Storiku tal-Isport tal-Ġlieda u Artist Marzjali
The Tuesday Evening, Frar 18, 1919, edizzjoni tal-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, San. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Ġunju 10, 1910, Iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing tal-Piż medju Stanley Ketchel ġġieled l-aħħar ġlieda tiegħu kontra Jim Smith, li ma kienx imħabbar. Ketchel neħħiet id-diviżjoni tal-piż medju, għalhekk promoturi tal-boxing tħabtu biex isibu kompetizzjoni xierqa għal Ketchel. At only 24 sena, Ketchel għex iebes u ġġieled kontinwament u kkawża tkissir bikri ta 'ġismu. Wara l-ġlieda kontra Smith, Ketchel maħsub biex
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
Nhar is-Sibt, Mejju 5, 1900 fuq 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 tal 1900. Qabel l-istrajk kien fuq f'Settembru 1900, -toroq ta 'San. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) kien it-tieni nannu kbir tiegħi min-naħa ta ’ommi. Miet 4 xhur qabel it-twelid ta ’neputi, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Peress li miet qabel ma twieled in-nannu, Kelli informazzjoni limitata ħafna fuqu, meta bdejt nirriċerka l-istorja tal-familja. In-nannu ma kellu l-ebda storja verbali
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Biex: Politics, Prizefighting u l-qtil ta 'Bill l-biċċier. 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. Nhar is-Sibt, Settembru 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
Meta irġiel mhux magħrufa sparaw lill-Uffiċjal Michael Walsh fuq riħ, bil-lejl taċ-ċpar matul Diċembru 1880, St. Louis Pulizija jemmnu li s-suspettat jista 'jkun saloon u serq tal-merċa li jaħdmu fl-inħawi. Madankollu, St. Id-detektifs ta’ Louis ma setgħux isibu lit-tim tas-serq. Priġunier chatty ċċarat il-misteru f'April 1881. Il-pulizija arrestat lil Charlie Wilson ma’ ħabibu 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