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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. Sepandan, 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
Sou Sèptanm 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (lyen afilye) 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
It was very cold on the morning of Sunday, Desanm 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Owing to the bitter cold, Sheehan feared burglars had entered the residence. Sheehan rang the bell repeatedly but could not awaken anyone inside. 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 ap fè fas lanmò (1943) se blesi ki baze sou avanti a nan Musgrave seremoni an. Istwa a kout te pibliye nan magazin nan Strand Theatre pandan Me 1893. Li te pita konpile nan memwa yo nan Sherlock Holmes. Nan istwa a, chato la Musgrave ki te fèt yon sekrè ke menm li nan moun ki rete pa t 'konnen. 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 ane, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Depatman Lapolis Louis. Nan 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, pitit fi nan yon fanmi enpòtan franse ak la nan moman otè lokal, tonbe nan St a. Louis 1904 San Patipri Mondyal la sou Out 20, 1904. Madame Chopin te sèlman 54 ane fin vye granmoun ak soufri yon emoraji nan sèvo oswa anevrism. Li te mouri nan kay la li sou McPherson Avenue sou Out 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. Depi fanatik sèlman konsidere Clarence Whistler kalifye ase yo reyèlman menase rèy li, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Sou Me 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, ki moun ki