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En diciembre 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. After
En la segunda película superviviente de Sherlock Holmes. (enlace de afiliado) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dos delincuentes han escapado de la cárcel. Ellos están tratando de vengarse de los hombres, quien traicionó uno de los criminales, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls dijo a dos de los guardias de la prisión en la que una gran fortuna se oculta. The wardens find the treasure, tener un
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,
A finales 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 “Agricultor” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Sin embargo, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Por 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
Como he escrito en varios posts, los mejores boxeadores de peso pesado entre 1900 y 1919 ¿Fueron los boxeadores afroamericanos obligados a luchar entre sí por el “Campeonato de colores”. Incluso después de que el gran Jack Johnson finalmente rompió la línea de color y ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado., solo defendería el título contra contendientes blancos. Como resultado, los retadores más duros
También conocido en El Cardenal Dormir, Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Fatal (1931) es la primera película de Sherlock Holmes protagonizada por Arthur Wontner en el papel principal. La película trata de un hombre joven, quien ha estado engañando en el puente para recuperar su riqueza perdida. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
En noviembre 10, 1924, Sra.. AW. Stickney estaba dejando el St.. club de campo luis, cuando fue abordada por dos hombres afroamericanos. El hombre de piel más clara le dijo a la Sra.. Stickney para entregar sus joyas o se las quitaría. Fearing for her safety, Sra.. Stickney le entregó al hombre sus joyas., valorado en $17,000.00, y $85.00 in cash. Sra..
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