Murder at 2912 Washington

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Aínda que esta historia pode ou pode

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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. A nai de Hattie, Margaret, morreu ao dar a luz a Hattie ou faleceu

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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En outubro 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 libras. 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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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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Meu padrasto, Ernest C. Diaz, crioume, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Porén, Dad’s father, José Díaz, emigrou de México e a súa nai Marie Moellenberg era unha estadounidense de primeira xeración nacida de inmigrantes alemáns. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Sabemos que o pai de José era Ulalio Díaz e que o nome de nacemento da súa nai era

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