Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Siasa, Prizefighting na Mauaji ya 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. Siku ya Jumamosi, Septemba 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
Wakati watu wasiojulikana walipompiga risasi Afisa Michael Walsh kwenye baridi, usiku wa ukungu wakati wa Desemba 1880, St. Louis Polisi waliamini kuwa mshukiwa huyo anaweza kuwa wizi wa saluni na mboga wanaofanya kazi katika eneo hilo. Hata hivyo, St. Wapelelezi wa Louis hawakuweza kupata timu ya wizi. Mfungwa mwenye gumzo alifumbua fumbo hilo mnamo Aprili 1881. Polisi walimkamata Charlie Wilson akiwa na rafiki yake 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. Kawaida, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Kulikuwa na baridi sana asubuhi ya Jumapili, Desemba 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Afisa wa Polisi wa Louis Sheehan alipata mlango wa mbele ukiwa wazi kwa John R. Nyumbani kwa Lionberger. Kutokana na baridi kali, Sheehan aliogopa wezi walikuwa wameingia kwenye makazi. Sheehan aligonga kengele mara kwa mara lakini hakuweza kumwamsha mtu yeyote mle ndani. Sheehan alianza kurap fimbo yake ya usiku dhidi ya
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
Sherlock Holmes nyuso Kifo (1943) ni loosely misingi ya Adventure ya Musgrave Ritual. hadithi short ilichapishwa katika Magazine Strand wakati wa Mei 1893. Ilikuwa baadaye ulioandaliwa katika Memoirs ya Sherlock Holmes. Katika hadithi, Musgrave Mansion uliofanyika siri kwamba hata ni wenyeji hakujua. This film follows the same plot line
Matukio machache yalishtua St. Louis kama mstari wa jukumu la kifo cha Lt. Sidney Sears mwezi Juni 1924. Kwa karibu 30 miaka, Lt. Sears ilizingatiwa kuwa bastola bora zaidi kwenye uwanja wa St. Louis Idara ya Polisi. In 1904, Sears pia alikuwa Bingwa wa Kitaifa wa Bastola wa Merika. Kwa mtu kumuua Lt. Sears katika mikwaju ya risasi ilionekana kuwa haiwezekani.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Mei 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, wakati yeye