Sortir avec grand-mère Ellis

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En grandissant, je ai entendu beaucoup d'histoires au sujet de mon arrière grand-mère Caroline “Lee” Ellis de ma mère. Elle a passé beaucoup de temps avec sa grand-mère qui vivait à St. Louis. Grandpa Ellis a déménagé à l'Illinois une couple de fois au cours des années 1940 et 1950. Maman serait revenir à St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, le lutteur de champion du monde et haltérophile de l' 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch a tenu le titre pendant cinq ans et a battu tous les arrivants. À l'âge relativement jeune de 35, Gotch a décidé de prendre sa retraite. Pour son dernier match, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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Les Murmures Bat (1930)

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Sur Novembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, La chauve-souris (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Cependant, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Les rats de la banque Rob Baden dans 1919

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Around 10 je suis jeudi, Avril 10, 1919, cinq hommes lourdement armés ont fait irruption dans la banque Baden. Les bandits ont affronté M.W.. Munzel, le caissier, et a demandé l'accès au coffre-fort. Ils ont rassemblé les quatre autres employés tandis que Muntzel conduisait le groupe au coffre-fort.. Les voleurs portaient des bandanas colorés pour masquer leurs traits.. Tandis que deux des cinq hommes

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Le vendredi, Mai 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 procès-verbal. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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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 films. 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. Il a utilisé

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Sur mai 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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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, qui était

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