אוון “החונק” לואיס הזמין

אוון-חונק-לואיס-ספר-כיס-כיסוי

I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. בחודש ינואר 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “לחנוק Sorakichi כדי

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לואיז ברוקס בהקנריים הרצח קייס (1929)

כנרית-מקרה-רצח

The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. אולם, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. למרבה הצער, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, היה

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

טום-סיירס

For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, כשהם עצרו בבית

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הראשי דזמונד חטיף זוג המכנסיים

דזמונד-1904-גבורות

William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. ביום שני, אוקטובר 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets

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Big יד ימינו של סם המקווים

סם-McVey-1914

Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Officer and Deputy Confront Violent Man

זקן-STL-משטרה-תג

On August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. לואיס, מיזורי. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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רצח במהלך ניו יורק (1940)

סידני-סובל-צ'רלי-צ'אן

רצח במהלך ניו יורק (1940) הוא אחד מהמהדורות המאוחרות יותר של סדרת צ'רלי צ'אן להפקות פוקס המאה העשרים. בסרט זה, מפקח צ'אן מסייע לידידו הוותיק מסקוטלנד יארד, המפקח דרייק, find a group of saboteurs. The spies intend to sabotage some test air craft in New York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads

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Toughest Saloon on Deep Morgan

סיור-ג'יימס-בראדי

באוקטובר 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in

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Detective Chief Nabs Desperate Robbers

דזמונד-1904-גבורות

בדצמבר 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and

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