Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
I 2010, St. Louis var den 58. største by i USA og den 19. største byområde. Omkring århundredskiftet, Det var den femte eller sjette største by i USA og den største vest for Mississippi-floden. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place kvarter. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. Disse billeder er
Charlie Chan i Paris (1935) is another entry in the series starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Charlie er tilbage fra hans London undersøgelse, når han stopper i Paris for en ferie. Faktisk, the vacation is a cover for his investigation of forged bonds from the Lamartine Bank. Charlie installed an undercover agent named Nardi but the gang kills Nardi
På torsdag, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Efter at have forsøgt at ulovlig betaling, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, tildelt til
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 udgave af St. Louis Republik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Efter 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chef Desmond beklagede den stigende vold, han så ud
På marts 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Det sidste efterår ville blive afgjort via hvad The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 år. Tildelt til et beat nær Natural Bridge og Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Betjent Anderson gik på Vandeventer lige syd for
Sherlock Holmes og det hemmelige våben (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill gør en udseende som Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, når Holmes sniger en videnskabsmand fra
I 1910'erne, Amerikansk professionel wrestling flyttede permanent fra legitime wrestling-konkurrencer til forudaftalte udstillinger. Faninteresse, promotorkontrol og mindre slitage på bryderne spillede alt sammen en rolle i denne overgang. Et andet mindre omtalt pres var uden for selve sporten. Før det 20. århundrede, professionel boksning var ulovligt i USA. Bare kno
På torsdag, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson forsvarede sit World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship mod den ubesejrede Sam McVey. McVey bragte en 6-0 rekord med seks knockouts ind i mesterskabskampen. Siden boksningspromotorer nægtede at lade sorte kæmpere konkurrere om World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, de bedste boksere omkring århundredeskiftet kæmpede for verdens farvede