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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. Ludovicus, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, which
Oliver Leonardus distinguendum est de ecclesia, non esse in Olympia aurum numisma in missa, ad duo esse genera in eodem pondere Olympia. Caesar Olympo in ecclesia, hoc facinus in patria sua 1904. St. Louis de, populus in olympiade 1904 Mundus est scriptor Pulchra, Enarrationes. Ut Paris turpis ante quadriennium, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner est arguably melius film portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Quinta et postrema ejus sicut Holmes in Excursiuncula quod homicidium ad Baskervilles (1937). Mauris erat privatus in Britanniarum Regnum 1937 sed non dimisit in America, mense Januario, 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Die Jovis, January 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Post lapsum primi, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, de Humboldt, Iowa puer fundum qui percusseritis Georg Hackenschmidt in in Mundus risus Heavyweight 1908, Imago eius’ Aemulator. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) Accommodatio unius Elleriae Reginae conscripserit. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. In hoc film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Sane, non diu in
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. Ludovicus. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Triumphus Holmes (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. A significant portio elit est narrantem
Novembres 16, 1877, St. At Ludovicus Ioannes S Officer. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. Quod homo post idem ut ingressus est Wright est scriptor Frank Rande pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangulatam” 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.