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My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Va venir la Caity
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Al gener 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “estranyar a Sorakichi
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Però, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Desafortunadament, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, tenia
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, quan es van aturar a a
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. Dilluns, Octubre 15, 1900, Cap Desmond va atrapar als pantalons d'un lladre, però no el mateix lladre. Jonas Washington va entrar al pati de Shickle, Harrison i Howard Iron Foundry als carrers 12 i Gratiot
Sam McVey cansat de la falta d'oportunitats per als combatents negres als Estats Units a principis del segle XX. McVey decidir sortir per a Europa en 1907, on va lluitar fins 1911. McVey lluitar a Austràlia durant tres anys més abans de tornar als Estats Units. Aquesta breu pel·lícula més destacat de França a 1911 amb “Battling” Espectacles de Jim Johnson
A l'agost 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Murder sobre Nova York (1940) és una de les últimes edicions de la sèrie de Charlie Chan per Twentieth-Century Fox Produccions. En aquesta pel · lícula, Inspector Chan està ajudant al seu vell amic de Scotland Yard, Inspector Drake, trobar un grup de sabotejadors. Els espies tenen la intenció de sabotejar algunes naus aèries de prova a Nova York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
A l'octubre 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
Al desembre 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and