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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Pergaduhan di Lindell Boulevard

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Pada hari Rabu, Januari 10, 1900, St. Pegawai Polis Louis Paul Girard berdiri di sudut S. Taylor dan Lindell Boulevard, apabila dia melihat seorang lelaki melompat dari tingkat dua 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Menyedari tentang kecurian baru-baru ini di kawasan kejiranan Central West End yang kaya, Girard menghampiri lelaki itu. Apabila lelaki tempang itu melihat Girard, dia berlari ke arah S.

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Pada hari Sabtu, 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 minit. 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 dirasuk

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Ibu Mengaku kepada Ketua Desmond

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atas dia 17 kerjaya tahun, St. Ketua Detektif Louis William Desmond berurusan dengan ramai ahli keluarga penjenayah. Beberapa ahli keluarga adalah seteruk atau lebih teruk daripada Ketua penjenayah Desmond dan orang-orangnya telah dikurung. Walau bagaimanapun, ramai ahli keluarga yang jujur, orang yang rajin bekerja, yang bergelut untuk memahami apa yang salah dengan orang yang mereka sayangi. Awal kerjayanya

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. Barat membeli hak dan diarahkan The Bat (1926), salah satu yang pertama “rumah gelap lama” misteri untuk United Artist dalam 1926. Arthur Edeson adalah Sinematografer untuk kedua-dua filem ini dan The Old Dark House (1932), yang berkongsi elemen Ekspresionis sama. Kedua-dua filem-filem yang ditetapkan di rumah-rumah besar, yang telah melihat hari yang lebih baik. The key to the

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. 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 dan 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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