Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Teisipäeva õhtul, Veebruar 18, 1919, trükk St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Olles teadlik, et poevargused ring töötasin paar kohaliku juveelikauplused, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Reedel, Juuni 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. At only 24 aastat vana, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
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
On laupäev, Mai 5, 1900 juures 11:30 pärast lõunat, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car streik 1900. Enne streik oli üle septembris 1900, tänavatel St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) oli mu teine vanavanaisa ema poolt. Ta suri 4 kuud enne lapselapse sündi, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Kuna ta suri enne minu vanaisa sündi, Mul oli tema kohta väga vähe teavet, kui hakkasin perekonna ajalugu uurima. Vanaisal polnud sõnalist ajalugu
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Poliitika, Prizefighting ja mõrvad Bill 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.
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. On laupäev, 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
Kui tundmatud mehed tulistasid nohust ohvitser Michael Walshi, detsembrikuu udune öö 1880, St. Louis'i politsei arvas, et kahtlusalune võib olla piirkonnas töötavad salongi- ja toidupoe sissemurdjad. Siiski, St. Louis'i detektiivid ei suutnud sissemurdmismeeskonda leida. Üks jutukas vang selgitas müsteeriumi aprillis 1881. Politsei vahistas Charlie Wilsoni koos tema sõbra Tom Higginsiga
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