Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Τον Απρίλιο του 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Τον Οκτώβριο του 20, 1916, Ad Santel, Αυτή η ανάρτηση είναι ένα απόσπασμα από το νέο μου βιβλίο, met Taro
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Σε 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. Όταν το τρένο πλησίασε
Η υπόθεση Canary Murder (1929) αρχικά γυρίστηκε σαν ταινία του βωβού κινηματογράφου. Ωστόσο, το εκτελεστικό Paramount Studio σκέφτηκα ότι θα ήταν καλύτερα ως μιλάμε εικόνα. Το στούντιο καθυστερήσει την κυκλοφορία του μέχρι που θα μπορούσε να προσθέσει ήχο στην ταινία. Η προσθήκη του ήχου δεν ήταν χωρίς τις προκλήσεις της. Δυστυχώς, ένας από τους κύριους πρωταγωνιστές της ταινίας, Louise Brooks, had
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. Τον Ιανουάριο του 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “στραγγαλίζω το Sorakichi να
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. Τον έστειλαν σε άσυλο στην Ουάσιγκτον
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Βασίλειος Rathbone επιστρέφει ως Holmes στην ενδέκατη δεκατεσσάρων γυρίζει σαν το αγγλικό λαγωνικό. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” ταινία. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Αφού
John L. Sullivan ήταν η μεταβατική βραβείο βαρέων βαρών πρωταθλητής πάλης. 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 tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
On August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Μιζούρι. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Τον Οκτώβριο του 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in