Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Canhão

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Em agosto 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis conheceu o Wrestling campeão britânico Tom canhão em Cincinnati, Ohio. Durante a era da luta legítima, outros lutadores temia o poderoso Lewis por causa de seu domínio. Lewis empregou uma estrangulamento arterial carótida conhecido como mata-leão no Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Air Pioneer

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My grandfather’s first cousin, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, was one of St. Louis’ airplane pioneers. Julius, who was known in the family as “Punks”, joined the Air National Guard in the mid-1920s. He would be commissioned as a Lieutenant. Julius flew planes for both the military and civilian air corps. Most of the men in his unit, which included Charles

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William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery

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Durante a última semana de dezembro 1902, William Rudolph, um mineiro recentemente retornou ao Condado de Franklin, e George Collins roubado do Banco União, em União, MO. Roubaram-lo durante a noite, quando ninguém estava presente por explodir o cofre. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff

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Chefe Desmond descobre Murder,en

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On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. St. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Tiroteio no Lindell Boulevard

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Na quarta-feira, Janeiro 10, 1900, St. O policial de Louis, Paul Girard, estava parado na esquina da S. Avenida Taylor e Lindell, quando ele viu um homem pular do segundo andar de 4511 Avenida Lindell. Ciente dos recentes assaltos no rico bairro de Central West End, Girard se aproximou do homem. Quando o homem manco viu Girard, ele correu em direção a S.

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Zbyszko “Wins” World Title in 1921

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Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 do odiado rival

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Mãe confessa ao chefe Desmond

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Acima dele 17 ano de carreira, St. Louis, chefe dos detetives, William Desmond, lidou com muitos familiares de criminosos. Alguns membros da família eram tão ruins ou piores do que o criminoso que o chefe Desmond e seus homens prenderam. However, muitos membros da família foram honestos, pessoas trabalhadoras, que lutaram para entender o que deu errado com seu ente querido. No início de sua carreira

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Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape

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On the morning of Wednesday, Julho 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. Ocidente comprou os direitos e dirigiu The Bat (1926), um dos primeiros “velha casa escura” mistérios para United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson foi o diretor de fotografia, tanto para este filme e The Old Dark Casa (1932), que compartilham elementos expressionistas semelhantes. Ambos os filmes são definidas em grandes mansões, which have seen better days. The key to the

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