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 “מחסה” אליס’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “יתד”, 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. סבא

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

טום-hyer-אגרוף-צורה

Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. במקור, הייר הפעיל את כישרונותיו עבור הוויגים אבל היה מחליף נאמנות ל- “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

ויליאם-מאלדון

On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, קליפורניה. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 ו - 210 pounds during his career.

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The picture of Cornelius O’Keefe in the book, בעת מילוי תפקידו: <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis Police Officers Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice by Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath and Major Stephen Pollihan, struck me the first time I saw it. With his hair parted down the middle and a big mustache, I could see him walking the streets of Downtown St. לואיס

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Thank You, מר. Moto (1937)

עדיין-תודה-מר-מוטו

בערב חג המולד, 1937, the second Mr. Moto film, Thank You, מר. Moto (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto strives to protect Chinese cultural treasures from international criminals. The Seven Scrolls will reveal the hiding place for the Tomb of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. מר. Moto’s friend Prince

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מוריסי vs. סאליבן: Fight, Then Feud

ג'ון-מוריסי

באוקטובר 12, 1853, 23 ג'ון מוריסי בן ה ייפגש 40 בת “ינקי” סאליבן לאליפות תחרויות ההיאבקות האמריקנית ואולי העולם במשקל כבד. סאליבן נחשב האלוף מאז טום Hyer, שהכה את סאליבן בעבר, פרש במקום להילחם סאליבן במשחק גומלין. סאליבן טען בתואר והיה מגובה על ידי Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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צ'רלי צ'אן במוזיאון השעווה (1940)

סידני-סובל-צ'רלי-צ'אן

צ'רלי צ'אן במוזיאון השעווה (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. צ'רלי צ'אן מחפש רוצח במוזיאון שעווה. מוזיאון השעווה הוא חזית למנתח פלסטי, שמשנה את המראה של פושעים מבוקשים במחיר. מנתח ד"ר. קרם, played by C. הנרי גורדון, also

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Oscar and Dorothy Von Burg

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Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Grandma Ellis and Aunt Dorothy were sisters separated in age by about a year and a half. Grandpa Ellis and Uncle Oscar became close friends when they were dating the sisters. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

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מר. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

עדיין-תודה-מר-מוטו

באפריל 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Moto “ב '” סרטים. מר. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. מר. Moto, 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. מר. Moto

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Blind Man Identifies Crooks

דזמונד-1904-גבורות

בנובמבר 7, 1890, Chief of Detectives William Desmond brought in Pat Kennedy, a low-level St. Louis crook, who was suspected of stealing 20 cents from a cigar store on North 9th Street. A 3rd District St. Louis Police Officer captured Kennedy after he robbed a Miss Minnie Mullaney at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Kennedy proved a first-rate coward,

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