Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about the history of St. Ludvig, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Ludvig, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle 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
Tammikuu 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. Kuitenkin, 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. Ludvig, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Sen ainutlaatuiseen arkkitehtuuriin kuuluu torniparveke koillisseinän toisessa kerroksessa. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Tänään, 4200 Cook on
Isoisäni 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 hänen kolmas vaimonsa Dolly. Isoisä syntyisi toukokuuta 28, 1913. Harry on hieman mysteeri, kun hän kuoli ympäri
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, tai 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Ludvig, Missouri History. Vaikka St. Louis oli suurin kaupunki länteen Mississippi-joen, maailmannäyttely laittaa sen kansainvälistä kartalla. Vaikka reilun toisi mainetta, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
From 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
Joulukuun 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 begins with millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford’s heirs gathered to hear the
Tunnetaan myös nimellä Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) on ensimmäinen Sherlock Holmes elokuvan pääosissa Arthur Wontner nimiroolin. Elokuva koskee nuori mies, joka on huijaaminen silta takaisin kadonnutta rikkaus. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Keskiviikkona, Toukokuu 9, 1900, toinen päivä St. Louis Viettelysten Strike, harhaluoti tappoi Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Espanjan ja Yhdysvaltojen sota veteraani, oli katsomassa lakko ralli kulmassa Finney ja N. Taylor Avenue. Kilpailun aikana, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a