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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St. Louis Police Nab Wild Bunch Members

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Vào thứ ba, Tháng Mười Một 5, 1901, St. Louis Cảnh sát bắt giữ Ben Kilpatrick và Laura Vàng phần của họ trong vụ cướp tàu Great Northern ở Montana vào ngày 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Kilpatrick sẽ phục vụ 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” loạt phim. 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. While this story may or may

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Ismail Wrestles Jenkins

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Ngày 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail wrestled Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail only toured the United States for six months in the early part of 1898. Ismail wrestled less than ten matches but left a path of destruction remembered to this day. Ismail made a powerful impression by easily defeating both Evan “Strangler” Lewis. Ismail also made a strong

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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The Vampire Bat (1933) là một thể loại phim với sự tham gia uốn Lionel Atwill. Mạo nhận, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, một bộ phim ngắn có nghĩa là các món khai vị cho bộ phim chính trên một dự luật tăng gấp đôi. Hình ảnh hùng vĩ sản xuất bộ phim, mà được đạo diễn bởi Frank R.

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Vào ngày 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 bảng. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Cổ động viên hai người đàn ông đến

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Marvin Hart Thắng trống Tiêu đề

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Vào ngày 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 để 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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