Pinkertons Capture William Rudolph

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Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the

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Шерлок Холмс перед лицем смерті (1943)

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Шерлок Холмс перед лицем смерті (1943) за мотивами Пригоді Масгрейв Ритуалу. Розповідь був опублікований в The Strand Magazine у ​​травні 1893. Пізніше він був складений у спогадах Шерлока Холмса. В історії, Масгрейв Особняк провів секрет, що навіть його жителі не знали,. This film follows the same plot line

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Lt. Sidney Sears Shot

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Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 років, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Департамент Louis поліції. У 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Кейт Шопен, дочка видатного французького сім'ї і в той час місцеві автора, звалився на St. Луїс 1904 Всесвітня виставка серпня 20, 1904. Мадам Шопен був тільки 54 років і переніс крововилив в мозок або аневризму. Вона померла в своєму будинку на McPherson авеню серпня 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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Muldoon Fails to Throw Sorakichi 5 Times

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Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Оскільки вболівальники вважали лише Кларенса Вістлера достатньо вправним, щоб справді загрожувати його правлінню, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Травень 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, хто

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Дік Трейсі зустрівся Важко (1947)

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Дік Трейсі зустрівся Важко (1947) is the final entry in “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch

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William Desmond Passes Away

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У вівторок, Липень 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Молодший. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890

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Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)

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When Twentieth Century-Fox decided to drop the Charlie Chan series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler purchased the rights to the series and took it to Monogram Pictures. After making 11 films with Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler would make 11 Charlie Chan films with Monogram Pictures. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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