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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 “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
Nan mwa janvye 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. Sepandan, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St a. 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. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Jodi a, 4200 Cook is
Granpapa m 'Frank O. Pi gran nan frè Zimmerman a te Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. Yo te gen yon kat ki pi gran demi-frè ak sè ak yon moun ki mouri demi-sè men Harry te pitit an premye nan Parker L. Zimmerman ak Dolly madanm li twazyèm. Papa ki ta dwe fèt me 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, oswa 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,
Soti nan 1931 to 1954, Lum ak Abnè okipe yon plas nan mitan montre yo ki pi popilè pandan epòk la Old Radyo Tan. Chester Lauck ak Norris Goff ale University of Arkansas ansanm. Lauck ak Goff pita devlope montre yo Lum ak Abnè ki baze sou lavi nan Arkansas. Montre nan frape yon kòd ak anpil koute. My wife’s grandmother once told
Sou Desanm 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. Doktè. 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
Epitou li te ye nan Kadinal nan dòmi, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Lè (1931) se premye Sherlock Holmes fim nan kòmanse Arthur Wontner nan wòl nan tit. Fim nan enkyetid yon jenn gason, ki moun ki te kopye nan pon yo reprann richès pèdi l '. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Nan Mèkredi, Me 9, 1900, dezyèm jou a nan St. Louis tramwe grèv, yon bal mawon touye Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, yon veteran Lagè Espanyòl-Ameriken, te ap gade yon rasanbleman grèv nan kwen Finney ak N. Taylor Avenue. Pandan rasanbleman an, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a