Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Roland V. West kocht de rechten en regisseerde The Bat (1926), een van de eerste “oud donker huis” mysteries voor United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson was de cameraman voor zowel deze film en The Old Dark House (1932), die vergelijkbaar zijn expressionistische elementen te delen. Beide films zijn in grote herenhuizen, which have seen better days. The key to the
De dinsdag Avond, Februari 18, 1919, editie van de St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Bewust dat een winkeldiefstal ring werkte een paar van de lokale juweliers, de St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Op juni 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Californië. 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 en 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
Op zaterdag, Mei 5, 1900 bij 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 Staking van 1900. Voor de staking voorbij was in september 1900, de straten van St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) was mijn tweede overgrootvader van moederskant. Hij stierf 4 maanden vóór de geboorte van zijn kleinzoon, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Sinds hij stierf voordat mijn grootvader werd geboren, Ik had zeer beperkte informatie over hem, toen ik de familiegeschiedenis begon te onderzoeken. Opa had geen verbale geschiedenis
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politiek, Prizefighting en de Moord van Bill the 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. In deze film, De heer. 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. Op zaterdag, 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