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Op april 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
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
Op woensdag, Januari 10, 1900, St. Louis-politieagent Paul Girard stond op de hoek van S. Taylor en Lindell Boulevard, toen hij een man van de tweede verdieping zag springen 4511 Lindell-boulevard. Op de hoogte van recente inbraken in de rijke wijk Central West End, Girard benaderde de man. Toen de manke man Girard zag, hij rende richting S.
Op zaterdag, 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 notulen. 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 bezeten
On February 26, 1943, RKO Pictures released the third film based on the popular Lum and Abner radio show. Two Weeks To Live (1943) stars Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody. Lauck and Goff, who also wrote the show, played the characters on radio beginning in 1931. The show began as a 15 minute radio
Over de zijne 17 jaar carrière, St. Louis hoofd van de rechercheurs William Desmond had te maken met veel familieleden van criminelen. Sommige familieleden waren net zo erg of erger dan de crimineel Chief Desmond en zijn mannen hadden opgesloten. Echter, veel familieleden waren eerlijk, hardwerkende mensen, die moeite hadden om te begrijpen wat er mis ging met hun geliefde. Vroeg in zijn carrière
On the morning of Wednesday, Juli 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
Roland V. West kocht de rechten en regisseerde The Bat (1926), een van de eerste “oud donker huis” mysteries voor United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson was de cameraman voor zowel deze film en The Old Dark House (1932), die vergelijkbaar zijn expressionistische elementen te delen. Beide films zijn in grote herenhuizen, which have seen better days. The key to the
De dinsdag Avond, Februari 18, 1919, editie van de St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Bewust dat een winkeldiefstal ring werkte een paar van de lokale juweliers, de St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Op juni 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Californië. 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 en 210 pounds during his career.
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