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 филмови. 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. Сантел је учествовао на неколико легитимних такмичења са практичарима јапанске џиуџицу. Користио је

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Година

архиепископ Петар Ричард Кенрик

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

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 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, who was

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Август Д. Elker (1948-1906)

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My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Лоуис, Мисури. Свети. Louis had a large German Catholic community, који

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Оливер Кирк и 1904 Свети. Лоуис Олимпијада

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Оливер Леонард Кирк је разлика у томе што је једини олимпијски боксер који је освојио златну медаљу у два одвојена одељења масе у истим Олимпијским играма. Оливер Кирка остварио тај подвиг у свом родном граду Олимпијским играма у 1904. Свети. Током Луј домаћин трећег олимпијада 1904 Светски сајам изложби. Као париски Игре четири године пре, Свети. Louis gave

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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On Thursday, Јануар 27, 1904, Том Џенкинс одбранио је своје америчко првенство у рвању против надолазећег рвача из Ајове. After the first fall, навијачи су схватили да је то био најтежи меч од Френка Алвина Гоча, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Џенкинс је победио Готцх'с

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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, Новембар 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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