Hack and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

Džordžs-Hakenšmits-pozē

At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, nolēma izņemt daļu cietes no saviem izaicinājumiem, saskaņojot tos

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Frankie Darro Īrijas Luck (1939)

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Frankie Darro un Mantan Moreland tika pārī kopā pirmo reizi šajā starptautiskajā Īrniekiem, Ltd (Monogramma Pictures) filma, Īrijas Luck (1939). Filmā (filiāli saite), Frankie Darro spēles “Buzzy” O'Brien, Viesnīca bagāžas, bet Mantan Moreland ir Jefferson, Viesnīca porteris. “Buzzy’s” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” vēlas būt

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

džeks Džonsons

After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Pie 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper unravels naudas pārvedumu zādzības,en

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Initially, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis policijas pārvalde. When the bank association turned over the

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Marie H. “Mazulis” Johannpēters Kimkers

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Tēvocis Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

Hanna Maklauglina

Janvārī 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Tomēr, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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