Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Grudzień 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913)

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation (związek partnerski) of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and

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Główny Desmond Tworzy Tajemnicę własny

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St. Louis szef William Desmond Detektywi tworzony trochę tajemnicy w styczniu 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. To miało być pierwsze małżeństwo przez 45-letniego Desmonda. Główny Desmond był poślubić Hannah McLaughlin, córka lokalnego producenta. Para miała miesiąc miodowy w południowej Kalifornii przed powrotem do St.. Louis

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Chief Desmond Gets a New Assistant

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W poniedziałek, Grudzień 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.

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Terror By Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth (związek partnerski) of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 filmy. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to

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Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Do, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in

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St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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W poniedziałek, Marzec 5, 1900, St. Funkcjonariusze policji Thomas Meagher Louis Thomas Degnan zatrzymanych mężczyzn, którzy obrabowali się East St. Louis Oficer karabinem. Ed Sullivan, a 22 lat przemijające, okradziony East St. Louis Policjant z karabinem, biżuteria i posiadłości pod koniec lutego 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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