Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
The Tuesday Evening, Vasaris 18, 1919, leidimas 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
Penktadienį, Birželis 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. Ne tik 24 metai, 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
Šeštadienį, Gegužės 5, 1900 į 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 Automobilių streikas 1900. Prieš streikas baigėsi rugsėjo 1900, metais Šv gatvės. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frydrichas Vilhelmas Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) buvo mano antrasis prosenelis iš mamos pusės. Jis mirė 4 mėnesių iki anūko gimimo, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Kadangi jis mirė prieš gimstant mano seneliui, Turėjau labai mažai informacijos apie jį, kai pradėjau tyrinėti šeimos istoriją. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Į: Politika, Prizefighting ir Billas Butcher Žmogžudystė. 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. Šeštadienį, Rugsėjis 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
Kai nepažįstami vyrai peršalusį karininką Michaelą Walshą nušovė, ūkanotą gruodžio naktį 1880, St. Luiso policija manė, kad įtariamasis gali būti salonų ir bakalėjos parduotuvių vagys, dirbantys rajone. Tačiau, St. Louis detektyvams nepavyko rasti įsilaužimo komandos. Balandžio mėnesį paplepėjęs kalinys išaiškino paslaptį 1881. Policija suėmė Charlie Wilsoną su jo draugu Tomu Higginsu
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. Paprastai, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the