Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Νοέμβριος 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Η ισπανική Cape Mystery (1935)

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Η ισπανική Cape Mystery (1935) είναι μια προσαρμογή ενός από τα μυθιστορήματα των Ellery Queen. Δύο ξαδέλφια, Frederic Dannay και Manfred Lee, ο οποίος έγραψε μια σειρά αστυνομικών μυθιστορημάτων με το ψευδώνυμο του χαρακτήρα τίτλου. Σε αυτή την ταινία, Ellery βασίλισσα παίρνει διακοπές στην Καλιφόρνια με τον φίλο του δικαστή Macklin. Φυσικά, δεν αργούν πολύ

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of

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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Τον Νοέμβριο του 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 π.μ. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Τον Ιανουάριο του 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paul Pons, Maker of Wrestling Stars

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Paul Pons was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion of France in the 1890s. He won a tournament at the Folies-Bergeres before winning a tournament in Russia in 1898. Αυτές οι νίκες του επέτρεψαν να διεκδικήσει το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα ελληνορωμαϊκής πάλης. Pons capitalized on this notoriety by opening a gym to train wrestlers and strong men. Pons’ η νίκη ήταν ιδιαίτερα αξιοσημείωτη λόγω

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Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Louis Robbery

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Σε 1934, Charles ArthurPretty BoyFloyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. Ωστόσο, in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office

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Suspects But No Murderers

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Τον Οκτώβριο του 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, που σκότωσε

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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