General Sherman’s St. Louis Home

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General William Tecumseh Sherman no Pilsoņu kara slavu bija dziļas saknes St. Louis stiepjas atpakaļ 1843. Kā karavīrs, Viņš ir piešķirts Jefferson Barracks. Viņš bija arī iesaistīts St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Dzelzceļa Company prezidents, kamēr viņš atstājis St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war, St. Louis’ citizens

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Charlie Chan Secret (1936)

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The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan Secret (1936) (filiāli saite) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poland, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Saskaņā ar Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Februāris 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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Black Camel (1931)

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Black Camel (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (filiāli saite) starring Warner Oland. Tā bija otrā filma sērijā par Fox Films. Pirmais, Trešais, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Trīspadsmit bija, 1931) eksistē. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) bija pasaules rekords saimniecības svarcēlājs un Pasaules Heavyweight Wrestling čempions pirms cīņas bija iepriekš sagatavots un pacēlāji bija, izmantojot steroīdi. Hackenschmidt sasniegusi līmeni diženumu saistīts ar vairākiem faktoriem. Viņš sasniedza augstu fiziskās sagatavotības. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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Sgt. King’s Home on Lotus Avenue

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Es iepriekš rakstīja par incidentu, kurā detektīvs seržants par St. Louis Policija tika nošauts laikā laupīšanas mēģinājums. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis vēsture, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in

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Robbers Kill Detective Sergeant in 1920

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Aukstā janvāris nakts 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Policijas, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis policijas pārvalde. St. Louis policijas detektīvs seržants James Martin King gāju pie viņa mājās pie 4973 Lotus Avenue, izmantojot N. KINGSHIGHWAY Boulevard, when two

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