Kuolema Head Rat

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William T.”Willie” Egan took over “Egan n Rotat” on the death of his older brother Tom in 1919. Thomas “Käärme” Kinney and his childhood friend and brother-in-law Tom Egan formed St. Ludvig’ criminal organization in the late 1800s. Both Kinney and Tom Egan were saloon keepers and Democratic politicians. They employed “the Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike was a shooting war between the working class and the upper class. It started as a job action by streetcar workers of the newly consolidated streetcar lines. Kuitenkin, it quickly divided the city with the working class supporting the strike while the upper and professional classes defied the strike. The result was a deadly

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Ludvig’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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Kohtalo paljon St. Ludvig’ historialliset rakennukset osoittautua vanha kiinteistö sanonta. Kyse sijainti, sijainti, sijainti. Jos rakennus on South St. Ludvig, sillä on paremmat mahdollisuudet pelastumisesta kuin rakennus North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Seymour Hicks Scrooge (1935)

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Kitupiikki (1935) on Twickenham Studios versio Charles Dickens’ klassinen, Joululaulu. Seymour Hicks pelaa Ebenezer Scrooge, pihi omistaja London Business. Hän työskentelee assistenttina nimeltä Bob Cratchit. Roope lopulta täyttää kolme aaveet jouluaattona, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born

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