Ο 1904 Attempted St. Louis Jail Break

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George Collins, ο δεύτερος ληστής τραπεζών που συμμετέχουν στην Ένωση, MO ληστεία τράπεζας τον Δεκέμβριο 26, 1902, προσπάθησαν να ξεφύγουν από το St. Louis φυλακή τον Ιανουάριο 1904. Εκτός από την εργασία με τους άλλους κρατουμένους που κάνει μια τρύπα στον τοίχο της φυλακής, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use

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Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)

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Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Η Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)

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Ήθελα να γράψω για μια από τις αγαπημένες μου ταινίες, Η Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, γραμμένο από βαρόνη Orczy. Η ταινία (affiliate link) αφορά έναν Άγγλο συνομήλικο, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. Η ιστορία περιπλέκεται από το γεγονός ότι ο συνομήλικος είναι παντρεμένος

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Το St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South

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Metropolis (1927)

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Τον Ιανουάριο 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. Σε ένα θέμα με το οποίο η κοινωνία παλεύει από την αρχή του

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Ιούλιος “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Κάρολος, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Η Lee είχε την πρόκληση να μεγαλώσει τον δίχρονο γιο της Gilbert ως single

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Sergeant York (1941)

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On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). Η ταινία (affiliate link) tells the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the

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Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Μητροπολιτική Αστυνομία. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Τον Ιανουάριο

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Ο κ.. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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Τον Ιούλιο 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Κίνηση “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Ο κ.. Το Moto Takes a Vacation βρίσκει τον Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Ο κ.. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, προτίθεται

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