Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Roland V. West keypt rétt og beint kylfu (1926), eitt af fyrstu “gamla dökk hús” leyndardóma fyrir United listamaður í 1926. Arthur Edeson var kvikmyndatökumaður, bæði í kvikmynd og gamla Dark House (1932), sem deila svipuðum þætti expressjóníska. Báðar myndirnar eru settar í stórum Mansions, sem hafa séð betri daga. The key to the
The þriðjudagskvöld, Febrúar 18, 1919, útgáfa af St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Ljóst að shoplifting hringur var að vinna a par af staðbundnum verslunum skartgripi, The St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Júní 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 og 210 pounds during his career.
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
Á laugardag, Maí 5, 1900 á 11:30 kvöldi, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car verkfall 1900. Áður en verkfall var yfir í september 1900, götum St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var annar langafi minn hjá móður minni. Hann dó 4 mánuðum fyrir fæðingu barnabarns síns, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Síðan hann dó áður en afi minn fæddist, Ég hafði mjög takmarkaðar upplýsingar um hann, þegar ég byrjaði að rannsaka fjölskyldusöguna. Afi átti enga munnlega sögu
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Að: Stjórnmál, Prizefighting og Murder 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.
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. Í þessari mynd, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
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. Á laugardag, 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