Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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. Grandpa Ellis’ father
Am 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. Jedoch, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, die 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. Zu seiner einzigartigen Architektur gehört ein Turmbalkon im zweiten Stock der Nordostwand. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Heute, 4200 Koch ist
Mein Großvater Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman und seine dritte Frau Dolly. Großvater geboren werden sollte Mai 28, 1913. Harry ist ein bisschen rätselhaft, da er um die herum starb
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, oder 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, 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,
Aus 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
On 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 beginnt mit dem Millionär Cyrus J. Rutherfords Erben versammelten sich, um dem zuzuhören
Auch bekannt bei The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) ist der erste Sherlock-Holmes-Film mit Arthur Wontner in der Titelrolle. Der Film bezieht sich auf einen jungen Mann,, , die an der Brücke betrogen hat, um seinen verlorenen Reichtum wieder. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Am Mittwoch, Mai 9, 1900, der zweite Tag des St.. Louis Streetcar Streik, eine verirrte Kugel getötet Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, ein spanisch-amerikanischen Krieg-Veteran, war gerade ein Streik Kundgebung an der Ecke von Finney und N. Taylor Avenue. Während der Rallye, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a