Mysterious Mr. Mouvement (1938)

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On October 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Mouvement (1938), M.. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. M.. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 and 126 livres, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sur Juillet 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Prelude to 1912 Élection présidentielle

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Theodore Roosevelt a pris une décision fatidique le jour du scrutin 1904. Il a annoncé après son élection à la présidence de son propre chef après avoir remonté au bureau sur l'assassinat de William McKinley qu'il ne briguerait pas un nouveau mandat en 1908. Roosevelt avait servi presque un mandat complet avant son élection comme McKinley fut assassiné en Septembre 1901.

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St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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Lundi, Mars 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, une 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Entaille” à St. Louis during the 1904 Exposition universelle. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Charlie Chan au Treasure Island (1939)

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Charlie Chan au Treasure Island (1939) est le troisième film de Fox Twentieth-Century vedette Sidney Toler comme Charlie Chan. Inspecteur Chan et Jimmy Chan, joué par Victor Sen Yung, s'envolent pour l'Exposition universelle de San Francisco à 1939 alors que le film s'ouvre. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. L'ami de Charlie, Paul Essex, est également à bord du vol., played

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