摔跤冠軍嘗試拳擊

本傑明·富蘭克林博士

週二, 一月 19, 1909, 博士. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. 博士. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

聖路易斯街車

I have always said the St. 路易電車罷工 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. 令人驚訝, 他們的受害者年輕且有吸引力

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Passport to Suez (1943)

沃倫·威廉姆(Warren-William)

八月 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. 然而, 蘭雅德(Lanyard)的真正目的是英國情報局的使命.

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

desmond-1904英雄

聖. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 聖. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. 路易’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, 聖. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “聖喬” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

德斯蒙德酋長

在9月 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. 他們把他送到華盛頓的精神病院

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