Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Often written as Edward but pronounced like putting together aid and ward, Eduard was as unique as his name. I struggled with writing much about him because the stories I heard about him

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Mysterious Mr. Vận động (1938)

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Vào ngày 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Vận động (1938), Ông. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Ông. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. Ngày 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 Bầu cử tổng thống

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Theodore Roosevelt đã quyết định định mệnh vào ngày bầu cử 1904. Ông tuyên bố sau khi được bầu làm Tổng Thống ở bên phải của riêng của mình sau khi tăng dần đến văn phòng khi vụ ám sát William McKinley rằng ông sẽ không ra tranh cử một nhiệm kỳ nữa trong 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.

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Chief Desmond Sweats Nitro Burglar

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Vào thứ Sáu, Tháng Mười 21, 1904, one of the greatest tragedies in St. Louis Police history occurred when two train robbers and three St. Louis Police detectives died in a shootout. The gunfight occurred in a small hotel room on Pine Street. Two days later on Sunday, Tháng Mười 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at

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Chủ nghĩa biểu hiện và Nosferatu (1922)

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Vào ngày 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau phát hành Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau bị bỏ quên để mua quyền làm phim về câu chuyện từ bất động Stoker, mà gần như dẫn đến bộ phim này bị mất để quay phim người xem. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.

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Detective Tracy Transports Trunk Murderer

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During April 1885, St. Louis experienced one of its most sensational murders. Two English travelers had checked into the Southern Hotel in early April 1885. C. Arthur Preller and H. M. Brooks, who was going by the alias of Dr. Maxwell, appeared to be very friendly. Although they had separate rooms, they often stayed in the same room together. Khi

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British Intelligence (1940)

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On January 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film (liên kết liên kết) is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies.

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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