Август H. Elker (1948-1906)

едуард-магдалена-и-семейство

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. Louis, Мисури. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis had a large German Catholic community, which

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Oliver Kirk и 1904 <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис Olympics

Оливър Кърк Сейнт Луис боксьор

Oliver Leonard Kirk има разлика, че са единственият олимпийски боксьор да спечели златен медал в две отделни класи тегло в едни и същи олимпийски игри. Oliver Kirk осъществи този подвиг в родния си град олимпийски игри в 1904. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис бе домакин на третата олимпиада по време на 1904 World панаир Exposition. Подобно на Париж Игрите преди четири години, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis gave

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Gotch смазва Дженкинс за Title

Франк-gotch

В четвъртък, Януари 27, 1904, Том Дженкинс защити титлата си по американска борба срещу изгряващ кечист от Айова. After the first fall, феновете разбраха, че това е най-трудният мач на c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Дженкинс беше победил Гоч

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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, Ноември 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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Испанският Cape Мистерията (1935)

donald-cook-from-public-enemy-1931

Испанският Cape Мистерията (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Двама братовчеди, Frederic Dannay и Manfred Lee, който е написал редица детективски романи под псевдонима на главната героиня. В този филм, Елъри Куин е като ваканция в Калифорния заедно с приятеля си съдия Macklin. Разбира се, they are not long into their

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

Чарлз-м-дейли

In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in

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Триумфът на Шерлок Холмс (1935)

Wontner-Шерлок Холмс-

Триумфът на Шерлок Холмс (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. Значителна част от филма е преразказ на

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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

стар-STL-полицейска значка-

От ноември 16, 1877, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 А.М. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

млад-ед-удушвач-люис

In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “<Педя bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = "” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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