Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Il Mercoledì, Gennaio 10, 1900, St. Louis L'agente di polizia Paul Girard era fermo all'angolo di S. Taylor e Lindell Boulevard, quando vide un uomo saltare dal secondo piano dell'edificio 4511 Viale Lindell. A conoscenza dei recenti furti con scasso nel ricco quartiere del Central West End, Girard si avvicinò all'uomo. Quando lo zoppicante vide Girard, corse verso S.
Il Sabato, Novembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 verbale. 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 posseduto
Nel febbraio 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
Oltre il suo 17 anno di carriera, St. Il capo degli investigatori di Louis, William Desmond, si occupò di molti membri della famiglia del criminale. Alcuni membri della famiglia erano altrettanto cattivi o peggiori di quelli che il capo criminale Desmond e i suoi uomini avevano rinchiuso. Tuttavia, molti membri della famiglia erano onesti, persone che lavorano duro, che hanno faticato a capire cosa è andato storto con la persona amata. All'inizio della sua carriera
On the morning of Wednesday, Luglio 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. Ovest ha acquistato i diritti e diretto The Bat (1926), uno dei primi “vecchia casa buia” misteri per United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson era il direttore della fotografia sia per questo film e The Old Dark House (1932), che condividono elementi espressionisti simili. Entrambi i film si trovano in grandi palazzi, which have seen better days. The key to the
The Tuesday Evening, Febbraio 18, 1919, edizione del 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
In giugno 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. 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 e 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
Il Sabato, Maggio 5, 1900 a 11:30 pm, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Sciopero di 1900. Prima che lo sciopero era finito nel mese di settembre 1900, le strade di St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis