Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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 “Onu 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
On jaanuar 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. Siiski, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Märtsis 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
122-aastane telliskivimaja domineerib tänavapilt nurgal Whittier Street ja Cook Avenue St. Louis, Missouri. Puidust püstitatud 2378 ruutmeetril maja 1892. Selle ainulaadse arhitektuuri juurde kuulub kirdeseina teisel korrusel asuv tornrõdu. Kui esimene ehitatud, 4200 Cook pidi olema muljetavaldav site. Täna, 4200 Kokk on
Minu vanaisa 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 ja tema kolmas abikaasa Dolly. Vanaisa sünnib mai 28, 1913. Harry on veidi mõistatus, kuna ta suri selle ümbruses
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, või 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri ajalugu. Kuigi St. Louis oli suurim linn Lääne Mississippi jõe, maailma Fair panna see rahvusvahelise kaart. Kuigi õiglane tooks tuntuse, turistid ja suurenenud tulud linna,
Pärit 1931 kuni 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 detsember 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. Üks keha liiga palju algab miljonär Cyrus J-st. Rutherfordi pärijad kogunesid kuulama
Ka teada Magamiskotid Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) on esimene Sherlock Holmes filmi peaosas Arthur Wontner nimiosa. Film puudutab noormehe, kes on petmine silla taastada oma kaotatud rikkuse. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
On Wednesday, Mai 9, 1900, the second day of St. Louis Streetcar Strike, a stray bullet killed Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a Spanish-American War veteran, was watching a strike rally at the corner of Finney and N. Taylor Avenue. During the rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a