Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
In de late jaren 1990, mijn grootvader, Gilbert Ellis, woonde bij mijn tante Maureen en oom Dale. Ze hadden besloten om een grote garage / schuur geïnstalleerd, dus opa en mijn oom een workshop zou hebben. Ze hadden de schuur gemonteerd en bezig een lokale elektrische bedrijf om elektriciteit rennen naar de workshop. 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’
On 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. Toen de trein dichtbij kwam
De Canarische Murder Case (1929) werd oorspronkelijk neergeschoten als een stomme film. Echter, de Paramount Studio executive vond het beter als een sprekende foto zou zijn. De studio vertraagde de release totdat ze geluid zou kunnen toevoegen aan de film. De toevoeging van geluid was niet zonder zijn uitdagingen. Helaas, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
On 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. Ze stuurden hem naar een asiel in Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “Een” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Op augustus 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
Op 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
Op december 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 Chief of Detectives William Desmond creëerde een beetje een mysterie in januari 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. Het was aan het eerste huwelijk van de 45-jarige Desmond's zijn. Chief Desmond zou trouwen Hannah McLaughlin, de dochter van een lokale aannemer. Het echtpaar was op huwelijksreis in Zuid-Californië alvorens terug te keren naar St. Louis