Бат (1926)

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Роланд. Запад је купио права и режирао Тхе Бат (1926), један од првих “Олд Дарк Хоусе” мистерије за Унитед Артист у 1926. Артур Едесон био сниматељ и за овај филм и Тхе Олд Дарк Хоусе (1932), који деле сличне елементе експресионистичке. Оба филма су смештена у великим вилама, which have seen better days. The key to the

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

Лоуис и Прави злочин

The Tuesday Evening, Фебруар 18, 1919, издање Ст. 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, Свети. 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

Виллиам-Мулдоон

Јуна 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 и 210 pounds during his career.

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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Свети. 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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Свети. Louis Streetcar Strike Explodes

edward-whitaker

У суботу, Мај 5, 1900 у 11:30 после подне, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Луј Улица Ауто штрајк 1900. Пре штрајк завршен у септембру 1900, улице Ст. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Лоуис

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Ф.В. Johannpeter and 1883 Bar Incident

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Фредерик Вилијам Јоханнпетер (1839 – 1915) was my second great grandfather on my mother’s side. He died 4 months before the birth of his grandson, Гилберт П. Елис, who was my grandfather. Since he died before my grandfather was born, I had very limited information on him, when I started researching the family history. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history

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Intro to Morrissey vs. На

Јохн-Морриссеи

This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. На: Политика, Професионални бокс и Убиство Билл Бутцхер. 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.

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Господин. 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. У овом филму, Господин. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

ф-сеимоур-баррингтон

Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Лоуис. “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. Лоуис. When Barrington

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Rose Elker Slaps a Masher

Едуард-Магдалена-и-породица

Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. У суботу, Септембар 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Лоуис. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th

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