John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. Errepideen tasak kobratzeko gobernuek erabiltzen zuten mekanismoetako bat

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Oliver Kirk eta 1904 St. Louis olinpiadak

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Oliver Leonard Kirk du boxeolari olinpiko bakarra izateaz urrezko domina bat irabazteko bi pisu klase desberdinetan Olinpiar Jokoen berean bereizketa du. Oliver Kirk balentria hau lortzen bere jaioterrian Olympics 1904. St. Louis anfitrioi hirugarren Olinpiar zehar 1904 Munduko Azoka Erakusketa. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. Amazingly, haien biktimak gazteak eta erakargarriak ziren

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Passport to Suez (1943)

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Abuztuaren On 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. Hala ere, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Joe Holy” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Martxoa 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans ito

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