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På November 30, 1871, en stor skara män gick ombord på tio järnvägsvagnar på New Orleans, Mobil och Texas järnväg när den stannade på Canal Street i New Orleans, Louisiana. Tåget fortsatte till Montgomery Station nära Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, där folkmassan lämnade regnet och tog sig in i skogen. En så udda procession
På Augusti 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 var en viktig fighter i St. Louis boxningsscen under det första decenniet av 1900-talet. Ursprungligen från Brooklyn, Reagan flyttade till St. Louis ska träna under Jack McKenna. McKenna baserade sin operation från St. Louis, där hans fighter främst stred vid St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan var en stigande bantamviktare på den tiden
När “Den ryska Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, känd som “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, 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, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 år. 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
Den kraftfulla William Muldoon ansågs oövervinnerlig som grekisk-romersk World Wrestling Champion. Endast en man utmanade Muldoon på allvar under hans dominerande regeringstid. Den 165 pund tunga Clarence Whistler gav Muldoon konsekvent sina tuffaste utmaningar. Muldoon och Whistler träffades på torsdagen, November 1, 1883 i San Francisco, Kalifornien i en av sina flera matcher. William Muldoon var nästan ett huvud längre och vägde
Charlie Chan på vaxmuseum (1940) starring Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan är min favorit Charlie Chan-film. Charlie Chan söker efter en mördare i ett vax museum. Vaxet museum är en front för en plastikkirurg, som ändrar utseendet på efterlysta brottslingar till ett pris. Kirurgen Dr. Kräm, 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 minuter. Beell vann
Joe Acton var en av Englands bästa brottare under 1800-talet. 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