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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, 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
Ne Janar 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. Megjithatë, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Në mars 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
Një shtëpi 122-vjeçar tulla dominon skenën rrugë në cep të WHITTIER Street dhe Cook Avenue në St. Louis, Misuri. Ndërtuesit ngritur 2378 shtëpi këmbë katrore në 1892. Arkitektura e saj unike përfshin një ballkon me frëngji në katin e dytë të murit verilindor. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Sot, 4200 Kuzhinieri është
Gjyshi im 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 dhe gruaja e tij e tretë Dolly. Gjysh do të lindte maj 28, 1913. Harry është pak mister pasi ai vdiq përreth
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ose 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Historia Missouri. Ndërsa St. Louis ishte qyteti më i madh në perëndim të lumit Misisipi, Panairi Botërore e vënë atë në hartë ndërkombëtare. Ndërsa panair do të sjellë famë, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Nga 1931 në 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
Më dhjetor 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
Gjithashtu i njohur në Fjetur The kardinali, Sherlock Holmes’ Ore Fatal (1931) është i pari film Sherlock Holmes starring Arthur Wontner në rolin kryesor. Filmi ka të bëjë me një të ri, i cili ka qenë cheating në urë për të rifituar pasurinë e tij të humbur. Profesor Moriarty përdor informacionin në një përpjekje për t'i bërë shantazh të riun Ronald Adair, portretizuar nga Leslie Perrins.
Të mërkurën, Maj 9, 1900, Dita e dytë e Shën. Louis Streetcar Strike, një plumb i humbur vrarë Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, një veteran i Luftës spanjolle-amerikane, u shikuar një miting grevë në cep të Finney dhe N. Taylor Avenue. Gjatë tubim, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a