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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. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, which
Oliver Leonard Kirk du boxeolari olinpiko bakarra izateaz urrezko domina bat irabazteko bi pisu klase desberdinetan Olinpiar Jokoen berean bereizketa du. Oliver Kirk balentria hau lortzen bere jaioterrian Olympics 1904. St. Louis anfitrioi hirugarren Olinpiar zehar 1904 Munduko Azoka Erakusketa. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
On Thursday, Urtarrila 27, 1904, Tom Jenkinsek bere American Wrestling Championship defendatu zuen Iowako borrokalari berri baten aurka.. After the first fall, zaleak konturatu ziren Frank Alvin Gotch-eko partidarik gogorrena zela, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkinsek Gotch's garaitu zuen
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Azaroa 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
Espainiako Cabo Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Bi lehengusuak, Frederic Dannay eta Manfred Lee, duten titulu pertsonaiaren ezizen batekin, detektibe eleberri idatzi zituen. Film honetan, Ellery Queen oporrak hartzen ari da Kaliforniara bere lagun Macklin epaile batzuekin. Of course, they are not long into their
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. 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
Sherlock Holmesen garaipena (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. Filmaren zati esanguratsu bat berritzea da
Azaroaren on 16, 1877, St. Louis Policía 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. Gizona geroago Frank Rande gisa identifikatu Wrighten pawnshop sartu buruz at 9:30 a.m. Wright bere laguntzaile bat bidaliko polizia. As Officer White and Heffernan
Urtarrilean 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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.