Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Նոյեմբեր 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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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) մեկն է հինգ Sherlock Holmes ֆիլմերի starring Արթուր Wontner, ինչպես Sherlock Holmes. Տնօրեն Leslie S. Hiscott հարմարեցված Sherlock Holmes վեպը The Valley վախի սակայն ավելացրել է, որ պատմությունը պետք է տալ պրոֆեսոր MORIARTY եւ Կող. Sebastian Moran դերերը պատմությունը. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of

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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Նոյեմբերի 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. Այն մարդը, թե ինչպես է Ֆրենկ rande մտել Wright- ի Գրավատուն ժամը 9:30 a.m. 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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Հունվարին 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. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons capitalized on this notoriety by opening a gym to train wrestlers and strong men. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

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Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Louis Robbery

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Մեջ 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. Սակայն, 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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Հոկտեմբերի 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, որը սպանեց

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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-ը թողարկել է Appointment with Danger-ը (affiliate link) in London in 1950 բայց այն չի թողարկել Միացյալ Նահանգներում

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