Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, St. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Sin embargo, St. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend 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
En septiembre 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (enlace de afiliado) tells the story of Sergeant 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. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the
Hacía mucho frío la mañana del domingo, Diciembre 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Debido al frío amargo, Sheehan temía que los ladrones hubieran entrado en la residencia.. Sheehan tocó el timbre repetidamente pero no pudo despertar a nadie dentro. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against the
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 desafía a la muerte (1943) se basa libremente en la aventura del ritual de Musgrave. El cuento fue publicado en The Strand Magazine en mayo 1893. Más tarde fue compilado en Las Memorias de Sherlock Holmes. En la historia, la mansión Musgrave celebró un secreto que incluso sus habitantes no sabían. This film follows the same plot line
Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 año, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Departamento de Policía de Louis. In 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.
Kate Chopin, hija de una prominente familia francesa y en el momento en el autor local, derrumbado en el St.. Louis 1904 Feria Mundial en agosto 20, 1904. Madame Chopin sólo era 54 años y sufrió una hemorragia cerebral o aneurisma. Murió en su casa en la avenida McPherson en agosto 22, 1904. Kate Chopin nació Kate O'Flaherty en 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. Dado que los fanáticos solo consideraban a Clarence Whistler lo suficientemente hábil como para amenazar realmente su reinado, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. En mayo 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, quien