Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, Julius Johann Peter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Grand-père

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Auto Thieves Kill Another Policeman

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William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon believed that the Lewis Brothers, who were auto and wire thieves, were responsible for McKenna’s death. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. He observed two of the Lewis brothers enter the garage in the Ford. Dillon entered the garage

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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935)

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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935) est une adaptation d'un des romans d'Ellery Queen. Deux cousins, Frédéric Dannay et Manfred Lee, qui a écrit un certain nombre de romans policiers sous le pseudonyme du personnage-titre. Dans ce film, Ellery Queen est de prendre des vacances en Californie avec son ami le juge Macklin. Bien sûr, they are not long into their

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Les voleurs de câbles Tuez policier

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Avant le vendredi, Avril 7, 1916 était plus, les frères Lewis tueraient deux St. Les agents de police Louis, John McKenna et William Dillon. McKenna a été le premier à tomber, quand il a interrompu les frères tente de voler fil, a valuable commodity during World War I. Dillon serait tué enquête sur la assassiner de McKenna. McKenna was assigned to look for the wire thieves,

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Merci, M.. Mouvement (1937)

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La veille de Noël, 1937, le second M.. Film Moto, Merci, M.. Mouvement (1937) Regarder fixement Peter Lorre, a fait ses débuts. Agent international M.. Moto vise à protéger les trésors culturels chinois de criminels internationaux. Les sept rouleaux seront révéler la cachette de la tombe de Gengis Khan. Les guerriers de Gengis Khan été enterrées grand trésor avec leur chef mort. M.. Moto’s friend Prince

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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On October 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Cat and the Canary (1927)

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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.) Leni and Karl Freund are the bridge between German Expressionism and American Expressionism. Freund was an art and film director on such films as The Golem (1920) and Metropolis (1927). He brought the distinct look of Expressionism to Dracula (1931) and The Mummy

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Combien de fois avez-vous entendu préférable d'utiliser une copie de courte ou longue copie pour le marketing Internet. Certains partisans préconisent copie courte, certains préconisent de long et certains tentent de trouver un terrain d'entente. Il semble que chacun a une opinion bien. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was

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M.. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Sur Avril 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Mouvement “B” films. M.. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. M.. Mouvement, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. M.. Mouvement

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