St do general Sherman. Louis Início

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General William Tecumseh Sherman da fama Guerra Civil tinha raízes profundas na St. Louis que remonta a 1843. Como um soldado, ele foi designado para Jefferson Barracks. Ele também estava envolvido em St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Rua Railroad Company presidente até que ele deixou St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war, St. Louis’ citizens

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Segredo de Charlie Chan (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. Segredo de Charlie Chan (1936) (link de afiliado) 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 nasceu Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz em abril 1, 1879 em Jodlow, Polônia, que fazia parte do Império Austro-Húngaro. Segundo a Wikipedia, ele escolheu o nome do anel Stanislaus Zbyszko porque era o nome de um cavaleiro polonês de ficção. Um artigo no Walla Walla, Jornal Washington, Do The Evening Statesman terça-feira, Fevereiro 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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The Black Camel (1931)

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The Black Camel (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (link de afiliado) starring Warner Oland. Foi o segundo filme da série para a Fox Films. O primeiro, terceiro, quarto e quinto filmes são perdidos, embora uma versão do Charlie Chan língua espanhola carrega (Treze foram, 1931) existe. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.

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Easton Taylor Trust Company Robbery

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Em abril de 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, também conhecido como “A Bandit Red-Headed”, entrou na Easton-Taylor Trust Company em 4474 Easton Avenue. Smith tinha um revólver em cada mão e exigiu o dinheiro do caixa. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 em um saco. John Lanigan, the bank’s president, sat in his office off the lobby

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. 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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Eu já escrevi sobre um incidente no qual um sargento detetive para o St. Louis Polícia foi baleado durante uma tentativa de assalto. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. História Louis, 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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Em uma noite fria de janeiro, em 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Polícia, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Departamento de Polícia. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two

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