Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misūris, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Per 1990-ųjų pabaigoje, mano senelis, Gilbertas Ellis, gyveno su mano teta ir dėdė Maureen Dale. Jie nusprendė, kad didelis garažas / Angaras įrengtas, taip senelis ir dėdė būtų seminarą. Jie turėjo patalpų surinkta ir užsiima vietos elektros kompanijai paleisti elektros seminaro. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
Į 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’
Rugsėjo 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. When the train got close
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Tačiau, 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. Deja, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
Rugsėjo 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Bazilikas Rathbone'as grįžta kaip Holmsas per vienuoliktą iš keturiolikos posūkių kaip angliškas slapyvardis. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” filmas. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Po jų
Rugpjūčio 31, 1901, Naktinis sargas Williamas Doherty atrado Willis Garner burglarizing apie Schickle biurą, Harrison ir Howardas Geležis Įmonės metu 912 S. Dvyliktoji Gatvė St. Louis, Misūris. Geležies įmonėje dirbo Garner, kas išmetė plaktukas ne Doherty galvos. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Spalio 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
Gruodžio 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 viršininkas Detektyvai Williamas Desmondas sukūrė paslaptis tiek sausį 1903, kai jis bandė pasprukti ir susituokti. Tai turėjo būti 45-metų Desmond pirmoji santuoka. Vyriausiasis Desmondas buvo tuoktis Hannah McLaughlin, vietinės statybininkas dukra. Pora buvo medaus mėnesį Pietų Kalifornijoje prieš grįžtant į St. Louis