Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
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 “Strýko 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. Dedo 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. Však, 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, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Jeho unikátna architektúra zahŕňa vežový balkón na druhom poschodí severovýchodnej steny. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Dnes, 4200 Cook je
Môj dedko Frank O. Najstarší brat Zimmerman bol Robert Harold “Pustošiť” Zimmerman. Mali štyri staršie nevlastných bratov a sestry a zosnulého nevlastnú sestru, ale Harry bol prvé dieťa Parker L. Zimmerman a jeho tretia manželka Dolly. Dedo sa narodí mája 28, 1913. Harry je tak trochu záhadou, keď zomrel
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, alebo 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,
From 1931 na 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
Decembra 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 začína milionárom Cyrusom J. Rutherfordovi dedičia sa zhromaždili, aby si to vypočuli
Tiež známy na spiace kardinál, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal hodina (1931) je prvý Sherlock Holmes film v hlavnej úlohe Arthura Wontner v titulnej úlohe. Film o mladého muža, ktorý bol podvádzanie na moste získať svoje stratené bohatstvo. Profesor Moriarty používa informácie v pokuse vydierať mladého muža Ronald Adair, opísanie Leslie Perrins.
V stredu, Máj 9, 1900, Druhý deň sv. Louis Električka Strike, zablúdená guľka zabila Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Španielsko-americká vojna veterán, sa pozeral na štrajk rally na rohu Finney a N. Taylor Avenue. V priebehu rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a