Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis Dispoñible

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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. En xaneiro de 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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En setembro de 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan foi a transición dos pesos pesados ​​premio campión de loita. 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

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Presidente e Vice-confronte home violento

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En agosto 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty descuberto Willis Garner burglarizing o cargo de Schickle, Harrison e Compañía Ferro Howard en 912 S. TWELFTH Street en St. Louis, Missouri. A empresa de ferro empregada Garner, que xogou un martelo na cabeza de Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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Máis resistente Saloon sobre profundamente Morgan

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En outubro 6, 1890, barbeiros locais Luther Duncan e Bob Henderson saíu á N. 11th Street para resolver unha pelexa. Esta área de St. Louis foi coñecido como “Profundo Morgan”. “Profundo Morgan” was home to bordello, fracaso casas e as máis difíciles saloon africano-americanos na cidade, Forte’ Salón. Ambos Duncan Henderson e eran barbeiros negros, who worked in

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