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A Big ‘Ole Post | angieboutiller's Blog
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The greatest WordPress.com site in all the land! Skip to primary content. A Big ‘Ole Post. June 2, 2013. Only 3 days of school left and I am panic stricken and running around like crazy trying to decorate and organize the last few details of the annual Talent Show….whew! And it’s hot! This week finished up a marathon of chaperoning fieldtrips. Yes, it is that time again. Say it with me…”s-u-m-m-e-r”. Ahhhh, summer! Three months of pure laziness! And cardmaking, of course! The new challenge is to. I used ...
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History | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Posts about combat sports, St. Louis and miscellaneous history. Sgt Jenks Catches Wanted Man. April 4, 2017. Sgt Peletiah M. Jenks served the St. Louis Police Department as one of its original members, when the department was reorganized in 1861. By the early 1880s, Jenks was a sergeant at the busy Carr Street Station in Downtown St. Louis. In this capacity, he was responsible for the capture of a St. Louis youth with a. Raquo; Read more. Stetcher and Lewis At It Again. March 27, 2017. Raquo; Read more.
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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897 | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897. August 5, 2015. On March 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. Bob Fitzsimmons in His Prime. The heavyweight Jack Dempsey took his name from this capable middleweight. Corbett’s tactics were carryi...
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Film | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Posts about films and cinema. April 7, 2017. On March 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Company released the first of the Inspector Hornleigh films, Inspector Hornleigh (1939). Inspector Hornleigh is a Scotland Yard Inspector assisted in his investigations by Sergeant Bingham. Gordon Harker played Hornleigh, while Alastair Sim provides the comic relief as Sergeant Bingham. Inspector Hornleigh opens with the discovery of a murdered. Raquo; Read more. March 24, 2017. Raquo; Read more. March 10, 2017.
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Family History Project | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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I originally started blogging at the end of February 2013 to record all the family research on-line. I had been compiling the family history since I graduated college in 2004. I wanted to put my history skills to use for the practical purpose of recording the family history. I materially completed the project at the end of 2013 but occassionally add another story. Picture of William Ellis, his wife Caroline and her parents, Frederick and Johanna Johannpeter. Joseph (Josef) Diaz – Date Unknown. 8211; My p...
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Ken Zimmerman Jr. – Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Author: Ken Zimmerman Jr. I am a homeschooling father, who has studied martial arts for 15 years. I am also interested in genealogy and history. April 7, 2017. Raquo; Read more. Sgt Jenks Catches Wanted Man. April 4, 2017. Raquo; Read more. Caity’s New Challenge. March 30, 2017. Last fall, my daughter Caitlin faced some unexpected personal challenges, which would have paralysed many people. However, Caity is not typical. She doesn’t lie around whining about what happened to her. Caity t...Raquo; Read more.
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Thug Beats World Champion in Street Brawl | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Thug Beats World Champion in Street Brawl. April 7, 2014. On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. John Morrissey Circa 1860. All of the men were citizens of New York City. Bill Poole was affiliated with the Know Nothing Party that wanted to purify American politics by limiting immigration and the influence of immigrants. John Morr...Durin...
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Easton-Taylor Trust Company Robbery in 1920 | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Easton-Taylor Trust Company Robbery in 1920. September 19, 2013. On April 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, who promptly dropped $20,000 in a sack. Smith shot at but did not actually hit any of the customers or bank employees. The bank president said one bullet just missed his head. 8220;The Red-Headed Bandit” Smith did most...
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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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Mr Moto Takes a Chance (1938). July 31, 2015. Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film,. Mr Moto Takes a Chance. 1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. Mr Moto threw and joint locked bad guys through all eight films. Mr. Moto kills at least two men in this film. Rochelle Hudson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
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Amazon Author Page | Ken Zimmerman Jr.
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As the list of books that I have published is beginning to get extensive, the best place to check out the books is my Amazon Author’s Page. You can view my Amazon Author’s Page by clicking here. I have primarily written about episodes in history but have also published books on the family history and film. Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt is available at Amazon in paperback and on e-book. 8211; William Muldoon Conquers Wrestling and Physical Culture. St Louis’ Civil War: The Streetcar Strike of 1900.