Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Arthur C. Clemmings fæddist á fimmtudaginn, Apríl 3, 1913 í St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Hann var úthlutað sem hálf-þjálfaður málmur starfsmaður. Mi hans Enlistment, sem hófst á September 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.
William T.”Willie” Egan tók “Rottur Egan er” á dauða eldri bróður sínum Tom í 1919. Thomas “Snake” Kinney og æsku vinur hans og bróðir-í-lög Tom Egan myndast St. Louis’ glæpasamtökum í seint 1800s. Bæði Kinney og Tom Egan voru Saloon umsjónarmenn og Democratic stjórnmálamenn. Þeir starfandi “Rotturnar” fyrir pólitískan slugging og aðra glæpastarfsemi. Thomas
Á fimmtudagskvöld, Maí 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, verkfall sympathizer með sögu um geðsjúkdóma, skot og drap patrolman Dennis Crane. Patrolman Crane og nokkrir aðrir yfirmenn brugðist við á svæðinu vegna skýrslur um Koenig menacing aðra borgara. Koenig inn EAS og Sons Saloon á suðvesturhorni S. Broadway og Osage Streets. Koenig may have
The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike var að skjóta stríð milli verkalýðsstéttarinnar og efri stéttum. Þetta byrjaði sem starf aðgerðir Streetcar starfsmanna nýlega samstæðureikningum Streetcar línum. Þó, það skipt fljótt borgina með verkalýðsstéttarinnar styðja verkfall meðan efri og stétta defied verkfall. The result was a deadly
Þegar ég var að alast upp, Ég heyrði oft Amma Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, tala um tvo misst systur hennar. Hún missti elsta systir hennar Margaret og litla systir hennar Loretta áður 40 ára afmælið hennar. Margaret B. Mosblech var fyrsta af fjórtán börn fædd Eduard og Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As
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.
Á kaldri janúar nótt í 1904, þegar borgin St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Það var 5:45 p.m. á 13 janúar á gamla Brown Shoe Company verksmiðju í horni Washington Avenue og Norður ellefta Street. Time for the men to
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ 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. Ágúst 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Skröggur (1935) er Twickenham Studios útgáfa af Charles Dickens’ klassískt, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks spilar Ebenezer Scrooge, á miserly eigandi London Business. Hann ræður aðstoðarmaður heitir Bob Cratchit. Skröggur mun að lokum að uppfylla þrjú drauga á aðfangadagskvöld, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born