George Baptiste Dies

Джордж-Батыст

Сьнежня 1, 1938 ў 5:15 вечара, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 гадоў. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

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Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Луіс, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Я

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

Фрэд-Bohne

The 1900 Вуліца. Луі Трамвай Удар быў стральба вайна паміж працоўным класам і вышэйшага класа. Яна пачалася, як дзеянні вакансіі па трамвайных работнікаў зноў кансалідаваных трамвайных шляхоў. Аднак, ён хутка падзялілі горад з рабочым класам у падтрымку страйку, а верхнія і прафесійныя класы кінуў выклік страйк. The result was a deadly

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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Сёння, Tam and I will be married twenty years. На жаль, life in Missouri is 20 гадоў, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. On July 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. They wisely kept

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No Back Down in Kenneth

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My oldest son Kenneth turns 19 this week. All three of my kids have their own special talents and bent. Kenneth has always focused on two things in his life: martial arts and the Bible. When he was 14, he did all the Bible merits available at Royal Rangers over one summer. A friend of his and I convinced him

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Hattie’s mother Margaret either died in giving birth to Hattie or passed away

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The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)

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British International Pictures (BIP) released The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) (affiliate link) on April 19, 1934. Ralph Richardson takes his only turn as the English hero Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Drummond recently married long-time love interest Phyllis Clavering. Politics and the presence of old foe Carl Peterson intrude on Drummond’s wedded bliss. When Peterson kidnaps Phyllis, Drummond determines to

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Кастрычнік 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Масачусэтс. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 фунты. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans of both men arrived in

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Killer Dill (1947)

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Жнівень 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, яго

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