Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
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
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Hoofd-inhoud – Op maart 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan's wereldkampioenschap brak de kleur
Sherlock Holmes en de Voice of Terror (1942) is de eerste twaalf Sherlock Holmes films van Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone en Nigel Bruce reprise hun rol als Sherlock Holmes en Dr. Watson respectievelijk. Universele zet de serie in 1940 hoewel de literatuur Sherlock Holmes 60 jaar oud in 1914. In een goede deal
On September 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. Ze stuurden hem naar een asiel in Washington
Op april 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Kenneth en ik hebben gewerkt aan een
Zodra u de rang van zwarte band bereiken, u vindt het moeilijk zo niet onmogelijk om te trainen in de klas. Tenzij je veel zwarte gordels, die om beurten kunnen nemen roterende, zult u de meeste van uw tijd lesgeven. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue
In de late jaren 1990, mijn grootvader, Gilbert Ellis, woonde bij mijn tante Maureen en oom Dale. Ze hadden besloten om een grote garage / schuur geïnstalleerd, dus opa en mijn oom een workshop zou hebben. Ze hadden de schuur gemonteerd en bezig een lokale elektrische bedrijf om elektriciteit rennen naar de workshop. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
The Trap (1946) is the last Charlie Chan film starring Sidney Toler as Inspector Chan. The eleventh of eleven Charlie Chan films that Toler made for Monogram Pictures, it marks the return of Victor Sen Yung as “Niet. 2 Zoon Jimmy”. Toler was deathly ill during the filming, so Jimmy and Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle most of
In 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Toen de trein dichtbij kwam