Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Kaarle, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single

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Study in Scarlet (1933)

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Reginald Owen stars as Sherlock Holmes in one of the early American talking motion picture adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. Study in Scarlet (1933) (affiliate link) sees Holmes trying to solve murders among a group of confederates. Arthur Wontner starred in several successful English adaptations of the series, which probably inspired Hollywood to follow suit. Valitettavasti, Reginald Owen did not

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Professori Yamashita Comes Amerikkaan 1902

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Sam Hill, Seattle liikemies, toi professori Yoshiaki Yamashita Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1902. Professori Yamashita tarkoitus auttaa levittämään Dr. Jigoro Kano suhteellisen uusi kamppailulaji Judo. Oheisiin Professori Yamashita oli hänen opiskelija Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda menisi opettaa Carlos Gracie Brasiliassa. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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