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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. Лоуис, Мисури. Свети. Louis had a large German Catholic community, који
Оливер Леонард Кирк је разлика у томе што је једини олимпијски боксер који је освојио златну медаљу у два одвојена одељења масе у истим Олимпијским играма. Оливер Кирка остварио тај подвиг у свом родном граду Олимпијским играма у 1904. Свети. Током Луј домаћин трећег олимпијада 1904 Светски сајам изложби. Као париски Игре четири године пре, Свети. 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, Јануар 27, 1904, Том Џенкинс одбранио је своје америчко првенство у рвању против надолазећег рвача из Ајове. After the first fall, навијачи су схватили да је то био најтежи меч од Френка Алвина Гоча, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Џенкинс је победио Готцх'с
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Новембар 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
Шпански Кејп Мистерија (1935) је адаптација једног од романа Еллери Куеен. Два рођака, Фредерик Даннаи и Манфреда Ли, који је написао велики број детективских романа под псеудонимом насловног лика. У овом филму, Еллери Куеен изводи одмор у Калифорнију са својим пријатељем судија Маклин. Наравно, нису дуго у својим
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. Свети. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Лоуис. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) је једна од пет Шерлока Холмса филмова глуми Артура Вонтнер као Схерлоцк Холмес. Директор Леслие С. Хисцотт адаптирао Схерлоцк Холмес роман Долина страха, али је додао да се прича да дају професора Мориарти и Цол. Себастиан Моран улоге у причи. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Новембра 16, 1877, Свети. 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 сати пре подне. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
У јануару 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Давитељ” 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.