Wabash Safe Burglary

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On a chilly night, Јануари 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 изутрина. Sgt. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night

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Chief Desmond Driven From Office

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“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, Ст. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 години. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed

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Чарли Чен на восочен музеј (1940)

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Чарли Чен на восочен музеј (1940) глуми Сидни TOLER како Чарли Чан е мојот омилен Чарли Чен филм. Чарли Чен е во потрага по убиецот во восочен музеј. Музејот восок е фронт за пластичен хирург, кои го менува изгледот на сакав криминалци за цена. Хирургот д-р. Крем, played by C. Хенри Гордон, also

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Fred Beell Unimpressive in 1903

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Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 минути. Beell won the

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“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of

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Корнелиус О’Кефе го запира провалникот

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Cornelius O’Keefe earned a reputation as a tough police officer during his career with the St. Луис полициска станица. He would need all that toughness on the morning of January 6, 1911, when a burglar entered the boarding house, where O’Keefe lived and tried to steal several items including O’Keefe’s pants. O’Keefe had just woken up and was getting ready

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St. Louis Wrestler Surprises Gotch

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Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Со 1904 или 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,

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The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

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Од јануари 10, 1940, Rowland V. Lee released his low-budget feature film The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) through United Artists. Rowland V. Lee started directing films in 1920 and would make 59 films before retiring in 1945. Во овој филм, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the

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Питер Џексон се бори со Френк Славин

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Во понеделник, Мај 30, 1892, големиот Питер Џексон боксираше меч со ракавици со поранешниот штитеник Френк Славин. И двајцата живееле и се бореле во Австралија, иако интересот на обожавателите го натера Џексон да го обиколи светот за да ги искористи финансиските можности во САД и Англија. Како во Австралија, Џексон често наоѓаше бели боксери кои не се подготвени да се борат со него. Малкумина

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