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Sou Novanm 30, 1871, yon gwo foul moun te monte dis machin tren sou New Orleans, Mobil ak Texas ray tren jan li te kanpe sou Canal Street nan New Orleans, Louisiana. Tren an te kontinye ale nan Montgomery Station toupre Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kote foul moun yo kite lapli a epi yo fè wout yo nan Woods yo. Yon pwosesyon enpè konsa
Sou Out 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 a.m. 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
Johnny Reagan te yon konbatan enpòtan nan St. Louis sèn boksè pandan premye deseni 20yèm syèk la. Orijinal soti nan Brooklyn, Reagan demenaje ale rete nan St. Louis antrene anba Jack McKenna. McKenna te baze operasyon li soti nan St. Louis, kote avyon de gè li prensipalman te goumen nan St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan te yon kob k ap monte nan moman an
When “Lion Ris la” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, li te ye tankou “Hack” 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, Janvye 9, 1915, Sèjan. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Sèjan. 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 Mo, St a. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 ane. 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
Pwisan William Muldoon a te konsidere kòm irézistibl kòm greko-Women Mondyal Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon ak Whistler te rankontre nan Jedi, Novanm 1, 1883 nan San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax museum. 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 minit. Beell won the
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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