Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about the history of St. Ludvig, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
1990-luvun lopulla, isoisäni, Gilbert Ellis, asui tätini Maureen ja Uncle Dale. He olivat päättäneet olla suuri autotalli / aitta asennettu, niin Isoisä ja setäni olisi työpaja. Heillä oli karistanut koottu ja harjoittavat paikallisen sähköyhtiön ajaa sähköä työpaja. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
Sisään 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Ludvig’ 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. Ludvig’
Syyskuun 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Ludvig. 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. Kun juna lähestyi
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Kuitenkin, 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. Valitettavasti, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
Syyskuun 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. He lähettivät hänet Washingtonin turvapaikkaan
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone palaa Holmesin roolissa 11:ssä neljästätoista kierroksesta englantilaisen salamiehenä. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” elokuva. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Niiden jälkeen
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. Ludvig, 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
Lokakuun 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
Joulukuun 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
St. Louis päällikkö Etsivä William Desmond loi hieman mysteeri tammikuussa 1903, kun hän yritti livahtaa pois ja mennä naimisiin. Sen oli tarkoitus olla 45-vuotiaan Desmond ensimmäinen avioliitto. Chief Desmond oli naimisiin Hannah McLaughlin, tytär paikallinen rakentaja. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Ludvig