EdStrangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Ar ddydd Llun, Rhagfyr 13, 1920, EdStranglerLewis won the first of six World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships from Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in

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Mysterious Mr. Cynnig (1938)

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Ar Hydref 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. Cynnig (1938), Mr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Mr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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The Shadow Returns (1946)

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Yn y cyntaf o'r tair ffilm Cysgodol o Pictures Monogram serennu Kane Richomond, mae nifer o ddinasyddion wedi gostwng o ffenestri i'w farwolaeth. Mae dau o'r dynion sy'n ymddangos yn cyflawni hunanladdiad o flaen Lamont Cranston, y Cysgodol, a'r Arolygydd Cordonna chwarae gan Joseph Crehan. Crehan was a character actor who often played policeman in films such as The

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