Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Paul Pons era uma luta greco-romana campeão francês. Ele era bom o suficiente para dar George Hackenschmidt um funcionamento para seu dinheiro em vários torneios. However, quando ele veio para Chicago em 1900, estava “derrotado” por um lutador local,. As circunstâncias da perda deixam muito a desejar. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Um
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet agredido
Em agosto 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
RKO Pictures trouxe o personagem de quadrinhos Dick Tracy para a tela grande em dezembro 1, 1945. Enquanto a película é, definitivamente, um “B” filme feito para ser o primeiro a tocar duas vezes, ele ainda teria sido de interesse para os muitos fãs da história em quadrinhos populares. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anos, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance attended a dog show with Coe and his
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Em 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, quando Mélia
Charlie Chan no Panamá (1940) estrelado por Sidney Toler como Inspector Charlie Chan. Neste filme, Inspector Chan está na trilha do espião Riner. Riner pretende realizar um ato de sabotagem, quando a frota americana passa através do canal. Inspector Chan experimenta uma situação inusitada, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Gene” Agosto Johannpeter nasceu em maio 20, 1908, a Júlio e Bertha Johannpeter. Ele era o segundo filho do tio Jules e Aunt Bertha. Seu irmão mais velho era Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., que voou pelo correio fora de Lambert campo juntamente com Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” era sete anos mais velho do que Gene. Meu avô, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Na quinta-feira, Janeiro 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, um de São. Louis’ homens mais ricos, imóveis residenciais de propriedade e outros ativos avaliados em 2 milhão de dólares. Cooper aspirava a ser o maior proprietário do imóvel em St. Louis. Ele