Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. Amazingly, their victims were young and attractive

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Passport to Suez (1943)

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Em agosto 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. However, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Santo Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Sherlock Holmes ea Voz do Terror

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Sherlock Holmes ea Voz do Terror (1942) é o primeiro de doze filmes de Sherlock Holmes feitas pela Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone e Nigel Bruce reprisar seus papéis como Sherlock Holmes e Dr.. Watson, respectivamente. Universal set da série na década de 1940, apesar do facto de que a literatura Sherlock Holmes estava 60 anos de idade em 1914. Em um bom negócio

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Em setembro de 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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Sidney Toler em The Trap (1946)

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The Trap (1946) é o último filme estrelado por Charlie Chan Sidney Toler como Inspector Chan. O onze de onze filmes Charlie Chan que Toler feito para Monogram Pictures, que marca o retorno de Victor Sen Yung como “Não. 2 Filho Jimmy”. Toler foi mortalmente doente durante as filmagens, assim Jimmy e Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle most of

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