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On April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
William Muldoon var verdensmester i sværvægt baseret på hans nederlag af Thiebaud Bauer i? Hvordan
I 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Da toget kom tæt på
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Men, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Desværre, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, havde
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. I januar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “kvæle Sorakichi til
On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. De sendte ham til et asyl i Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone vender tilbage som Holmes i den ellevte af fjorten omgange som den engelske spejder. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Efter de
John L. Sullivan var overgangsordningen sværvægter boksning mester. 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
Sam McVey træt af den manglende mulighed for sorte krigere i USA i løbet af det tidlige tyvende århundrede. McVey besluttet at forlade for Europa i 1907, hvor han kæmpede indtil 1911. McVey kæmpede i Australien i mere tre år før han vendte tilbage til USA. Denne korte highlight film fra Frankrig i 1911 med “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Den August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty opdagede Willis Garner indbrud kontor Schickle, Harrison og Howard Iron Company på 912 S. Tolvte Street i St. Louis, Missouri. Strygejernet Virksomheden beskæftigede Garner, der kastede en hammer på Doherty hoved. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Oktober 6, 1890, lokale barberer Luther Duncan og Bob Henderson trådte ud på til N. 11th Street at afvikle et skænderi. Dette område af St. Louis var kendt som “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop huse og den hårdeste afrikansk-amerikanere saloon i byen, Stærk’ Saloon. Både Duncan og Henderson var sorte barberer, der arbejdede i