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 Johannpeter. 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. Afi

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Auto Þjófar drepa annan lögreglumann

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William Dillon var að bregðast við tilkynningum um morðið á Officer McKenna af hálfu Lewis Brothers. Dillon talið að Lewis Brothers, sem voru farartæki og vír þjófnaður, voru ábyrgir fyrir dauða McKenna er. 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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Takk, Mr. Hreyfing (1937)

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Á aðfangadagskvöld, 1937, annar Mr. Moto bíómynd, Takk, Mr. Hreyfing (1937) Staralfur Peter Lorre, frumraun. International Agent Mr. Moto kappkostar að vernda kínverska menningar fjársjóði frá alþjóðlegum glæpamenn. Sjö rolla mun leiða í ljós felustað fyrir Grafhýsi Genghis Khan. Stríðsmenn Genghis Khan grafinn sögn mikla fjársjóð með dauðum leiðtogi þeirra. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Á október 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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Apríl 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Hreyfing “B” movies. Mr. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Hreyfing, 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. Mr. Hreyfing

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