Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Friedrich Wilhelm Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var min anden oldefar på min mors side. Han døde 4 måneder før hans barnebarns fødsel, Gilbert P. Ellis, som var min bedstefar. Siden han døde før min bedstefar blev født, Jeg havde meget begrænset information om ham, da jeg begyndte at forske i familiens historie. Bedstefar havde ikke nogen verbal historie
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Til: Politik, Prizefighting og mordet på Bill the Butcher. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. I denne film, Mr. Moto underviser en kriminel efterforskningsklasse til flere spirende efterforskere, herunder
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Lørdag, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Louis. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
Da ukendte mænd skød betjent Michael Walsh på grund af en forkølelse, tåget nat i december 1880, St. Louis Politi troede, at den mistænkte kan være salon- og indkøbstyve, der arbejder i området. Men, St. Louis-detektiverne havde ikke været i stand til at finde indbrudsholdet. En snakkesalig fange opklarede mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet anholdt Charlie Wilson sammen med sin ven Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). Filmen (affiliate link) fortæller historien om sergent Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Filmen begynder med kontrasten fra en søndagsgudstjeneste og den
Det var meget koldt søndag morgen, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis politibetjent Sheehan fandt hoveddøren åben til John R. Lionbergers hjem. På grund af den bitre kulde, Sheehan frygtede, at indbrudstyve var kommet ind i boligen. Sheehan ringede gentagne gange på klokken, men kunne ikke vække nogen indeni. Sheehan begyndte at slå sin natpind mod den
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the