William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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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,

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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Вересень 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Луїс’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Санкт-. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Луїс’ South

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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)

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I wanted to write about one of my favorite movies, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, written by Baroness Orczy. Фільм (affiliate link) concerns an English peer, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. The story is complicated by the fact the peer is married to

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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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 “Подветренний” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Перед Лі виникло завдання виховувати свого дворічного сина Гілберта як самотню

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Вільям Малдун готується стати чемпіоном

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У 1880, Вільям Малдун стане світу в суперважкій чемпіон з вільної боротьби у греко-римському стилі, перемігши Тібо Bauer, Чинний чемпіон. Перш, ніж він би зробити цей подвиг, Малдун був заплатити його внески і готуватися до нахилу титул Бауером. У 1876, Малдун привернув увагу колишнього голі кісточки prizefighting чемпіона світу Джона Морріссі. Morrissey was a former

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Are Forms Important for Martial Arts?

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The legendary Bruce Lee wrote an article for Black Belt magazine many years ago which challenged the efficiency and efficacy of kata, форми або модель навчання. Ever since the publication of this article, багато інших майстрів бойових мистецтв почали оскаржувати або питання необхідність навчання форм. Так як я присвячена вивченню самооборони, you would think I

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Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Департамент Луї столичної поліції. 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. Січень

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Г-н. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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On July 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Рух “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Г-н. Moto Takes a Vacation finds Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Г-н. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, має намір

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Hotel Sneak Thief Captured

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During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, Вулиця. 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. Вересень 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Січень 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

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