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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 ima razliko, da so le olimpijski boksar osvojiti zlato medaljo v dveh ločenih razredov teže na istih olimpijskih igrah. Oliver Kirk doseči ta podvig na svojem domačem kraju olimpijskih igrah v 1904. St. Louis gostil že tretji olimpijadi v 1904 Svetovni sejem Exposition. 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
Četrtek, Januar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins je branil naslov ameriškega prvaka v rokoborbi proti obetajočemu rokoborcu iz Iowe. Po prvem padcu, navijači so ugotovili, da je bila to najtežja tekma c Franka Alvina Gotcha, Humboldt, Iowa kmetija fant, ki bi poraz Georg Hackenschmidt za svetovno prvenstvo v Težji 1908, je Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins je premagal Gotcha
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
Španski Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Dva bratranca, Frederic Dannay in Manfred Lee, ki je napisal številne detektivske romane pod psevdonimom naslovne značaja. V tem filmu, Ellery Queen je ob počitnice v Kalifornijo s prijateljem sodnik Macklin. Seveda, they are not long into their
V decembru 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
Triumf Sherlocka Holmesa (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. Velik del filma je predelava
Novembra 16, 1877, St. Louis Policist 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. Človek kasneje ugotovljeno, Frank Rande vpisana Wrighta zastavljalnica na približno 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
V januarju 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.