George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Во петокот, Мај 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Мисури. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 минути. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Terror by Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 филмови. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Тој користеше

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Од мај 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Години

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Во август 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Во 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. Во 1847, на

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Станислав Zbyszko турс 1910

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Кон крајот 1909, Станислав Zbyszko отпатува во САД за да ги предизвикаат светот тешкаш шампион во борење, Френк Gotch. Пред состанокот Gotch, Zbyszko турнеја во САД и се бореше многу локални борачи во текот на почетокот на дел од 1910. Zbyszko да патува 37,000 милји. Во почетокот на неговата турнеја, Zbyszko сретна Френк Gotch со хендикеп натпревар. Zbyszko поразен Gotch, who was

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Август H. Elker (1948-1906)

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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, Мисури. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, кои

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Оливер Кирк и 1904 St. Луис Олимпијада

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Оливер Леонард Кирк има разлика да биде единствената олимписки боксер да освои златен медал во две одделни тежина настава во иста Олимписките игри. Оливер Кирк оствари овој подвиг во неговиот роден град Олимписките игри во 1904. St. Луис беше домаќин на третиот олимпијада за време на 1904 Светот саем шоу. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)

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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

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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On Thursday, Јануари 27, 1904, Том Џенкинс го одбрани своето американско првенство во борење против идниот борач од Ајова. After the first fall, Навивачите сфатија дека тоа е најтешкиот натпревар на Френк Алвин Гоч, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Џенкинс го победи Готч

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