Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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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

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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Birželio 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornija. 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 ir 210 pounds during his career.

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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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

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F.W. Johannpeteris ir 1883 Baro incidentas

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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

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Ponas. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

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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. Šiame filme, Ponas. Moto moko nusikaltimų tyrimo pamoką keliems pradedantiems tyrėjams, įskaitant

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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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

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