Murder at 2912 Washington

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, 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. Bu hikaye olabilir veya olabilir

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İsmail, Jenkins ile Güreşiyor

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Mayıs 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail, Cleveland'da Tom Jenkins ile güreşti., Ohio. İsmail, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ni yalnızca yılın başlarında altı ay gezdi. 1898. İsmail on maçtan az güreşti, ancak bugüne kadar hatırlanan bir yıkım yolu bıraktı. Ismail, hem Evan "Strangler" Lewis'i kolayca yenerek güçlü bir izlenim bıraktı.. İsmail de güçlü yaptı

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Ekim'de 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 lira. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Her iki adamın hayranları da geldi

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Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 karşı 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. Yaygın olarak kabul edilen

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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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