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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis
U ponedjeljak, Prosinac 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film in 1936. The film opens during Christmas 1940 in Everytown (obviously London) right before the outbreak of war. The war lasts almost thirty years before “the Airmen” led by John Cabal, a former resident of Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Za, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, G.. Prijedlog (1937) on July 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. G.. Moto se maskira u trgovca i
U ponedjeljak, Prosinac 13, 1920, I “Davitelj” Lewis je osvojio prvu od šest svjetskih prvaka u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji od Joea Stechera. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Godinu dana prije ove utakmice, Stecher i Lewis sastali su se u meču koji je trajao više od tri sata. Lewis je napravio mentalnu pogrešku
Stan Laurel i Oliver Hardy glumiti u jednoj od mojih omiljenih turističkih filmova, Babe in Toyland (affiliate link) or March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934). To je obično prikazan oko zahvalnosti. Ovaj film ima Stan Laurel kao Stannie Dum i Oliver Hardy kao Ollie Dee, koji pokušavaju pomoći Majku Peep, the little old women in the shoe. Barnaby, the wicked
U Mosblechs imaju vrlo velike obitelji u pravilu. Moj pradjed je Eduard Mosblech je bio jedan od dvanaestero djece. Eduard imala četrnaestero djece i njegova braća imala dvanaest i trinaest djece, odnosno. Dok još nisam bio u mogućnosti provjeriti veličinu druge dvije obitelji, both Mom and I remember it the same way. Grandma Ellis had
Prvog listopada 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Prijedlog (1938), G.. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. G.. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 i 126 funti, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at