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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
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. Main Content – På mars 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) is the first of twelve Sherlock Holmes films made by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively. Universal set the series in the 1940s despite the fact that the literary Sherlock Holmes was 60 år gammal i 1914. In a good deal
På 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum
På 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 and I have been working on a
När du når det frodigt av svart bälte, du kommer att få svårt om inte omöjligt att träna i klassen. Om du inte har massor av svarta bälten, som kan turas roterande, du kommer att tillbringa större delen av din tid på att lära. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue
I slutet av 1990, min farfar, Gilbert Ellis, bodde hos min faster Maureen och farbror Dale. De hade beslutat att ha ett stort garage / skjul installerad, så morfar och min farbror skulle ha en workshop. De hade skjulet monterad och i ingrepp en lokal elektrisk företag att köra el till verkstaden. 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 “Inte. 2 Son Jimmy”. Toler was deathly ill during the filming, so Jimmy and Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle most of
I 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’
På September 9, 1893, Frisco line bromsare James Pennock bordade Frisco Line på Tower Grove i St. Louis. Vid Cheltenham stopp, Frisco bromsare Sam Robertson och tidigare bromsare Muncie Ray bordade också. De män gick ombord på tåget med avsikt att råna tåget vid Sandy Cut, två miles öster Pacific, MO. När tåget kom nära