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Adolphus Busch Orthwein
Adolphus Busch Orthwein, also known as Dolph Orthwein, (September 2, 1917 - November 25, 2013) was an American heir and business executive. Biography Adolphus Busch Orthwein was born on September 2, 1917, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was Percy Orthwein and his mother, Clara Busch. His maternal great-grandfather, Adolphus Busch, was the founder of Anheuser-Busch. He grew up at Grant's Farm in Grantwood Village, Missouri and summered at Red River Farm in Cooperstown, New York. Orthwein was kidnapped by Charles Abernathy, an unemployed realtor, "a lone negro with a revolver" according to the ''New York Times'', on New Year's Eve in 1930, when he was thirteen years old. His abductor's father, Pearl Abernathy, returned Orthwein to his family on New Year's Day. Orthwein graduated from Yale University in 1940. During World War II, he served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy, tracking German submarines in the Caribbean Sea. He served in the United States Naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Huntleigh, Missouri
Huntleigh is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 334 at the 2010 census. History The community, most of which encompasses what was the original 1700s farm of Stephen Maddox, is residential, with no commercial or industrial uses. Police services are provided by the city of Frontenac. Huntleigh was incorporated in 1929 and occupied . It annexed land in 1937 and 1947 (when it acquired Huntleigh Woods) to reach its current size of . In 1927, August Anheuser Busch, Sr. co-founded (with early town resident Edward E. Bakewell, Sr.) the Bridlespur Hunt, a fox hunting club that was based in the community. The hunts now take place in St. Charles County, although some residents still have their stables in the community. Its residents are among the wealthiest people in St. Louis, particularly members of the Busch and Moran families, including August Busch IV. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United States Naval Reserve
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or the Retired Reserve. Organization The mission of the Navy Reserve is to provide strategic depth and deliver operational capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps team, and to the Joint forces, in the full range of military operations from peace to war. The Navy Reserve consists of 56,254 officers and enlisted personnel who serve in every state and territory as well as overseas as of June 2023. Selected Reserve (SELRES) The largest cohort, the Selected Reserve (SELRES), have traditionally drilled one weekend a month and performed two weeks of active duty annual training during the year, receiving base pay and certain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Kidnappings
The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings. By date * List of kidnappings before 1900 * List of kidnappings: 1900–1949 * List of kidnappings: 1950–1979 * List of kidnappings: 1980–1989 * List of kidnappings: 1990–1999 * List of kidnappings: 2000–2009 * List of kidnappings: 2010–2019 * List of kidnappings: 2020–present Modern kidnappings of celebrities or their relatives Kidnappers interested in getting a large ransom or a political effect often target celebrities or their relatives. Here are some of the people affected by these crimes: * Mordechai Oren was a Jewish politician who was taken hostage in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War in 1951 and sentenced to 15 years in prison, before being released. * Leon Ames: Film and television actor who, together with his wife, was held hostage at thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Everglades Club
The Everglades Club is a social club in Palm Beach, Florida. When its construction began in July 1918, it was to be called the ''Touchstone Convalescent Club'', and it was intended to be a hospital for the wounded of World War I. But the war ended a few months later, and it changed into a private club. The Club has no sign, website, or Wi-Fi. Cell phones are prohibited. History Paris Singer and his good friend, the architect Addison Mizner, were visiting Palm Beach in the spring of 1918. Singer decided to build a hospital with Mizner as the architect. Singer had already built three hospitals in France for the wounded. It was during World War I when only war-related buildings could be built. Construction began in July. (The site at the west end of Worth Avenue formerly contained Alligator Joe's, a tourist attraction.) By November 1918 seven residential villas and a medical center had been built on the north side of Worth Avenue, across from the main building. Singer purchased labo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bath And Tennis Club (Palm Beach, Florida)
Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Places * Bath, Somerset, a city and World Heritage Site in the south-west of England, UK ** Bath (UK Parliament constituency) * Bath, Barbados, a populated place * Bath, Jamaica, a town and mineral spring in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica * Bath, Netherlands * Bath Island, a neighbourhood in Saddar Town, Pakistan Canada * Bath, New Brunswick, Canada * Bath, Ontario, Canada United States * Bath, California * Bath, Georgia * Bath, Illinois * Bath, Indiana * Bath, Kentucky * Bath County, Kentucky * Bath, Maine ** Bath Iron Works, in the above city * Bath, Michigan * Bath, New Hampshire * Bath, New York, a town ** Bath (village), New York, village within the town of Bath * Bath, North Carolina ** Bath Historic District (Bath, North Caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Log Cabin Club (St
Log most often refers to: * Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut ** Logging, cutting down trees for logs ** Firewood, logs used for fuel ** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs * Logarithm, in mathematics Log, LOG or LoG may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Log (magazine), ''Log'' (magazine), an architectural magazine * ''The Log'', a boating and fishing newspaper published by the Duncan McIntosh Company * Lamb of God (band) or LoG, an American metal band * The Log, an electric guitar by Les Paul * Log, a fictional product in ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' * The League of Gentlemen or LoG, a British comedy show. Places * Log, Russia, the name of several places * Log, Slovenia, the name of several places Science and mathematics *Logarithm, a mathematical function * Log file, a computer file in which events are recorded * Laplacian of Gaussian or LoG, an algorithm used in digital image processing Other uses * Logbook, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
