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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. Caity datang
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. Pada bulan Januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “cekik Sorakichi ke
Kes Pembunuhan Canary (1929) pada asalnya ditembak sebagai filem senyap. Walau bagaimanapun, eksekutif Paramount Studio fikir ia akan menjadi lebih baik sebagai gambar bercakap. Studio ditangguhkan pembebasan sehingga mereka boleh menambah bunyi untuk filem. Penambahan bunyi bukan tanpa cabaran. Malangnya, salah satu bintang utama filem, Louise Brooks, had
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, apabila mereka singgah di sebuah
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”. Pada Isnin, Oktober 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. 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
Pembunuhan Lebih New York (1940) adalah salah satu daripada edisi kemudian siri Charlie Chan untuk Kedua puluh-Century Fox Productions. Dalam filem ini, Inspektor Chan membantu rakan lamanya dari Scotland Yard, Inspektor Drake, mencari sekumpulan pengkhianat. Pengintip berniat untuk sabotaj beberapa ujian kraf udara di New York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Pada bulan Oktober 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
Pada Disember 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 sore. 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