Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Am Samstag,, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 Minuten. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem besessen

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Mutter gesteht Häuptling Desmond

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Über seinem 17 Jahr Karriere, St. Louis-Detektivchef William Desmond kümmerte sich um die Familienangehörigen vieler Krimineller. Einige Familienmitglieder waren genauso schlimm oder schlimmer als der kriminelle Häuptling Desmond und seine Männer, die sie eingesperrt hatten. Jedoch, Viele Familienmitglieder waren ehrlich, fleißige Menschen, die Schwierigkeiten hatten zu verstehen, was mit ihrem geliebten Menschen schief gelaufen ist. Zu Beginn seiner Karriere

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Die Fledermaus (1926)

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Roland V. West bought the rights and directed The Bat (1926), eine der ersten “alte dunkle Haus” Geheimnisse für Künstler in Groß 1926. Arthur Edeson was the cinematographer for both this film and The Old Dark House (1932), die ähnlich wie expressionistische Elemente teilen. Beide Filme werden in großen Villen gesetzt, die bessere Tage gesehen haben. The key to the

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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Juni 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornien. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 und 210 pounds during his career.

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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