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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Të hënën, Dhjetor 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film in 1936. The film opens during Christmas 1940 in Everytown (obviously London) right before the outbreak of war. The war lasts almost thirty years before “the Airmen” led by John Cabal, a former resident of Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in one of my favorite holiday films, Babe in Toyland (lidhje Filialin) ose Marshi i Ushtarëve prej Druri (1934). It is normally shown around Thanksgiving. This film features Stan Laurel as Stannie Dum and Oliver Hardy as Ollie Dee, who are trying to help Mother Peep, the little old women in the shoe. Barnaby, the wicked
Të Mosblechs kemi familje shumë të mëdha si rregull. Stërgjyshi im Eduard Mosblech ishte një nga dymbëdhjetë fëmijë. Eduard pati katërmbëdhjetë fëmijë dhe vëllezërit e tij kishte dymbëdhjetë dhe të trembëdhjetë fëmijët përkatësisht. Ndërsa unë nuk kam qenë në gjendje për të verifikuar madhësinë e dy familjeve të tjera, both Mom and I remember it the same way. Grandma Ellis had
Theodore Roosevelt bërë një vendim fatal për ditën e zgjedhjeve 1904. Ai njoftoi pasi u zgjodh në Presidencën në të drejtën e tij, pasi u ngritur në zyrën e me vrasjen e William McKinley se ai nuk do të kandidojë për një mandat tjetër në 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.
Të premten, Tetor 21, 1904, një nga tragjeditë më të mëdha në St. Historia Louis Policia ka ndodhur kur dy grabitës tren dhe tre St. Detectives Louis Policisë vdiqën në një shkëmbim zjarri. Shkëmbim zjarri ka ndodhur në një dhomë të vogël hoteli në Rruga me Pisha. Dy ditë më vonë të dielën, Tetor 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at
During April 1885, St. Louis experienced one of its most sensational murders. Two English travelers had checked into the Southern Hotel in early April 1885. C. Arthur Preller and H. M. Brooks, who was going by the alias of Dr. Maxwell, appeared to be very friendly. Although they had separate rooms, they often stayed in the same room together. Në
Të hënën, Mars 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, një 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Oficeri Thomas Meagher vëzhgoi Sullivan dhe Harry Davis duke ecur pranë Olive
Charlie Chan në Treasure Island (1939) është Twentieth Century-Fox tretë film starring Sidney tolerancës si Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, luajtur nga Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul Essex, played
Të shtunën, Mars 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran and the detectives