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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
J'ai déjà écrit sur un incident au cours duquel un sergent détective pour la St. Louis de police a été tué lors d'une tentative de vol. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Histoire Louis, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
Par une nuit froide en Janvier 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis police, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Police Department. St. Détective Louis sergent de police James Martin King se rendait à son domicile à 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) sur Décembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
Le jeudi, Juin 12, 1919, Earl Hunter and Charles Bergman, une liberté conditionnelle et ex-détenu, tenue le Trust Company Meramec peu de temps après son ouverture à 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. Le coin de Virginia Avenue et Meramec Street était un des plus fréquentés des blocs de voiture de rue dans la ville. The robbers had
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Mon arrière grand-père Parker a été victime d'une des plus grandes catastrophes naturelles de frapper Cape Girardeau, MO, the 1949 tornade. Il a frappé la ville le samedi, Mai 21, 1949 à 06:54 p.m. Par 7:00 p.m., Parker Zimmerman était mort au 74 ans. I always found my great grandfather interesting because he led such a varied life
William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon believed that the Lewis Brothers, who were auto and wire thieves, were responsible for McKenna’s death. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. He observed two of the Lewis brothers enter the garage in the Ford. Dillon entered the garage
Avant le vendredi, Avril 7, 1916, était plus, les frères Lewis tueraient deux St. Les agents de police Louis, John McKenna et William Dillon. McKenna a été le premier à tomber, quand il a interrompu les frères tente de voler fil, a valuable commodity during World War I. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder. Le St. Louis Police Department assigned
Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935) est une adaptation d'un des romans d'Ellery Queen. Deux cousins, Frédéric Dannay et Manfred Lee, qui a écrit un certain nombre de romans policiers sous le pseudonyme du personnage-titre. Dans ce film, Ellery Queen est de prendre des vacances en Californie avec son ami le juge Macklin. Bien sûr, ils ne sont pas longs dans leur