Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Roland V. Vest a cumpărat drepturile și regizat The Bat (1926), unul dintre primii “casă veche întuneric” mistere pentru United Artist în 1926. Arthur Edeson a fost cineast atât pentru acest film și The Old închis Casa (1932), care împărtășesc elemente expresioniste similare. Ambele filme sunt stabilite în vile mari, which have seen better days. The key to the
The Tuesday Evening, Februarie 18, 1919, ediția din 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
On June 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 și 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
Sâmbătă, Mai 5, 1900 la 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 a 1900. Înainte de greva a fost de peste, în septembrie 1900, pe străzile din St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) a fost al doilea străbunic al meu din partea mamei mele. A murit 4 cu luni înainte de nașterea nepotului său, Gilbert P. Ellis, care a fost bunicul meu. De când a murit înainte să se nască bunicul meu, Aveam informații foarte limitate despre el, când am început să cercetez istoria familiei. Bunicul nu avea niciun istoric verbal
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Pentru: Politică, Prizefighting și asasinarea lui Bill Măcelarul. 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. În acest film, Mr. Moto predă o clasă de investigație penală mai multor anchetatori în devenire, inclusiv
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. Sâmbătă, Septembrie 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