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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. Mar sin féin, 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
Meán Fómhair 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (nasc affiliate) 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
Bhí sé an-fhuar maidin Dé Domhnaigh, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Fuair Oifigeach Póilíní Louis Sheehan an doras tosaigh oscailte do John R. Teach Lionberger. Mar gheall ar an fuar searbh, Bhí faitíos ar Sheehan go ndeachaigh buirgléirí isteach sa teach cónaithe. Ghlaoigh Sheehan an clog arís agus arís eile ach ní raibh sí in ann aon duine a mhúscailt istigh. Thosaigh Sheehan ag rapáil a mhaide oíche i gcoinne an
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 Bás (1943) bunaithe go scaoilte ar an Eachtraíochta ar an dóiteán Musgrave. Bhí an scéal gearr a foilsíodh i Magazine Trá rith mhí na Bealtaine 1893. Cuireadh le chéile é níos déanaí i na Memoirs de Sherlock Holmes. Sa scéal, seilbh an Ard-Mhéara Musgrave rún go fiú tá sé nach raibh a fhios áitritheoirí. This film follows the same plot line
Is beag imeacht a chuir iontas ar St. Louis cosúil le líne dualgas bás Lt. Sidney Sears i mí an Mheithimh 1924. Le beagnach 30 bliana, Lt. Measadh gur Sears an lámhaigh piostail is fearr ar an St. Póilíní Roinn Louis. In 1904, Bhí Sears ina Chraobhchomórtas Náisiúnta Piostail na Stát Aontaithe freisin. Do dhuine éigin a mharú Lt. Measadh go raibh Sears i shootout dodhéanta.
Kate Chopin, iníon de theaghlach feiceálach Fraince agus ag an am údar áitiúil, thit ag an Naomh. Louis 1904 Domhain Aonach Lúnasa 20, 1904. Bhí Madame Chopin amháin 54 bliain d'aois agus d'fhulaing hemorrhage inchinn nó aneurism. Fuair sí bás ar a bhaile ar McPherson Ascaill Lúnasa 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. Ós rud é gur mheas lucht leanúna ach Clarence Whistler oilte go leor chun bagairt a dhéanamh ar a réimeas, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. On May 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, a