Murder at 2912 Washington

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Gebäude sind nur Haufen von Brettern und Ziegeln ohne die Geschichten, die mit ihnen verbunden sind,. Im November 1912, St. Louis Polizist Arthur Huddleston wurde vorzeitig entlassene Mörder Albert Whitefield getötet. Whitefield hatte seine Lebensgefährtin überrascht, die sich unterhaltsam anderer Herr Anrufer wurde. Whitefield versuchte, sie vor zwei St töten. Louis Polizisten reagierte auf ihre Schreie für

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St. Louis Police Nab Wild Bunch Members

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Am Dienstag, November 5, 1901, St. Louis-Polizei eingefangen Ben Kilpatrick und Laura Bullion für ihre Rolle in der Great Northern Eisenbahnraub in Montana Juli 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Kilpatrick dienen würde 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Während diese Geschichte vielleicht oder vielleicht

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Ismail ringt mit Jenkins

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On May 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail hat in Cleveland mit Tom Jenkins gerungen, Ohio. Ismail tourte Anfang des Jahres nur für sechs Monate durch die Vereinigten Staaten 1898. Ismail rang weniger als zehn Matches, hinterließ aber einen Pfad der Zerstörung, an den man sich bis heute erinnert. Ismail hinterließ einen starken Eindruck, indem er beide Evan „Strangler“ Lewis mühelos besiegte. Auch Ismail machte stark

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Sind Vampire Bats Töten,en?

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The Vampire Bat (1933) ist ein Genre-Film mit Biege Lionel Atwill. Vordergründig, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, ein Kurzfilm soll die Vorspeise für den Hauptfilm auf einem Doppelabend sein. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by Frank R.

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Am Oktober 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 Pfund. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans beider Männer kamen herein

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Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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Im Juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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On September 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at

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