Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Istorio hau agian edo izan arren

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Hattieren ama Margaret edo Hattie erditzean hil zen edo hil zen

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Urriaren On 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 libera. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Bi gizonen zaleak bertaratu ziren

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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My stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz, hazi ninduen, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Hala ere, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, Mexikotik emigratu zuen eta bere ama Marie Moellenberg alemaniar etorkinengandik jaiotako lehen belaunaldiko estatubatuarra izan zen. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Badakigu Joseren aita Ulalio Diaz zela eta amaren jaiotza izena zela

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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