Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Tammikuu

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. Sisään 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around

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Charlie Chan Shanghai Chest (1948)

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In Shanghai Chest (1948), Tarkastaja Charlie Chan on ratkaistava kolme murhaa. Kussakin murhapaikalle, Poliisi löytää kuolleen miehen sormenjälkiä. Charlie Chan on ratkaistava sekä murhat ja mysteeri sormenjälkien. Allied Artists julkaisi tämän nautittavaa elokuva heinäkuuta 11, 1948. Elokuva avautuu tuomarin Armstrongin talo jossa murtovaras vaanii ympärillä. The burglar murders

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Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

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Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. Tässä elokuvassa, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. Hänen prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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Tammikuu 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Kuitenkin, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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