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Pada November 30, 1871, sekelompok besar pria menaiki sepuluh gerbong di New Orleans, Kereta api Mobile dan Texas saat berhenti di Canal Street di New Orleans, Louisiana. Kereta melanjutkan perjalanan ke Stasiun Montgomery dekat Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, dimana kerumunan meninggalkan hujan dan berjalan menuju hutan. Prosesi yang aneh
Pada Agustus 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 adalah seorang pejuang penting di St. Louis. Adegan tinju Louis selama dekade pertama abad ke-20. Berasal dari Brooklyn, Reagan pindah ke St. Louis akan berlatih di bawah bimbingan Jack McKenna. McKenna mendasarkan operasinya di St. Louis, tempat pejuangnya bertempur di St. Louis’ Klub Ujung Barat. Reagan adalah petinju kelas bantam yang sedang naik daun pada saat itu
When “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, dikenal sebagai “Terjangan” 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, Januari 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. 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 words, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 tahun. 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. Hanya satu orang yang secara serius menantang Muldoon pada masa pemerintahannya yang dominan. Clarence Whistler seberat 165 pon secara konsisten memberikan tantangan terberatnya kepada Muldoon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California dalam salah satu dari beberapa pertandingan mereka. William Muldoon hampir satu kepala lebih tinggi dan beratnya
Charlie Chan di Museum Wax (1940) dibintangi Sidney Toler sebagai Charlie Chan adalah film yang favorit saya Charlie Chan. Charlie Chan sedang mencari seorang pembunuh di museum lilin. Museum lilin adalah sebuah front untuk dokter bedah plastik, yang mengubah tampilan penjahat ingin untuk harga. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, juga
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 menit. Beell memenangkannya
Joe Acton adalah salah satu pegulat terbaik Inggris pada abad ke-19. 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