ నెల 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. ది 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. లూయిస్, MO. సెయింట్. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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డిసెంబర్ న 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. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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