The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

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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

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Years

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On August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Σε 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Σε 1847, ο

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, ο οποίος ήταν

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Dr Mabuse, ο Τζογαδόρος (1922)

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Fritz Lang έκανε μια από τις πρώτες ταινίες του εγκλήματος σε 1922. Σκηνοθέτησε Δρ. Mabuse: Η Gambler (1922), η οποία διήρκεσε περίπου τέσσερις ώρες και τριάντα λεπτών. Θα αφηγείται την ιστορία του Δρ. Mabuse, καθηγητής της ψυχανάλυσης. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Το Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 πρακτικά. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Ο Wasem δαιμονισμένος

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Την Πέμπτη, Ιανουάριος 27, 1904, Ο Τομ Τζένκινς υπερασπίστηκε το αμερικανικό του πρωτάθλημα πάλης ενάντια σε έναν ανερχόμενο παλαιστή από την Αϊόβα. After the first fall, οι οπαδοί συνειδητοποίησαν ότι ήταν ο πιο δύσκολος αγώνας του γ Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Ο Τζένκινς είχε νικήσει τον Γκοτς

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Νοέμβριος 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

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Αναμνήσεις του Henry Moses Dufur

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Ο Henry Moses Dufur ήταν ο παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής πάλης βαρέων βαρών με κολάρο και αγκώνα κατά τη δεκαετία του 1870. Με 1855, Ο Dufur αποσύρθηκε από την επαγγελματική πάλη για να ακολουθήσει το επάγγελμά του πλήρους απασχόλησης του ράφτη ρούχων. Ακόμη και κατά τη διάρκεια της καριέρας του στην πάλη, Ο Dufur δούλευε ως ράφτης. Ο Dufur είπε στον ανταποκριτή από το The Boston Globe ότι γεννήθηκε στο Richford, Βερμόντ τον Ιούνιο 5, 1943. Αυτή η ημερομηνία του

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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In December 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

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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Τον 19ο αιώνα, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful

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