Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Da ukendte mænd skød betjent Michael Walsh på grund af en forkølelse, tåget nat i december 1880, St. Louis Politi troede, at den mistænkte kan være salon- og indkøbstyve, der arbejder i området. Men, St. Louis-detektiverne havde ikke været i stand til at finde indbrudsholdet. En snakkesalig fange opklarede mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet anholdt Charlie Wilson sammen med sin ven Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). Filmen (affiliate link) fortæller historien om sergent Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Filmen begynder med kontrasten fra en søndagsgudstjeneste og den
Det var meget koldt søndag morgen, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis politibetjent Sheehan fandt hoveddøren åben til John R. Lionbergers hjem. På grund af den bitre kulde, Sheehan frygtede, at indbrudstyve var kommet ind i boligen. Sheehan ringede gentagne gange på klokken, men kunne ikke vække nogen indeni. Sheehan begyndte at slå sin natpind mod den
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) is loosely based on The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual. The short story was published in The Strand Magazine during May 1893. It was later compiled in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. In the story, the Musgrave Mansion held a secret that even it’s inhabitants did not know. This film follows the same plot line
Få begivenheder chokerede St. Louis som Lt. Sidney Sears i juni 1924. For næsten 30 år, Lt. Sears blev betragtet som det bedste pistolskud på St. Louis Police Department. I 1904, Sears var også National Pistol Champion i USA. For nogen at dræbe Lt. Sears i en skudveksling blev anset for umuligt.
Kate Chopin, daughter of a prominent French family and at the time local author, collapsed at the St. Louis 1904 World’s Fair on August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin was only 54 years old and suffered a brain hemorrhage or aneurism. She died at her home on McPherson Avenue on August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) starring
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Siden fans kun anså Clarence Whistler for dygtig nok til virkelig at true hans regeringstid, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Den maj 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, der