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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, ki
Oliver Leonard Kirk gen distenksyon an pou yo te sèlman boxer la Olympic pou pou genyen yon meday lò nan de klas pwa separe nan menm jwèt yo Olympic. Oliver Kirk akonpli feat sa a nan pwovens li kote l Olympics nan 1904. St. Louis anime twazyèm Olympiad la pandan la 1904 Mondyal la san Patipri Ekspozisyon. Menm jan ak jwèt yo Paris kat ane anvan, 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
Nan Jedi, Janvye 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins te defann chanpyona lit Ameriken li kont yon wrèstè k ap vini soti nan Iowa.. Apre premye sezon otòn la, fanatik yo reyalize se te match ki pi difisil nan c Frank Alvin Gotch la, Humboldt a, Iowa ti gason fèm ki ta defèt Georg Hackenschmidt pou koup la Mondyal lour nan 1908, te Jenkins’ pwovokatè. Jenkins te bat Gotch a
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novanm 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
Panyòl Cape mistè a (1935) se yon adaptasyon nan youn nan woman Ellery Queen. De kouzen, Frederic Dannay ak Manfred Lee, ki te ekri yon nimewo nan woman detektif anba psedonim a an karaktè nan tit. Nan sa a fim, Ellery Rèn ap pran yon vakans nan California ak zanmi l 'Jij Macklin. Natirèlman, yo pa lontan nan yo
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
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) se youn nan senk Sherlock Holmes fim sa yo kòmanse Arthur Wontner kòm Sherlock Holmes. Direktè Leslie S. Hiscott adapte roman an Sherlock Holmes nan Valley nan Laperèz men yo te ajoute nan istwa a bay Pwofesè Moriarty ak Col. Wòl Sebastian Moran nan istwa a. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Sou Novanm 16, 1877, St. 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 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
Nan mwa janvye 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.