Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Dick Tracy, Ντετέκτιβ (1945)

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RKO Pictures έφερε το Dick Tracy κωμικό χαρακτήρα ταινία στη μεγάλη οθόνη τον Δεκέμβριο 1, 1945. Ενώ η ταινία είναι σίγουρα ένα “B” ταινία γραφτό να γίνει για πρώτη φορά στο double bill, και πάλι θα ήταν ενδιαφέρον για τους πολλούς οπαδούς του δημοφιλούς κόμικ. Τσέστερ Γκουλντ δημιούργησε την ταινία τον Οκτώβριο 1931 for the Detroit

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151 St. Louisians Wed on Thanksgiving

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Το ρεκόρ Missouri για την έκδοση αδειών γάμου σε μια μέρα έσπασε την Τετάρτη, Νοέμβριος 23, 1904 με 151 ζευγάρια σε St. Louis, ο οποίος ήθελε να δέσετε τον κόμβο για την Ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών 1904. Το προηγούμενο ρεκόρ μία ημέρα δεν 117 ζευγάρια που καθορίζονται στο St. Louis πριν από την ημέρα των ευχαριστιών 1903. The Justice of the Peace, R.J. Carroll, set up shop in

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Why We Use Canes

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Most self-defense programs are made up of striking or grappling techniques. A few self-defense systems use techniques from both. Striking and grappling techniques can both be effective but sometimes a defender needs an equalizer. Policeman carry night sticks and tasers for this reason. The laws of the United States ban most weapons but one tool legal to carry anywhere is

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Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It

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Τον Μάιο του 17, 1941, Twentieth Century – Fox released the third and last Inspector Hornleigh feature film, Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It. The series blends comedy and crime drama to create a unique product. Gordon Harker plays Inspector Hornleigh, while Alistair Sims reprises his role as Sgt. Bingham. Η ταινία (affiliate link) opens with Inspector Hornleigh dictating his memoirs to

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Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape

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On the morning of Wednesday, Ιούλιος 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.

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Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Louis Robbery

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Σε 1934, Charles ArthurPretty BoyFloyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. Ωστόσο, in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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Η Τρίτη το βράδυ, Φεβρουάριος 18, 1919, Έκδοση του Αγίου. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Γνωρίζοντας ότι ένα δαχτυλίδι κλοπές σε καταστήματα δούλευε ένα ζευγάρι από τα τοπικά καταστήματα κοσμημάτων, το St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)

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Τον Δεκέμβριο 1, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939), the second film in the three film series. Gordon Harker starred as Scotland Yard Inspector Hornleigh. The film opens in Brighton-on-the-Sea, where a storm has kept Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham, played by Alastair Sim, inside for their first few vacation days. Following the rule in

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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