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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, Misuri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, which
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner është ndoshta filmi më i mirë i portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Shëtitje e tij të pestë dhe të fundit si Holmes në Vrasje në Baskervilles (1937). Filmi u lirua në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar në 1937 por nuk u lirua në Amerikë deri janar 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Të enjten, Janar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins mbrojti kampionatin e tij amerikan të mundjes kundër një mundësi të ardhshëm nga Iowa. After the first fall, Tifozët e kuptuan se ishte ndeshja më e vështirë e Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins kishte mundur Gotch's
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nëntor 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
Spanjisht Cape Mystery (1935) është një përshtatje e një prej romaneve të Ellery Queen. Dy kushërinjtë, Frederic Dannay dhe Manfred Lee, i cili ka shkruar një numër të romanet me detektivë nën pseudonimin e karakterit titullin. Në këtë film, Ellery Mbretëresha është duke marrë një pushim për të Kaliforni me shokun e tij Gjyqtari Macklin. Of course, ata nuk janë të gjatë në e tyre
Në dhjetor 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) 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 portion of the movie is the retelling of
Në nëntor 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
Në janar 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.