Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Katika miaka ya 1990, my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, was living with my Aunt Maureen and Uncle Dale. They had decided to have a large garage/shed installed, so Grandpa and my uncle would have a workshop. They had the shed assembled and engaged a local electrical company to run electricity to the 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. Treni ilipokaribia
Uchunguzi Canary Mauaji (1929) awali ilikuwa risasi kama filamu kimya. Hata hivyo, Mtendaji mkubwa Studio walidhani itakuwa bora kama picha kuzungumza. studio kuchelewa kutolewa mpaka wao inaweza kuongeza sauti na filamu. Aidha ya sauti haikuwa changamoto zake. Kwa bahati mbaya, moja ya nyota kuu ya filamu, Louise Brooks, alikuwa
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. Walimpeleka kwenye hifadhi ya 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 “A” filamu. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Juu ya Agosti 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty aligundua Willis Garner burglarizing ofisi ya Schickle, Harrison na Howard Iron Company katika 912 S. Kumi na mbili Street katika St. Louis, Missouri. kampuni chuma walioajiriwa Garner, ambaye akatupa nyundo kichwani Doherty ya. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Mnamo Oktoba 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
Desemba 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 created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, alipojaribu kutoroka na kuoa. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis