Jem Mace Battles Joe Coburn

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 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

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Jack Shea Finally Does Time

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On August 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

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Johnny Reagan Dies in St. Louis

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Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

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Hack Accuses Americans of Faking

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When “ລັດ​ເຊຍ​ຊ້າງ” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, ເປັນ​ທີ່​ຮູ້​ຈັກ​ເປັນ “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

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Wabash Safe Burglary

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On a chilly night, ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 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

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Chief Desmond Driven From Office

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“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, St ໄດ້. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 ປີ. 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

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. ມີພຽງແຕ່ຜູ້ຊາຍຄົນດຽວທີ່ທ້າທາຍ Muldoon ຢ່າງຮຸນແຮງໃນລະຫວ່າງການປົກຄອງຂອງລາວ. Clarence Whistler ນໍ້າໜັກ 165 ປອນໄດ້ໃຫ້ຄວາມທ້າທາຍທີ່ຍາກທີ່ສຸດຂອງລາວແກ່ Muldoon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 1, 1883 in San Francisco, ຄາລິຟໍເນຍໃນຫນຶ່ງໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຫຼາຍຂອງພວກເຂົາ. William Muldoon ແມ່ນເກືອບຫົວສູງແລະນ້ໍາຫນັກ

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Charlie Chan ຢູ່​ທີ່​ພິ​ພິ​ທະ​ພັນ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ (1940)

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Charlie Chan ຢູ່​ທີ່​ພິ​ພິ​ທະ​ພັນ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ (1940) ນໍາ​ສະ​ແດງ​ໂດຍ Sidney ຄວາມ​ທົນ​ທານ​ຕໍ່​ເປັນ Charlie ຈັນ​ເປັນ favorite ຂອງ​ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ຮູບ​ເງົາ Charlie Chan. Charlie Chan ແມ່ນ​ການ​ຊອກ​ຫາ​ສໍາ​ລັບ murderer ໃນ​ພິ​ພິ​ທະ​ພັນ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ​ໄດ້. ພິ​ພິ​ທະ​ພັນ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ​ທີ່​ມີ​ຫນ້າ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ການ​ເຈັບ​ພລາ​ສ​ຕິກ, ການ​ປ່ຽນ​ແປງ​ຮູບ​ລັກ​ສະ​ນະ​ຂອງ​ຄະ​ດີ​ອາ​ຍາ​ຕ້ອງ​ການ​ຢາກ​ໄດ້​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ລາ​ຄາ. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also

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Fred Beell Unimpressive in 1903

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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 ນາ​ທີ. Beell ຊະນະ

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“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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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

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