Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Arthur C. Clemmings ay ipinanganak sa Huwebes, Abril 3, 1913 sa St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Siya ay itinalaga bilang isang semi-bihasang manggagawa metal. Ang kanyang termino ng pagpapatala, na nagsimula noong Setyembre 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.
William T.”Willie” Kinuha sa ibabaw Egan “Rats Egan ni” sa pagkamatay ng kanyang mga mas lumang kapatid na lalaki Tom sa 1919. Thomas “Ahas” Kinney at ang kanyang mga kaibigan sa pagkabata at kapatid na lalaki Tom Egan nabuo St. Louis’ kriminal na organisasyon sa huli 1800s. Parehong Kinney at Tom Egan ay saloon keepers at Democratic pulitiko. Sila ay nagtatrabaho “ang Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas
Sa Huwebes gabi, Mayo 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, strike tagahanga na may isang kasaysayan ng mga sakit sa kaisipan, shot at pinatay pulis Dennis Crane. Pulis Crane at maraming iba pang mga opisyal ay tumugon sa lugar dahil sa mga ulat ng Koenig menacing iba pang mga mamamayan. Koenig ipinasok Eas at Anak Saloon sa timog-kanluran sulok ng S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have
Ang 1900 St. Louis trambya Strike ay isang shooting digmaan sa pagitan ng mga working class na at itaas na klase. Ito nagsimula bilang isang pagkilos na trabaho sa pamamagitan ng trambya mga manggagawa ng mga bagong na pinagsama-sama trambya mga linya. Gayunman, ito mabilis na hinati-hati sa lungsod na may working class na sumusuporta sa strike habang ang upper at propesyonal na mga klase defied ang strike. The result was a deadly
When I was growing up, I often heard Grandma Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, talk about her two lost sisters. She lost her oldest sister Margaret and her little sister Loretta before her 40th birthday. Margaret B. Mosblech was the first of fourteen children born to Eduard and 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.
Sa isang malamig na gabi sa Enero 1904, kapag ang lungsod ng St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Iyon ay 5:45 p.m. on January 13th at the old Brown Shoe Company factory at the corner of Washington Avenue and North Eleventh 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. Sa Agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Ang kapalaran ng karamihan sa St. Louis’ mga makasaysayang gusali patunayan ang mga lumang kasabihan real estate. Lahat ng ito ay tungkol sa lokasyon, kinalalagyan, kinalalagyan. Kung ang gusali sa 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
Kuripot (1935) ay Twickenham Studios bersyon ng Charles Dickens’ klasiko, Isang Christmas Carol. Nagpe-play ang Seymour Hicks Ebenezer kuripot, ang kuripot may-ari ng isang London negosyo. Siya Naghahatid ang isang katulong na may pangalang Bob Cratchit. Kuripot ay malaon matugunan tatlong ghosts sa Bisperas ng Pasko, na magiging sanhi ng mapaghimala pagbabago sa saloobin ng kuripot patungo sa Pasko at ang kanyang mga katulong. Seymour Hicks was born