Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Nóvember 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. Maðurinn síðar greind sem Frank Rande inn pawnshop Wright á um 9:30 a.m. Wright sendi einn af aðstoðarmönnum hans fyrir lögreglu. As Officer White and Heffernan
Á föstudaginn, Október 14, og laugardagur, Október 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers í 7 þyngd flokkar mætt á fyrstu Olympic Games umdeildu í skriðsund Glíma aðferð. Áður Olympic Games voru mótmælt í Greco-Roman stíl glímu. The 1904 Sumarólympíuleikarnir var haldinn í tengslum við að 1904 Heimsins Fair í St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Kate Chopin, dóttir áberandi franska fjölskyldu og á þeim tíma sveitarstjórn, hrundi á St. Louis 1904 Heimsins Fair ágúst 20, 1904. Madame Chopin var aðeins 54 ára og þola heila blæðingar eða aneurism. Hún lést á heimili sínu á McPherson Avenue á ágúst 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
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. Eitt af þeim aðferðum sem stjórnvöld notuðu til að innheimta gjöld fyrir vegi
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
William Desmond nabbed marga þjófa á hans 17 ára ferli sem St. Louis Chief lögreglumanna. Hann þróaði á landsvísu orðspor sem “The Thief taker”. Á mánudaginn, Október 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed buxurnar af þjófur en ekki þjófur sjálfur. Jonas Washington inn garðinum Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 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, their victims were young and attractive
Ágúst 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. Þó, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.
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 “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
On St. Patrick’s Day, Mars 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 from drowning