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Den December 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Efter
I den anden overlevende Sherlock Holmes-film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, to forbrydere er flygtet fængsel. De søger at hævne på de mænd, der dobbelt krydsede en af de kriminelle, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls fortalte to af vagterne i hans fængsel, hvor en stor formue blev skjult. The wardens find the treasure, har en
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
I slutningen af 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Men, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Ved 1902, George
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Som jeg har skrevet i flere indlæg, de bedste sværvægtsboksere imellem 1900 og 1919 blev de afroamerikanske boksere tvunget til at kæmpe mod hinanden for “Farvede Mesterskab”. Selv efter at den store Jack Johnson endelig brød farvelinjen og vandt World Heavyweight Championship, han ville kun forsvare titlen mod hvide kandidater. As a result, de hårdeste udfordrere
Også kendt på The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) er den første Sherlock Holmes film stjernespækket Arthur Wontner i titelrollen. Filmen omhandler en ung mand, der har været snyd på broen for at genvinde sin tabte formue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
På November 10, 1924, Fru. A.W. Stickney forlod St. Louis Country Club, da hun blev opsøgt af to afroamerikanske mænd. Den lysere hud fortalte Mrs. Stickney til at vende hendes juveler, ellers ville han tage dem fra hende. Fearing for her safety, Fru. Stickney rakte manden hendes smykker, vurderet til $17,000.00, og $85.00 in cash. Fru.
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a