Amateur Sleuth Catches Dynamitards

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Sunday morning, Agosto 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 p.m. 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 (link de afiliado) produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” filme. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women.

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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. Alguns sistemas foram criados para rua ou treinamento militar e são melhores do que os outros. However, the insularity of too many martial arts keep some instructors from exploring defenses for different

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. Ocidente comprou os direitos e dirigiu The Bat (1926) (link de afiliado), um dos primeiros “velha casa escura” mistérios para United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson foi o diretor de fotografia, tanto para este filme e The Old Dark Casa (1932), que compartilham elementos expressionistas semelhantes. Ambos os filmes são definidas em grandes mansões, which have seen better days. The key

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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 “Sotavento” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Viga”, 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. Avô

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Auto Ladrões matar outro policial

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William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon acredita que os irmãos Lewis, que eram automóveis e fios ladrões, foram responsáveis ​​pela morte de McKenna. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. Ele observou dois dos irmãos Lewis entrarem na garagem do Ford. Dillon entered the garage

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Em outubro 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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A aventura de Sherlock Holmes (1939) é o segundo e último dos dois filmes de Sherlock Holmes feitas pela Twentieth-Century Fox em 1939. Basil Rathbone estrelas como Sherlock Holmes e Nigel Bruce interpreta o Dr.. Watson. O filme se passa em 1894 e Holmes é mais uma vez perseguindo o Professor Moriarty, interpretado por George Zucco. Moriarty tells Holmes after once again escaping

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