George Baptiste Dies

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Τον Δεκέμβριο 1, 1938 στο 5:15 μμ, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ετών. 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. Louis, 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. Εγώ

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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Ο 1900 St. Louis Λεωφορείον απεργία ήταν μια γυρίσματα πόλεμο μεταξύ της εργατικής τάξης και της ανώτερης τάξης. Ξεκίνησε ως μια δράση απασχόλησης των εργαζομένων τραμ των νέων ενοποιημένων γραμμές τραμ. Ωστόσο, αυτό διαιρείται γρήγορα την πόλη με την εργατική τάξη που υποστηρίζουν την απεργία, ενώ οι άνω και επαγγελματικών τάξεων αψήφησαν την απεργία. The result was a deadly

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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Σήμερα, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Δυστυχώς, life in Missouri is 20 χρόνια, 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. Τον Ιούλιο 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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Caleb Gets a Job

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Πρόσφατα, my youngest son Caleb obtained his first job at a local fast food restaurant. I was proud of him because Caleb decided he wanted a job, filled out a number of applications and obtained a job close to the house. Caleb found the job to be a good fit because of the location and working environment.

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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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Τον Οκτώβριο του 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Μασαχουσέτη. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 λίρες. 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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On August 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, του

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