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 minn rivali mibegħda

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Omm Tistqarr lill-Kap Desmond

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Fuq tiegħu 17 sena karriera, St. Louis Kap tad-Ditektifs William Desmond ittratta ma 'ħafna membri tal-familja tal-kriminali. Xi membri tal-familja kienu ħżiena jew agħar mill-Kap kriminali Desmond u l-irġiel tiegħu kienu maqfula. Madankollu, ħafna membri tal-familja kienu onesti, nies li jaħdmu iebes, li tħabtu biex jifhmu x’mar ħażin mal-maħbub tagħhom. Kmieni fil-karriera tiegħu

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Il-Bat (1926)

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Roland V. West xtara d-drittijiet u diretti L-Bat (1926), wieħed mill-ewwel “house dlam qodma” misteri għal Artist Uniti 1926. Arthur Edeson kien il-cinematographer kemm dan il-film u The Dark House Old (1932), li jaqsmu elementi espressjonista simili. Iż-żewġ films huma stabbiliti fl mansions kbar, which have seen better days. The key to the

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Ketchel Isalva lilu nnifsu

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Ġunju 10, 1910, Iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing tal-Piż medju Stanley Ketchel ġġieled l-aħħar ġlieda tiegħu kontra Jim Smith, li ma kienx imħabbar. Ketchel neħħiet id-diviżjoni tal-piż medju, għalhekk promoturi tal-boxing tħabtu biex isibu kompetizzjoni xierqa għal Ketchel. At only 24 sena, Ketchel għex iebes u ġġieled kontinwament u kkawża tkissir bikri ta 'ġismu. Wara l-ġlieda kontra Smith, Ketchel maħsub biex

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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F.W. Johannpeter u 1883 Inċident tal-Bar

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) kien it-tieni nannu kbir tiegħi min-naħa ta ’ommi. Miet 4 xhur qabel it-twelid ta ’neputi, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Peress li miet qabel ma twieled in-nannu, Kelli informazzjoni limitata ħafna fuqu, meta bdejt nirriċerka l-istorja tal-familja. In-nannu ma kellu l-ebda storja verbali

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