Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Miercuri, Ianuarie 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.
Sâmbătă, Noiembrie 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minute. 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 possessed
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
Peste a lui 17 an de carieră, St. Louis Șeful detectivilor William Desmond s-a ocupat de mulți membri ai familiei criminalului. Unii membri ai familiei erau la fel de răi sau mai răi decât închișiseră șeful criminal Desmond și oamenii lui. Totuși, mulți membri ai familiei au fost sinceri, oameni harnici, care s-au străduit să înțeleagă ce a mers prost cu persoana iubită. La începutul carierei sale
On the morning of Wednesday, Iulie 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. Vest a cumpărat drepturile și regizat The Bat (1926), unul dintre primii “casă veche întuneric” mistere pentru United Artist în 1926. Arthur Edeson a fost cineast atât pentru acest film și The Old închis Casa (1932), care împărtășesc elemente expresioniste similare. Ambele filme sunt stabilite în vile mari, which have seen better days. The key to the
The Tuesday Evening, Februarie 18, 1919, ediția din 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
On June 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 și 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
Sâmbătă, Mai 5, 1900 la 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 Strike a 1900. Înainte de greva a fost de peste, în septembrie 1900, pe străzile din St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis