Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
In die laat 1990's, my oupa, Gilbert Ellis, het saam met my tannie en oom Maureen Dale. Hulle het besluit om 'n groot garage / afdak geïnstalleer, sodat Oupa en my oom sou 'n werkswinkel het. Hulle moes die skuur vergader en betrokke 'n plaaslike elektriese maatskappy elektrisiteit uit te voer na die werkswinkel. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
In 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
Op September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Toe die trein naby kom
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Egter, 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. Ongelukkig, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, gehad het
Op September 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. Hulle het hom na 'n Washington-asiel gestuur
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone keer terug as Holmes in die elfde van veertien beurte as die Engelse speurder. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “'N” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Nadat hulle
Augustus 31, 1901, Nagwag William Doherty ontdek Willis Garner burglarizing die kantoor van Schickle, Harrison en Howard Yster Maatskappy op 912 S. Twaalfde Street in St. Louis, Missouri. Die yster maatskappy in diens Garner, wat 'n hamer gegooi Doherty se kop. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Op Oktober 6, 1890, plaaslike haarkappers Luther Duncan en Bob Henderson stap uit op N. 11de Straat 'n rusie te los. Hierdie gebied van St. Louis was bekend as “Diep Morgan”. “Diep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop huise en die moeilikste Afro-Amerikaners salon in die stad, Sterk’ Saloon. Beide Duncan en Henderson was swart haarkappers, who worked in
Op Desember 3, 1896, drie mans het die Home Office Brewery in St. Louis omstreeks 2:30 namiddag. Kassier Robert Hofferkamp genader die manne. Die mans het rewolwers en vertel Hofferkamp en sy assistent om hul hande te gooi. Die mans het $10,000 uit die kantoor in wat 'n multi-miljoen dollar heist vandag sou wees. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Hoof van Speurders William Desmond het 'n bietjie van 'n raaisel in Januarie 1903, toe hy probeer het om weg te sluip en te trou. Dit was die 45-jarige Desmond se eerste huwelik te wees. Hoof Desmond was Hanna McLaughlin te trou, die dogter van 'n plaaslike bouer. Die egpaar was wittebrood in Suid-Kalifornië voor sy terugkeer na St. Louis