Moord op 2912 Washington

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Gebouwen zijn slechts stapels planken en stenen, zonder de verhalen die eraan vastzitten. During November 1912, St. Louis-politieagent Arthur Huddleston werd vermoord door voorwaardelijk vrijgelaten moordenaar Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had zijn common law-vrouw verrast, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries 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. Terwijl dit verhaal misschien wel mag

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Ismail worstelt met Jenkins

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Op mei 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail worstelde met Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail toerde in het begin slechts zes maanden door de Verenigde Staten 1898. Ismail worstelde minder dan tien wedstrijden, maar liet een pad van vernietiging achter dat tot op de dag van vandaag wordt herinnerd. Ismail maakte een krachtige indruk door zowel Evan “Strangler” Lewis gemakkelijk te verslaan. Ismail maakte ook een sterke

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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The Vampire Bat (1933) is een genre buigen film met Lionel Atwill. Ogenschijnlijk, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, een korte film bedoeld om het voorgerecht voor de hoofdfilm op een double bill te zijn. Majestic Pictures produceerde de film, die werd geregisseerd door Frank R.

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Op 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 pond. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans van beide mannen kwamen binnen

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Marvin Hart wint vacante titel

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Op juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 naar 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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