New School St. Louis Criminals

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Ωστόσο, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. είπε ο αρχηγός Ντέσμοντ

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Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing

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Σε 2010, St. Louis ήταν η 58η μεγαλύτερη πόλη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η 19η μεγαλύτερη μητροπολιτική περιοχή. Γύρω από τη στροφή του αιώνα, ήταν η πέμπτη ή έκτη μεγαλύτερη πόλη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η μεγαλύτερη δυτικά του ποταμού Μισισιπή. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in

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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) is another entry in the series starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Charlie is returning from his London investigation, when he stops in Paris for a vacation. Πραγματικά, the vacation is a cover for his investigation of forged bonds from the Lamartine Bank. Charlie installed an undercover agent named Nardi but the gang kills Nardi

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Την Πέμπτη, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, Ιούνιος 24, 1900 Έκδοση του Αγίου. Louis Δημοκρατία, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Μετά 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Τον Μάρτιο του 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Το περασμένο φθινόπωρο θα αποφασιζόταν μέσω του The New York

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Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 χρόνια. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of

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Σέρλοκ Χολμς και το μυστικό όπλο (1942)

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Σέρλοκ Χολμς και το μυστικό όπλο (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill κάνει μια εμφάνιση όπως ο Δρ. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out of

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Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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