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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Onkel Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Bedstefar Ellis’ father
Den January 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Men, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Dens unikke arkitektur omfatter en tårnbalkon på anden sal af den nordøstlige væg. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. I dag, 4200 Cook er
Min bedstefar Frank O. Zimmerman ældste bror var Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. De havde en fire ældre halvbrødre og søstre og en afdød halvsøster men Harry var den første barn af Parker L. Zimmerman og hans tredje kone Dolly. Bedstefar ville blive født maj 28, 1913. Harry er lidt af et mysterium, da han døde omkring
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, eller 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri historie. Mens St. Louis var den største by vest for Mississippi-floden, Verdensudstillingen sætte det på det internationale kort. Mens messen ville bringe berygtet, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Fra 1931 til 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
Den December 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who
On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. One Body Too Many begynder med millionær Cyrus J. Rutherfords arvinger samledes for at høre
Også kendt på The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) er den første Sherlock Holmes film stjernespækket Arthur Wontner i titelrollen. Filmen omhandler en ung mand, der har været snyd på broen for at genvinde sin tabte formue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
På onsdag, Maj 9, 1900, den anden dag i St. Louis Streetcar Strike, en vildfaren kugle dræbte Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, en spansk-amerikanske krig veteran, ser en strejke rally på hjørnet af Finney og N. Taylor Avenue. Under rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a