Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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On Thursday, Јануар 23, 1902, Свети. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. Лоуис’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 милион долара. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Лоуис. Он

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110 Couples Wed on Thanksgiving 1902

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У среду, Новембар 26, 1902, 110 couples arrived at the St. Louis Marriage License Bureau to be officially married on Thanksgiving. The 110 couples broke the previous record set in 1901. This record would also only stand for one year until 1903. Beginning at 9 сати пре подне. and continuing until 5 после подне, Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers

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About Leg Locks

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I recently watched the Eddie Bravo Invitational 13: The Lightweights, where über talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gary Tonan defended his title. I enjoy the EBIs more than most of the other non-UFC events on UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship subscription streaming service. Tonan is famous for his leg locks but I noticed most of the competitors were

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Фармер” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 фунти. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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Вампире Бат (1933) is a genre bending film (аффилиате линк) starring Lionel Atwill. Привидно, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, кратки филм требало да буде предјело за главни филм на дуплом рачун. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines

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Metropolis (1927)

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On January 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (аффилиате линк). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (ИМДБ), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning

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Boss Butler and the St. Louis Machine

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When it comes to machine politics and organized crime, Kansas City has always outshone St. Лоуис. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City was also home to several high-profile gangland shootings. Свети. Лоуис’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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