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The Deadly Decades
The Deadliest Twenty Year Period for the St. Louis PoliceBank Robberies. Prohibition. Civil War Within Egan's Rats. This book focuses on the St. Louis Police Department during the …
Wayfarer in a Foreign Land
The first Japanese professional wrestler in the United StatesIn late 1883, Kojiro Matsuda, a former Sumo wrestler named Torakichi, traveled to the United States to learn …
True Crime, Natural Disasters and Police Tales of Old St. Louis
Famous robbers. A Trunk Murder. The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history. This book focuses on the St. Louis Police shortly after the reorganization of the department in …
The Union Missouri Bank Robbery
The Daring Robbers Who Took on the Most Powerful Detective Agency in the WorldTwo daring young burglars. The most powerful detective agency in the world. A nationwide manhunt. Read …
St. Louis' Civil War
On Saturday, May 5, 1900 at 11:30 p.m., the bombing of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike of …
Shooting or Working?
Lewis, Burns, Jenkins and Gotch, Legendary Wrestlers of the Legitimate EraIn January 1881, Edwin Bibby defeated Duncan C. Ross to establish the first American based title, the …
Shootout on Pine Street
The Deadliest Shootout in St. Louis Police HistoryA daring train robbery. Desperate criminals. The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. These events collided to create the deadliest …
Gotch vs. Zbyszko
The One Opponent Gotch Feared Could Beat HimWrestling fans believed no living man could defeat World Champion Frank Gotch. To stimulate fan interest, Gotch's manager lured …
William Muldoon
Morrissey vs. Poole
On July 26, 1854, World Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey challenged part-time prize-fighter and New York Whig enforcer William "Bill the Butcher" Poole to a street fight. The …
Masked Marvel to the Rescue
The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling TournamentWhen Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in 1913, it left a void that many promoters tried …