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От ноември 30, 1871, a large crowd of men boarded ten rail cars on the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad as it stopped on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The train continued on to Montgomery Station near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
На August 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 А.М. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Jack” Shea, who killed St. Louis Police Officer Patrick Doran on November 7, 1881. The gaunt and sickly Shea was no longer the young thug, who executed Doran during a chase after
Джони Рейгън беше важен боец в St. Боксовата сцена на Луис през първото десетилетие на 20-ти век. Първоначално от Бруклин, Рейгън се премества в St. Луис ще тренира под ръководството на Джак Маккена. Маккена основава своята операция от St. Louis, където неговият боец основно се бие при Св. Louis’ Уест Енд Клуб. Рейгън беше във възходяща категория петел по това време
Когато “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, известен като “Хамалски” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
On a chilly night, Януари 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 А.М. Sgt. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 думи, Св. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 години. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Само един човек сериозно предизвика Мълдун по време на доминиращото му управление. 165-килограмовият Кларънс Уислър постоянно поставяше на Мълдун най-трудните му предизвикателства. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Калифорния в един от няколкото им мача. Уилям Мълдун беше почти една глава по-висок и тежеше
Чарли Чан в Музея Wax (1940) с участието на Sidney търпимост като Чарли Чан е любимата ми Чарли Чан филм. Чарли Чан търси убиец в музей восък. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 протокол. Beell won the
Джо Актън беше един от най-добрите борци на Англия през 19-ти век. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of