Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
U srijedu, Siječanj 10, 1900, St. Louis policajac Paul Girard stajao je na uglu S. Bulevar Taylor i Lindell, kada je vidio čovjeka koji je skočio s drugog kata 4511 Bulevar Lindell. Svjestan nedavnih provala u bogatoj četvrti Central West End, Girard je prišao čovjeku. Kad je šepavi čovjek ugledao Girarda, potrčao je prema S.
U subotu, Studeni 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 zapisnik. 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 je opsjednut
U veljači 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
Preko njegove 17 godinu karijere, St. Louis, šef detektiva William Desmond bavio se mnogim članovima obitelji kriminalaca. Neki članovi obitelji bili su jednako loši ili gori od zločinca kojeg su šef Desmond i njegovi ljudi zatvorili. Međutim, mnogi članovi obitelji bili su pošteni, vrijedni ljudi, koji su se trudili shvatiti što nije u redu s njihovim voljenim. Na početku svoje karijere
On the morning of Wednesday, Srpanj 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 kupio prava i režirao Šišmiš (1926), jedan od prvih “stara mračna kuća” tajne za United Artist u 1926. Arthur Edeson je snimatelj i za ovaj film, a stari mračna kuća (1932), koji dijele slične ekspresionističkih elemenata. Oba filma su postavljena u velikim vilama, which have seen better days. The key to the
The Tuesday Evening, Veljača 18, 1919, izdanje 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, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Lipanj 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornija. 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 i 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
U subotu, Svibanj 5, 1900 na 11:30 uvečer, Eksplozija prigradske linije na Wabash i Sarah Street željezničkom prijelazu označio je početak sv. Louis Street Car štrajk 1900. Prije nego što je štrajk bio gotov u rujnu 1900, ulice St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis