General Sherman’s St. Louis Home

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Pangkalahatang William Tecumseh Sherman ng Digmaang Sibil katanyagan ay nagkaroon ng malalim Roots sa St. Louis lumalawak pabalik sa 1843. Bilang isang kawal, siya ay itinalaga sa Jefferson Barracks. Siya ay kasangkot din sa St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company Pangulo hanggang sa iniwan siya St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war, St. Louis’ bayan

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Charlie Chan’s 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’s Secret (1936) (affiliate link) 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 ay ipinanganak Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz sa Abril 1, 1879 sa Jodlow, Poland, na kung saan ay bahagi ng Austria-Hungarian Empire. Ayon sa Wikipedia, Pinili niya ang pangalan na ring Stanislaus Zbyszko dahil ito ay ang pangalan ng isang kathang-isip na Polish kabalyero. Ang isang artikulo sa Walla Walla, Washington pahayagan, Ang mga panggabing estadista ng Martes, Pebrero 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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Easton Taylor Trust Company Robbery

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Sa Abril 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, also known as “The Red-Headed Bandit”, walked into the Easton-Taylor Trust Company at 4474 Easton Avenue. Smith had a revolver in each hand and demanded money from the cashier. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 in a sack. 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) ay isang mundo record na may hawak na weytlipter at World matimbang Wrestling Champion bago pakikipagbuno ay nakasaayos at lifters ay gumagamit ng steroid. Nakamit Hackenschmidt isang antas ng kadakilaan dahil sa ilang mga kadahilanan. Nakamit niya ang isang mataas na antas ng pisikal na 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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Isinulat ni ko dati tungkol sa isang insidente kung saan ang isang detektib sarhento para sa St. Louis Police kinunan sa panahon ng isang pagtatangkang nakawan. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis kasaysayan, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue ay ang tahanan ng Sgt. Hari sa

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Robbers Kill Detective Sergeant in 1920

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Sa isang malamig na gabi sa Enero 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Police, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Police Department. St. Louis Police tiktik sarhento James Martin Hari ay naglalakad sa kanyang tahanan sa 4973 Lotus Avenue sa pamamagitan ng N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two

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