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. ルイ, ミズーリ州. 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. 今日, 4200 Cook is

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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

ジョン・ハワード・ブルドッグ・ドラモンド

In his first time playing the role of Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, ジョン・ハワードは、誘拐された婚約者を必死に救おうとする船長を演じる。. パラマウント映画が『ブルドッグ・ドラモンドが帰ってくる』を公開 (affiliate link) 9月に 24, 1937. Prior to John Howard taking over the role, Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson both played the fictional British hero. フィルムで始まる

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ST. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, または 1904 ST. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. ルイ, ミズーリ州の歴史. セントながら. ルイは、ミシシッピ川の最大の都市の西だった, 世界博覧会は、国際マップの上に置く. フェアは悪評をもたらすだろうが, tourists and increased revenue to the city,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, 3月 17, 1905, ST. 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. ルイザンの溺死

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でのレスリング 1904 セントでの夏季オリンピック. ルイ

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金曜日に, 10月 14, and Saturday, 10月 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. ザ· 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. ルイ, ミズーリ. ST. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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12月に 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. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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ジョン·L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “ボストンストロングボーイ” 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, ジョン·L.

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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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水曜日に, 5月 9, 1900, 聖の二日目. ルイ路面電車ストライク, 流れ弾にはフランク·リーブレヒトを殺した. フランク·リーブレヒト, 米西戦争のベテラン, フィニーとNの角にストライキ集会を見ていた. テイラー·アベニュー. ラリー中に、, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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