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5 unusual facts about Excelsior


Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

The company secured the motorcycle names from the past of Excelsior and Henderson previously owned by Ignatz Schwinn of the Schwinn companies, and proceeded to design and manufacture OEM proprietary motorcycles with design originality of the former Excelsior and Henderson motorcycles.

Modesto Seara Vázquez

- The Excelsior of Mexico in the 1980s, he worked collaborations on the first page.

Museum of Lake Minnetonka

The Museum of Lake Minnetonka (MLM) is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization based in Excelsior, Minnesota, which formed after splitting from the Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) in 2004.

From there the finished craft were transported to Excelsior via flatbed railcar and launched into Lake Minnetonka.

Virgil H. Cady

Cady was born on December 25, 1876 to William C. and Emogene Cady in Excelsior, Wisconsin.


Berkeley Cars

They were fitted with the 328cc Excelsior Talisman engine like the older SE328, and the four speed and reverse type VR gearbox, and were available as both soft and hardtops.

British Coachways

Excelsior Coaches brought with it a service from London to Bournemouth and Poole.

The sole survivor was the service between London and Bournemouth, which continued to be operated by former British Coachways member Excelsior Coaches until 1998.

Charters Towers Excelsior Library

Charters Towers Excelsior Library is the local library in Charters Towers in North Queensland, Australia.

Claudio Lomnitz

Lomnitz is currently a regular collaborator at La Jornada a daily newspaper published in Mexico City; he also wrote a weekly column in Excélsior, a daily newspaper published in Mexico City for some years.

Coalition of Hope

The Coalition of Hope Foundation's Project Excelsior focuses on acquiring the former USS Nassau and rebuilding it as a dedicated HADR/V.

Danko Lazović

Lazović scored a goal and set up a goal for Anduele Pryor in a 2–2 draw but he was received a straight red-card, just minutes before half-time against Excelsior on 28 October 2006.

Excelsior Brigade

Following the Battle of Chancellorsville, Col. William R. Brewster of the 73rd New York assumed command of the Excelsior Brigade, which was then in the division of Brig. Gen Andrew A. Humphreys.

Excelsior Diamond

The Excelsior Diamond was found on June 30, 1893 at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa, 130 km or 80 miles south east of Kimberley whose fame as a diamond mining center always overshadowed that of Jagersfontein.

Excelsior Recordings

Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Harrie Gommans

Born in Roermond, Gommans began his senior career during the 2000-01 season with Fortuna Sittard, and has also played for Excelsior, Westerlo, MVV, Vitesse, Roda JC and Roeselare.

Henry Tyrell-Smith

In the late 1930s he worked for Excelsior motor-cycle company and when the War broke out, joined the British Army and served in the D-Day landings with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

History of Mexico

Nazi propagandist Arthur Dietrich and his team of agents in Mexico successfully manipulated editorials and coverage of Europe by paying hefty subsidies to Mexican newspapers, including the widely read dailies Excélsior and El Universal.

Hotel Excelsior

The Excelsior was the inspiration for the novel Menschen im Hotel (1929) by the Austrian writer Vicki Baum (1888–1960).

James Alldis House

He was supervisor of the Excelsior Needle Company, a needle manufacturing firm which became the Torrington Company, and which was the largest employer in Torrington.

Leeds Male Voice Choir

Leeds Male Voice Choir was founded as the Broom Excelsior Male Choir in 1916 and consisted of mineworkers from Middleton Broom Colliery in South Middleton, Leeds.

Lincoln Standard L.S.5

Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza purchased and flew a L.S.5, named "Excelsior", making flights that earned him the reputation of "The Lindbergh of Mexico" in 1927.

Louis Uedemann

He twice won the U.S. Open Chess Championship at Excelsior 1900 (the first Western Chess Association Championship) and Excelsior 1902 (the 3rd WCA-ch).

Melanie Horsnell

Over the years at the Excelsior, Melanie performed with some remarkable artists including Paul Greene, Andy Clockwise, Bertie Blackman, peregrine, Tim Ireland and Wesley Carr, while at the same time played host to many emerging artists, most notably Laura Imbruglia.

Mick van Buren

During his time with SBV Excelsior, he managed to score 13 goals in 27 caps in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, which then caught the attention of Esbjerg fB, where he on 4 July 2013 became new manager Niels Frederiksen's first signing.

Muḥammad ibn Jābir al-Ḥarrānī al-Battānī

In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Excelsior-class starship USS Al-Batani sic NCC-42995, mentioned on Star Trek: Voyager as Kathryn Janeway's first deep space assignment, is named after him.

Rendezvous Records

The company was founded by songwriter Leon René, who had previously set up the pioneering independent rhythm and blues labels Exclusive and Excelsior labels in the 1940s, and then Class Records in 1951.

Rettbergsaue

91F0 — Riparian mixed forests of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), European White Elm (Ulmus laevis) and Field Elm (Ulmus minor), Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) or Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), along the great rivers - hardwood forest on the banks of large rivers, with largely undisturbed flooding dynamics; forests in nitrogen-rich locations usually with well-developed undergrowth, rich in trailing plants, 15 ha.

Rewa F.C.

In 1928, two teams from Rewa, Dilkusha Excelsior Football Club and Rewa Football Club took part in competition organised by the Suva based Indian Reform League for the Vriddhi Cup.

Russon

the Russon was at first powered by a rear mounted 197 cc JAP engine but production cars used a larger 250 cc twin from Excelsior.

Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

On January the 24th, the day before the Blessed Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Maria Cristina of Savoy, the Dukes of Castro and of Noto signed an "Act of Reconciliation" at 5.30 in the evening at Naples' Excelsior Hotel.

South Trimble

Born near Hazel Green, Kentucky, Trimble attended the public schools of Frankfort and Excelsior Institute.

Star of the Sea

In 2008, London band Silvery released the song "Star of the Sea" on their debut album Thunderer & Excelsior on Blow Up Records, loosely following the narrative of the book.

William Mark Forster

Forster then gathered the newsboys of the city together in a room in Little Collins Street, and started the Herald Boys' Try Excelsior Class, afterwards known as the City Newsboys' Society.

Willie Humphrey

After establishing himself with such New Orleans bands as the Excelsior and George McCullum's band, Humphrey traveled up north, playing with such other New Orleans musicians as Lawrence Duhé, and King Oliver in Chicago (Photos show Humphrey with Duhé's band playing in the stands for the infamous 1919 World Series).


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