General Sherman’s St. Louis Home

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Tướng William Tecumseh Sherman của nội chiến nổi tiếng có nguồn gốc sâu xa trong St. Louis kéo dài trở lại 1843. Là một người lính, the US Army assigned Sherman to Jefferson Barracks. Sherman was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company President until he left St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861.   After the war,

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How To Spread A Martial Art

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3 times over the last 150 năm, martial artists created more modern versions of older martial arts. Unlike many prior systems, the innovators of these modern martial arts chose to share this information with outsiders and spread their arts around the world. Jigoro Kano’s dissemination of Judo is the best case study for how to develop and spread a martial

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1880 in Jodlow, Ba Lan, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Zbyszko 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 on Tuesday, Tháng Hai 8, 1910, publicized Zbyszko’s university and intellectual accomplishments.

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

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For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, khi họ dừng lại ở một

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Easton Taylor Trust Company Robbery

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Vào ngày 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, còn được gọi là “Bandit Red-Headed”, bước vào Công ty Easton-Taylor Trust tại 4474 Easton Avenue. Smith đã có một khẩu súng lục trong mỗi bàn tay và đòi tiền từ thủ quỹ. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 trong một bao. 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) được một tạ kỷ lục thế giới nắm giữ và World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling trước khi đấu vật đã được chuẩn bị trước và Aardwolf đã sử dụng steroid. Hackenschmidt đạt được một mức độ của sự vĩ đại do một số yếu tố. Ông đã đạt được một mức độ cao của thể dục thể chất. 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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I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis lịch sử, 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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Vào một đêm tháng một lạnh 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Cảnh sát, 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 Thám tử Sergeant James Martin King đã đi bộ đến nhà của ông tại 4973 Lotus Avenue qua N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two

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Bí mật 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. Bí mật Charlie Chan (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better

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