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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misūris, 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 “Dėdė 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 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. Tačiau, 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, Misūris. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Jo unikali architektūra apima bokštinį balkoną antrame šiaurės rytų sienos aukšte. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Šiandien, 4200 Virėjas yra
Mano senelis 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 ir jo trečioji žmona Dolly. Senelis gims gegužės 28, 1913. Haris yra šiek tiek paslaptis, nes jis mirė aplink
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, arba 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,
Nuo 1931 į 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
Gruodžio 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. Vienas kūnas per daug prasideda nuo milijonieriaus Cyruso J. Rutherfordo įpėdiniai susirinko pasiklausyti
Taip pat žinomas The Sleeping kardinolas, Šerlokas Holmsas’ Mirtina valanda (1931) yra pirmasis Šerlokas Holmsas filmas, kuriame vaidina Arthur Wontner pavadinimas vaidmenį. Filmas susijęs jaunuolį, kuris buvo Apgaulės tilto atgauti savo prarastą turtą. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Trečiadienį, Gegužės 9, 1900, Antrą dieną iš St. Louis tramvajų Strike, benamių kulka nužudyti Frank Liebrecht. Frankas Liebrecht, ispanų-amerikiečių karo veteranas, buvo žiūrėti streiką mitingą prie Finney ir N kampe. Taylor Avenue. Per mitingą, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a