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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, which
Oliver Leonard Kirk aynı Olimpiyat Oyunlarında iki ayrı ağırlık sınıflarında altın madalya kazanan tek Olimpiyat boksör olma özelliğini taşıyor. Oliver Kirk memleketi Olimpiyatları bu başarıyı 1904. St. Louis döneminde üçüncü Olimpiyatlarına ev sahipliği yaptı 1904 Dünya Fuarı Fuarı. 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
Perşembe günü, Ocak 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins, Amerikan Güreş Şampiyonasını Iowa'dan gelecek vaat eden bir güreşçiye karşı savundu. After the first fall, taraftarlar bunun Frank Alvin Gotch'un en zorlu maçı olduğunu fark etti, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins, Gotch'u yenmişti
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Kasım 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
İspanyol Cape Gizem (1935) Ellery Queen romanlarından birinin uyarlamasıdır. İki kuzen, Frederic Dannay ve Manfred Lee, kim başlık karakterin takma adıyla dedektif romanları bir dizi yazdı. Bu filmde, Ellery Queen arkadaşı Yargıç Macklin ile Kaliforniya'da bir tatil alıyor. Tabii ki, çok uzun sürmediler
Aralıkta 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) Sherlock Holmes Arthur Wontner oynadığı beş Sherlock Holmes filmlerinden biridir. Yönetmen Leslie S. Hiscott Sherlock Holmes, roman Korku Vadisi uyarlanmış ama Profesör Moriarty ve Col vermek için öyküye eklenen. Hikayenin Sebastian Moran rolleri. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Kasım 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
In January 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.