Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)

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When Twentieth Century-Fox decided to drop the Charlie Chan series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler purchased the rights to the series and took it to Monogram Pictures. After making 11 films with Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler would make 11 Charlie Chan films with Monogram Pictures. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Marraskuun 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Ludvig”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Ludvig, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard ja Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louisin arkkihiippakunta vihki kirkon

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Kansainvälinen painiturnaus tapahtui kahdessa vaiheessa touko 19, 1915 ja joulukuussa 31, 1915. Viisikymmentä painijat kilpailisi ensimmäisen vaiheen turnauksen lukien Maailman kreikkalais-roomalaisen Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Toinen erä oli 40 painijat lukien ja tulevina tähti Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. Useiden uhkausten jälkeen

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