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 “אַלעקס” אַבערג. 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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דיק טרייסי, דעטעקטיוו (1945)

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רקאָ פּיקטורעס געבראכט די דיק טרייסי קאָמיש פּאַס כאַראַקטער צו די גרויס פאַרשטעלן אויף דעצעמבער 1, 1945. בשעת די פילם איז באשטימט אַ “ב” פילם מענט צו זיין ערשטער אויף די טאָפּל רעכענונג, עס נאָך וואָלט האָבן שוין פון אינטערעס צו די פילע פאַנס פון די פאָלקס קאָמיקער פּאַס. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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151 סט. Louisians Wed on Thanksgiving

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די מאַזעראַ רעקאָרד פֿאַר ישוינג חתונה לייסאַנסיז אין איין טאָג איז געווען צעבראכן אויף מיטוואך, נאָוועמבער 23, 1904 דורך 151 קאַפּאַלז אין סט. לוי, וואס געוואלט צו בונד די פּעקל אויף טהאַנקסגיווינג טאָג 1904. די פריערדיקע איין טאָג רעקאָרד איז געווען 117 קאַפּאַלז שטעלן אין סט. לוי פריערדיק צו טהאַנקסגיווינג 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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אויף מאי 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. דעם פילם (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, יולי 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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אין 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. אָבער, 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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די דינסטאג אָוונט, פעברואַר 18, 1919, אויסגאבע פון ​​די סט. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. אַווער אַז אַ שאָפּליפטינג רינג איז ארבעטן אַ פּאָר פון די היגע צירונג סטאָרז, די סט. 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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אויף דעצעמבער 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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סט. 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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