George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch ເບິ່ງຂ້າມຄູ່ແຂ່ງຂອງລາວ George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Happy Birthday, Grandma!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 ອາ​ຍຸ​ປີ. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. ແມ່ຕູ້ມີອິດທິພົນອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງຕໍ່ເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ ແລະຂ້ອຍເພາະວ່າ

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Being a Dad and Coach

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On May 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ

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Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

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ໃນ 1877, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Louis

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” ບົດ

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” ບົດ. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” ບົດ, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 ເຖິງ​ແມ່ນ​ວ່າ George Washington Story ແລະ Malinda Davis

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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John Moellenberg (1861 – 1942)

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John Moellenberg was born in Germany on March 30, 1861. Sometime prior to 1890, John Moellenberg married Adele Barmann. They welcomed their first son, Frank Moellenberg, ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ສິງ​ຫາ 30, 1891. ໃນ 1893, John, Adele and Frank immigrated to the United States and settled in St. Louis. John ແລະ Adele ມີລູກຫຼາຍຫຼັງຈາກມາ St. Louis. Henry Moellenberg ແມ່ນ

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Robert Creed ຂ້າ Cuckoos’ ຜູ້ນໍາ

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ກ່ອນທີ່ຈະອ່ານ Gangs of St. Louis: ຜູ້ຊາຍທີ່ເຄົາລົບໂດຍ Daniel Waugh, ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ຮູ້​ແລະ​ຂຽນ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ Robert Creed ແລະ​ນ້ອງ​ຊາຍ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ Thomas murdering St. ຕຳຫຼວດ Louis George Geisler ໃນວັນ Halloween 1920. ສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ແມ່ນ Robert Creed ເປັນສະມາຊິກຂອງ Cuckoo Gang, ອົງການອາຊະຍາກຳທີ່ຮຸນແຮງສຸດໃນຊຸມປີ 1920. Robert Creed ແມ່ນ

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