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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Isinulat ni ko dati tungkol sa isang insidente kung saan ang isang detektib sarhento para sa St. Louis Police kinunan sa panahon ng isang pagtatangkang nakawan. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis kasaysayan, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue ay ang tahanan ng Sgt. Hari sa
Sa isang malamig na gabi sa Enero 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. Louis Police tiktik sarhento James Martin Hari ay naglalakad sa kanyang tahanan sa 4973 Lotus Avenue sa pamamagitan ng 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) sa Disyembre 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
Sa Huwebes, Hunyo 12, 1919, Earl Hunter at Charles Bergman, isang parolee at ex-mapatunayang may sala, gaganapin up ang Meramec Trust Company sa ilang sandali pagkatapos na ito binuksan sa 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. Ang sulok ng Virginia Avenue at Meramec Street ay isa sa mga pinaka-abalang mga bloke ng kalye kotse sa lungsod. The robbers had
Chester Gould nilikha ang Dick Tracy comic strip sa 1931. Orihinal na nai-publish sa pamamagitan ng Detroit Metro, strip inilipat sa Chicago Tribune kung saan ito ginawa ang papel at Gould mayaman sa pamamagitan ng syndication. Ito ay lamang ng isang bagay ng oras bago Dick Tracy ginawa ang kanyang debut sa screen pilak. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Aking mga mahusay na lolo Parker ay ang biktima ng isa sa pinakamalaking natural na sakuna na matumbok Cape Girardeau, MO, ang 1949 buhawi. Pindutin Ito ang lungsod sa Sabado, Mayo 21, 1949 sa 06:54 p.m. Sa pamamagitan ng 7:00 gabi, Parker Zimmerman ay patay na sa 74 taong gulang. 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. Nakita niya ang dalawa sa magkapatid na Lewis na pumasok sa garahe sa Ford. Pumasok si Dillon sa garahe
Before Friday, Abril 7, 1916, was over, the Lewis brothers would kill two St. Opisyal Louis Police, John McKenna and William Dillon. McKenna was the first to fall, when he interrupted the brothers attempts to steal wire, isang mahalagang kalakal noong Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder. Ang St. Louis Police Department assigned
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) ay adaptasyon ng isa sa mga nobelang Ellery Queen. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. Sa ganitong film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Oo naman, hindi sila matagal sa kanilang