Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L.. Bhí Sullivan an trom-mheáchain idirthréimhseach duais troid curadh. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Dick Tracy Buaileann gruesome (1947)

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Dick Tracy Buaileann gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (nasc affiliate) in “B” sraith scannán. Ghlac Pictiúir RKO an tsraith ar aghaidh ó Pictiúir Poblacht, a scaoileadh an bunaidh serials Dick Tracy sna 1930í déanacha agus 1940í luatha. Pictiúir RKO scaoileadh an scannán a amharclanna Meán Fómhair 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one

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An 1904 Attempted St. Louis Jail Break

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George Collins, an dara robÚlaí banc a bhfuil baint acu leis an Aontas, Robáil bainc MO ar December 26, 1902, iarracht chun éalú ó na Naomh. Louis príosún i mí Eanáir 1904. Chomh maith le bheith ag obair le na príosúnaigh eile ar a dhéanamh poll sa bhalla an phríosúin, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use

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Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

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The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, Nua-Eabhrac. Ryan was known through out his

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Uncail Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncail Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single

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St. Louis Póilíní Catch Indiana Escapee

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St. Louis Póilíní Ceann Bleachtairí William Desmond rinneadh go leor coirpigh diana a phlé a ghairm bheatha. John Huey, an dúnmharfóir Indiana, Ní raibh ceann amháin de na cásanna. Labhair Huey shaoirse le Desmond faoina am atá thart coiriúil. Huey éalaigh ó Indiana tar éis freastal ar 13 bliana le haghaidh dúnmharú i 1874. John Huey tháinig go dtí Lyon, Indiana i 1874 mar 22-bliain d'aois.

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