St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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Sa Monday, Marso 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, isang 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Pataga” sa St. Louis during the 1904 Patas mundo. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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Sa Sabado, Marso 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran at ang mga detective

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Mukha lalaking usa ng Beats Up Johnson ng kamao

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Pagkatapos 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Pumasok din siya bilang isa sa

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Magnanakaw Tumutulong sa catch killer

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H. H. Holmes was America’s first known serial killer in the modern definition of the word. Holmes operated “the Murder Castle”, a Chicago hotel during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Holmes would eventually be convicted of sixteen murders but may have murdered more than 100 people during his operation of the hotel. What is less well known is that St.

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Sine-save ang Huling Sayaw para sa Tam

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Nakilala ko ang aking asawa sa kasal ng aking kapatid na babae ni noong Setyembre 1995. Ako ay kilala bilang Tam matalik na kaibigan ang aking maliit na kapatid na babae para sa 10 taon ngunit ako ay hindi talaga makita ang kanyang bilang ang babae siya ay naging hanggang sa araw na ito sa huling bahagi ng Septiyembre. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Charlie Chan sa kayamanan Island (1939)

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Charlie Chan sa kayamanan Island (1939) ang pangatlong pandalawampu-Century Fox film paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, naglaro sa pamamagitan ng Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul Essex, played

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Ang Way sa Live sa Kalusugan at Lakas

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Ang Way sa Live sa Kalusugan at Lakas (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his

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Amateur Sleuth Catches Dynamitards

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Sunday morning, Agosto 12, 1900, St. Louis Police arrested four former Transit Line streetcar workers for blowing up the Olive Street line on Maryland Avenue between N. Taylor and N. Euclid Avenues on the previous night at 11:00 p.m. Police arrested Maurice Brennan, Fred E. Northway, James Schwartz and James Finnesey. Police found 30 pounds of dynamite and 30 feet

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