1909 – Μια κακή χρονιά για Parker Zimmerman

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1909 ήταν ίσως η χειρότερη χρονιά της ζωής Parker Lonzo Μπατόρ Ζίμερμαν. Έχασε και δέκα μηνών κόρη του Ida Μαΐου Zimmerman και η δεύτερη σύζυγός του Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Πριν από το θάνατό της Parker στο Cape Giraurdeau Tornado της 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909

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Tips As You Age In The Martial Arts

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When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. Whether we want to face

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Τον Νοέμβριο του 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard και Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. Το St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Λουδοβίκος, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Ο

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. After threatening several

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When

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The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945)

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Warner Baxter returns for a fourth time as Dr. Robert Ordway in The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945). The newly married third wife of Gordon Carson asks Dr. Ordway to look into his first two wives’ mysterious deaths. Authorities declared both cases to be accidents. Kathleen Carson, played by Hillary Brooke, has begun to doubt the official verdict. Ο Δρ. Ordway arrives

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Cab Driver Admits Killing

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Τον Δεκέμβριο 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. Οι άνδρες πήραν $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 π.μ. and surprised Harding,

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Ο Τσάρλι Τσαν στο Scarlet Clue (1945)

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Η Scarlet Clue (1945) είναι η πέμπτη από τις έντεκα ταινίες του Charlie Chan Monogram Pictures που δημιουργήθηκαν αφού η Twentieth-Century Fox ακύρωσε τη σειρά στο 1942. Sidney Toler έκανε έντεκα ταινίες για την Twentieth-Century Fox πριν από τη μετάβαση της σειράς με Μονόγραμμα. Αφού πέθανε ο Τόλερ 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. Σε αυτή την ταινία, Ο επιθεωρητής Τσάρλι Τσαν ανακαλύπτει α

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Ο 14 Mosblechs

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Πρόσφατα, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 Έκδοση του Αγίου. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard

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