Amateur Sleuth Catches Dynamitards

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Sunday morning, Augustus 12, 1900, St. Louis Police arrested four former Transit Line streetcar workers for blowing up the Olive Street line on Maryland Avenue between N. Taylor and N. Euclid Avenues on the previous night at 11:00 namiddag. Police arrested Maurice Brennan, Fred E. Northway, James Schwartz and James Finnesey. Police found 30 pounds of dynamite and 30 feet

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes (Koste skakel) vervaardig deur Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone keer terug as Holmes in die elfde van veertien beurte as die Engelse speurder. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “'N” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women.

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Union President Stabbed In 1900 Staking

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In een van daardie vreemde toevallighede van die geskiedenis, die Streetcar Unie President Sherman C. Patterson is deur 'n unie masjinis vernoem Edward levenslustig gesteek nadat 'n salon meningsverskil. In 'n tyd toe 'n paar van sy teenstanders in die 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike would love to have seen him sent on a train out of town, Patterson is stabbed by

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Self-Defense Instruction

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The problem with too much martial arts’ self-defense instruction is that they are low percentage defenses against unrealistic attacks taught by some instructors, who have limited knowledge of street attacks. Some systems were created for street or military training and are better than others. Egter, the insularity of too many martial arts keep some instructors from exploring defenses for different

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Die Bat (1926)

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Roland V. West gekoop het die regte en gerig The Bat (1926) (Koste skakel), een van die eerste “ou donker huis” raaisels vir die Verenigde kunstenaar in 1926. Arthur Edeson was die regisseur van beide hierdie film en die ou donker huis (1932), wat soortgelyke Ekspressionistiese elemente deel. Albei films is opgeneem in groot huise, wat beter dae gesien het. Die sleutel

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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 “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, 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. Grandpa

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Auto diewe Dood Nog Polisieman

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William Dillon het gereageer op berigte oor die moord Beampte McKenna deur die Lewis Brothers. Dillon het geglo dat die Lewis Brothers, wat die motor en draad diewe, was verantwoordelik vir die McKenna se dood. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. Hy het gesien hoe twee van die Lewis-broers die motorhuis in die Ford binnekom. Dillon entered the garage

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Op Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

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Die avontuur van Sherlock Holmes (1939) is die tweede en laaste van die twee Sherlock Holmes films gemaak deur die twintigste eeu Fox in 1939. Basil Rathbone sterre soos Sherlock Holmes en Nigel Bruce speel Dr. Watson. Die rolprent speel in 1894 and Holmes is once again pursuing Professor Moriarty, played by George Zucco. Moriarty tells Holmes after once again escaping

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