Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Sherlock Holmes i la veu del terror

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Sherlock Holmes i la veu del terror (1942) és la primera de les dotze pel · lícules de Sherlock Holmes realitzats per Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone i Nigel Bruce repeteixen els seus papers com Sherlock Holmes i el Dr. Watson respectivament. Conjunt universal de la sèrie en la dècada de 1940 malgrat el fet que la literària Sherlock Holmes era 60 anys d'edat en 1914. En un bon tracte

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Al setembre 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. El van enviar a un asil de Washington

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