Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, Julius Johannpeter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Datuk

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. Originally, Hyer menggunakan bakatnya untuk Whig tetapi akan menukar kesetiaan kepada “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 dan 210 pounds during his career.

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Thank You, Encik. Moto (1937)

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Pada malam Krismas, 1937, the second Mr. Moto film, Thank You, Encik. Moto (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto strives to protect Chinese cultural treasures from international criminals. The Seven Scrolls will reveal the hiding place for the Tomb of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Encik. Moto’s friend Prince

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Pada bulan Oktober 12, 1853, 23 berusia tahun John Morrissey akan memenuhi 40 tahun-lama “Yankee” Sullivan bagi Prizefighting Kejohanan Amerika dan mungkin World Heavyweight. Sullivan telah dianggap juara sejak Tom Hyer, yang telah dipukul Sullivan sebelum ini, bersara dan bukannya berjuang Sullivan dalam perlawanan semula. Sullivan mendakwa tajuk dan disokong oleh Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Encik. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Pada April 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Moto “B” filem. Encik. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Encik. Moto, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Encik. Moto

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