The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. לואיס, מיזורי. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. היום, 4200 Cook is

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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

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In his first time playing the role of Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, John Howard plays the captain desperately trying to rescue his kidnapped fiancé’. Paramount Pictures released Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (affiliate link) on September 24, 1937. Prior to John Howard taking over the role, Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson both played the fictional British hero. הסרט מתחיל עם

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, מרץ 17, 1905, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans מטביעה

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. לואיס

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ביום שישי, אוקטובר 14, and Saturday, אוקטובר 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. לואיס, MO. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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בדצמבר 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. שתי נוצות ראשיות נכנסו

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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ג'ון L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “הבחור חזק מבוסטון” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, ג'ון L.

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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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ביום רביעי, מאי 9, 1900, יומו השני של רחוב. לואיס החשמלית Strike, כדור תועה נהרג פרנק ליברכט. פרנק ליברכט, ותיק ספרדי אמריקאי מלחמה, צופה בעצרת שביתה בפינת פיני ו-N. אווניו טיילור. במהלך העצרת, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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