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 “亞歷克斯” 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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Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape

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On the morning of Wednesday, 七月 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. 斯波爾丁公佈監獄囚犯在保持筆等待一個剛剛逃脫,,en,雖然大多數法院成員坐在目瞪口呆,,en,那個老人,,en,與繩梯的平面,,en. While most of the members of court sat stunned, 偵探比利·德斯蒙德跳了起來,衝出法庭的,,en,這位28歲的偵探跑到筆的時候正好看到兩條腿懸在孔,,en,當其他囚犯逃脫,,en,德斯蒙德抓起一條腿,,en,說過,,en,回到這來,,en,有力地拖著該男子回筆,,en,德斯蒙德低下頭去看臭名昭著聖路易斯賊精讀弗利,,en,當弗利實現德斯蒙德是抱著他的腿,,en,他投降,,en,弗利迅速查明逃犯威廉·克拉克,,en.

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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)

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十二月 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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聖. 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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