Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
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. Caity came
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. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “suffocare Sorakichi to
Caedes a Canariis Case (1929) missa erat ut tacitum film. Autem, melius esse ratus maxima picturam loquentem Studio exsecutiva. Ad moram studio Mauris accumsan donec sonus addere. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Lorem ipsum dolor, Duis stellas amet, Louise Brooks, had
Nam October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editoribus trahi a fabulam de filum de ministerio Spiritus Times. The filum fabula retulit in eadem pugna inter illa prizefighting Anglorum fortissimus Tom Sayers current et Anglorum fortissimus Jem Mace. Utrumque Sayers Mace sunt et felicia monstrare, Anglorum circenses, cum stetisset in 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”. Feria, Aliquam 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
On August 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. Ludovicus, 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
Per homicidium Novi Eboraci (1940) Charlie est in posterioribus editionibus Chan series Fox productiones, pro erat incon-. In hoc film, Chan est, operam de Scotiam Yard CONSPECTOR amicus, Scrutator Drake, invenies coetus saboteurs. Aer sit amet felis aliquam test sabotage exploratores in animo est in Novum Eboracum,. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Octobris 6, 1890, Bob et tonsor soli sunt Lutheri loci Duncan Henderson egressus esset ad N. 11th Street ad dissidia. Hoc area of St. Ludovicus, ut putabatur, “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop domos et durior et African-Americani ad movendum in civitate, Fortis’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
In December 3, 1896, Domus tria hominum intravit bracino apud S. Officii. At circa Louis 2:30 p.m. COLLECTARIUS accessi ad Robertum Hofferkamp. Viri Revolvers producitur ad puerum suum et nuntiavit Hofferkamp iactare manus suas. Quod acceperunt viri $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and