The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) adalah salah satu dari lima film Sherlock Holmes yang dibintangi Arthur Wontner sebagai Sherlock Holmes. Direktur Leslie S. Hiscott diadaptasi novel Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear tetapi ditambahkan ke cerita untuk memberikan Profesor Moriarty dan Col. Peran Sebastian Moran dalam cerita. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Tahun

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Pada Agustus 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Di 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. Di 1847, itu

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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Pada akhir 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, yang

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Pada hari Sabtu, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 menit. 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. Wasem kesurupan

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Pada hari Kamis, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins mempertahankan Kejuaraan Gulat Amerika melawan pegulat pendatang baru dari Iowa. After the first fall, para penggemar menyadari itu adalah pertandingan terberat c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins telah mengalahkan Gotch

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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, November 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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Kenangan Henry Moses Dufur

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Henry Moses Dufur memegang Juara Dunia Gulat Kerah dan Siku Kelas Berat pada tahun 1870-an. Oleh 1855, Dufur pensiun dari gulat profesional untuk mengejar profesi penuh waktunya sebagai penjahit pakaian. Bahkan selama karir gulatnya, Dufur bekerja sebagai penjahit. Dufur mengatakan kepada koresponden dari The Boston Globe bahwa dia lahir di Richford, Vermont pada bulan Juni 5, 1943. Tanggal ini

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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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Pada abad ke-19, 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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