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Fuq Novembru 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
Fuq Awissu 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 kien ġellied importanti fis-St. Louis boxing xena matul l-ewwel deċennju tas-Seklu 20. Oriġinarjament minn Brooklyn, Reagan mar jgħix St. Louis biex jitħarreġ taħt Jack McKenna. McKenna bbaża l-operat tiegħu minn St. Louis, fejn il-ġellieda tiegħu ġġieled primarjament f’St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan kien piż bantam li qed jogħlew dak iż-żmien
When “Il-Lion Russu” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, magħruf bħala “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, Jannar 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, San. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 snin. 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. Raġel wieħed biss sfida serjament lil Muldoon matul ir-renju dominanti tiegħu. Clarence Whistler ta’ 165 libbra konsistentement ta lil Muldoon l-aktar sfidi iebsa tiegħu. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novembru 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California f’waħda mid-diversi logħbiet tagħhom. William Muldoon kien kważi ras aktar għoli u miżun
Charlie Chan fil-Mużew Wax (1940) starring Sidney TOLER bħala Charlie Chan huwa favorit film Charlie Chan tiegħi. Charlie Chan huwa tiftix għal assassini fil-mużew xama. Il-mużew xama hija fuq quddiem għal kirurgu tal-plastik, li bidliet l-apparenza tal-kriminali mfittxija għal prezz. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, wkoll
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 minuti. Beell rebaħ il-
Joe Acton kien wieħed mill-aqwa lottaturi tal-Ingilterra matul is-Seklu 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