Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Am Mittwoch, Januar 10, 1900, St. Louis Police Officer Paul Girard was standing at the corner of S. Taylor and Lindell Boulevard, when he saw a man jump from the second floor of 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard approached the man. When the limping man saw Girard, he ran towards S.
Am Samstag,, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 Minuten. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem besessen
On February 26, 1943, RKO Pictures released the third film based on the popular Lum and Abner radio show. Two Weeks To Live (1943) stars Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody. Lauck and Goff, who also wrote the show, played the characters on radio beginning in 1931. The show began as a 15 minute radio
Über seinem 17 Jahr Karriere, St. Louis-Detektivchef William Desmond kümmerte sich um die Familienangehörigen vieler Krimineller. Einige Familienmitglieder waren genauso schlimm oder schlimmer als der kriminelle Häuptling Desmond und seine Männer, die sie eingesperrt hatten. Jedoch, Viele Familienmitglieder waren ehrlich, fleißige Menschen, die Schwierigkeiten hatten zu verstehen, was mit ihrem geliebten Menschen schief gelaufen ist. Zu Beginn seiner Karriere
On the morning of Wednesday, Juli 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
Roland V. West bought the rights and directed The Bat (1926), eine der ersten “alte dunkle Haus” Geheimnisse für Künstler in Groß 1926. Arthur Edeson was the cinematographer for both this film and The Old Dark House (1932), die ähnlich wie expressionistische Elemente teilen. Beide Filme werden in großen Villen gesetzt, die bessere Tage gesehen haben. The key to the
The Tuesday Evening, Februar 18, 1919, Ausgabe des St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, die St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Juni 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornien. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 und 210 pounds during his career.
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let
Am Samstag,, Mai 5, 1900 bei 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Streik der 1900. Vor dem Streik war im September über 1900, die Straßen von St.. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis