Tammany Lupiči Vražda Bill Mäsiar

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V júli 1854, Svet Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, ktorý tiež oddelil ako Tammany Hall vymáhač, vyzval William “Bill Mäsiar” Poole do bez akýchkoľvek tabu pouličný boj. Výsledok bol hrozný bití a niekoľko mesiacov obnovy John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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Smrť Head Rat

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William T.”Willie” Egan took over “Egan’s Rats” on the death of his older brother Tom in 1919. Thomas “Had” Kinney and his childhood friend and brother-in-law Tom Egan formed St. Louis’ criminal organization in the late 1800s. Both Kinney and Tom Egan were saloon keepers and Democratic politicians. They employed “the Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Októbra 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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Profesor Yamashita prichádza do Ameriky 1902

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Sam Hill, Seattle podnikateľ, priviedol profesora Yoshiaki Yamashita do Spojených štátov v roku 1902. Profesor Yamashita má pomôcť rozšíriť Dr. Jigoro Kano relatívne nové bojové umenie judo. Sprievodný Profesor Yamashita bol jeho žiakom Mitsuya Maeda. Maeda by pokračoval učiť Carlos Gracie v Brazílii. V Gracies modifikovanej techniky do umenia brazílskej Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Prvýkrát som čítal o William Muldoon v biografii Johna L. Sullivan, posledný holé koleno šampiónom v ťažkej váhe. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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Streetcar Strike Claims Policeman

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On Thursday night, Máj 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, a strike sympathizer with a history of mental illness, shot and killed Patrolman Dennis Crane. Patrolman Crane and several other officers responded to the area due to reports of Koenig menacing other citizens. Koenig entered Eas and Sons Saloon at the southwest corner of S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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The 1900 St. Louis Električka Strike bolo natáčanie vojna medzi robotníckou triedou a vyššej triedy. Začalo to ako akciu zamestnanie električkou pracovníkov novo konsolidovaných električkových liniek. Však, it quickly divided the city with the working class supporting the strike while the upper and professional classes defied the strike. The result was a deadly

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The Lost Mosblech Sisters

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Keď som vyrastal,, Často som počul babičku Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, hovoriť o svojich dvoch stratených sestier. Stratila najstaršie sestru Margaret a jej mladšia sestra Loretta pred jej 40. narodeniny. Margaret B. Mosblech bol prvý zo štrnástich detí narodených Eduard a Magdalena Mosblech. Veľký teta Margaret sa narodila júna 10, 1908. As

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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