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In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
På September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. The St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Jag ville skriva om en av mina favoritfilmer, Den röda nejlikan (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, skriven av Catherine Orczy. The film (affiliate länk) gäller en engelsk kamrat, som riskerar sitt liv genom att spara franska aristokrater från giljotinen. Berättelsen kompliceras av det faktum att jämnåriga är gift med
Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee hade utmaningen att uppfostra sin tvåårige son Gilbert som singel
I 1880, William Muldoon skulle bli världsheavyweight Wrestling mästare i grekisk-romersk stil efter att ha besegrat Thiebaud Bauer, den regerande mästaren. Innan han skulle utföra denna bedrift, Muldoon fick betala sina avgifter och förbereda sig för titeln lutning med Bauer. I 1876, Muldoon uppmärksammades av förre nakna mästare knogen PROFFSBOXNING värld John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
Den legendariske Bruce Lee skrev en artikel för tidningen Black Belt för många år sedan som utmanade effektiviteten och effektiviteten av kata, former eller mönster utbildning. Ända sedan publiceringen av denna artikel, många andra krigiska konstnärer har börjat utmana eller ifrågasätta behovet av formulär utbildning. Eftersom jag är dedikerade till att lära ut självförsvar, du skulle tro jag
Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. På Januari
På Juli 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Moto “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Herr. Moto Takes a Vacation hittar Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Herr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, avser
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. På September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
På Januari 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a