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. Лоуис, Мисури. 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. Данас, 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 (аффилиате линк) on September 24, 1937. Prior to John Howard taking over the role, Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson both played the fictional British hero. Филм почиње

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Свети. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, или 1904 Свети. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Лоуис, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Март 17, 1905, Свети. 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 from drowning

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Врестлинг у 1904 Суммер Олимпицс ин Ст. Лоуис

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У петак, Октобар 14, и субота, Октобар 15, 1904, 42 рвачи у 7 Часови тежина састали у првих Олимпијских игара у спорним методу слободним стилом. Претходне Олимпијске игре су оспорила у грчко-римском стилу рвања. The 1904 Суммер Олимпицс одржан у сарадњи са 1904 Светска изложба у Ст. Лоуис, МО. Свети. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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На дан 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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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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На марта 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (аффилиате линк) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. У овом филму, longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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Џон Л. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” 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, Џон Л.

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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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У среду, Мај 9, 1900, Други дан Ст. Луј Трамвај штрајк, залутали метак убио Франк Лиебрецхт. Френк Лиебрецхт, Шпанско-амерички ратни ветеран, је гледао штрајк митинг на углу Финнеи и Н. Тејлор авенији. Током митинга, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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