Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
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
Januari 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. Hata hivyo, 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. 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. Leo, 4200 Cook is
Babu yangu 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 na mke wake wa tatu Dolly. Babu itakuwa alizaliwa Mei 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
Maonyesho ya Ununuzi wa Louisiana, au 1904 St. Louis World Fair kama inavyojulikana zaidi, ni tukio muhimu zaidi huko 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 kwa 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
Desemba 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. Dk. Niemann anakusudia kulipiza kisasi kwa wanaume ambao
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. Mwili Mmoja mengi mno huanza na Millionaire Cyrus J. warithi Rutherford alikuja kusikiliza
Pia inajulikana katika kulala Kardinali, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Saa (1931) ni mara ya kwanza Sherlock Holmes filamu nyota Arthur Wontner katika jukumu jina. filamu inahusu kijana, ambaye amekuwa cheating katika daraja kurejesha mali yake waliopotea. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Siku ya Jumatano, Mei 9, 1900, siku ya pili ya St. Louis Streetcar mgomo, risasi kupotea kuuawa Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Mkongwe Kihispania-American vita, ilikuwa kuangalia mgomo mkutano wa hadhara katika kona ya Finney na N. Taylor Avenue. Wakati wa mkutano wa hadhara, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a