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Pada Disember 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
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (link affiliate) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dua penjenayah telah melarikan diri penjara. Mereka sedang mencari untuk membalas dendam ke atas lelaki, yang dua kali melintasi seorang penjenayah, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls memberitahu dua daripada warden penjara beliau di mana kekayaan yang besar disembunyikan. The wardens find the treasure, have a
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,
Pada akhir 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 “Petani” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Walau bagaimanapun, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 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
Seperti yang saya tulis dalam beberapa post, peninju kelas berat terbaik antara 1900 dan 1919 adalah petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa untuk melawan satu sama lain untuk “Kejohanan Berwarna”. Walaupun selepas Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya memecahkan garis warna dan memenangi Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelaran menentang pencabar kulit putih. Akibatnya, pencabar paling sukar
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. The film concerns a young man, who has been cheating at bridge to regain his lost wealth. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Pada November 10, 1924, Puan. A.W. Stickney telah meninggalkan St. Kelab Desa Louis, apabila dia didatangi oleh dua lelaki Afrika-Amerika. Lelaki berkulit cerah itu memberitahu Mrs. Stickney untuk menyerahkan permatanya atau dia akan mengambilnya daripadanya. Fearing for her safety, Puan. Stickney menghulurkan perhiasannya kepada lelaki itu, bernilai pada $17,000.00, dan $85.00 in cash. Puan.
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