Terror by Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 film. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Dia telah menggunakan

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Tahun

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Pada Agustus 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Di 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Di 1847, itu

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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Pada akhir 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, yang

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Oliver Kirk dan 1904 St. Louis Olimpiade

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Oliver Leonard Kirk memiliki perbedaan menjadi satu-satunya petinju Olimpiade untuk memenangkan medali emas dalam dua kelas berat terpisah di Olimpiade yang sama. Oliver Kirk mencapai prestasi ini di kampung halamannya di Olimpiade 1904. St. Louis menjadi tuan rumah Olimpiade ketiga selama 1904 Pameran Dunia Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Pada hari Kamis, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins mempertahankan Kejuaraan Gulat Amerika melawan pegulat pendatang baru dari Iowa. After the first fall, para penggemar menyadari itu adalah pertandingan terberat c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins telah mengalahkan Gotch

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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