Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1911 — PERSIAN GIANT IS STRONGEST MAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PERSIAN GIANT IS STRONGEST MAN

The illustration shown above is that of Kilich Bey, the strongest man in the world, twisting a bar of steel over two inches in diameter around his elbow. / This is n rt t the greatest feat of this Persian giant, however. In Curmish, Persia, recently, shortly after this picture was taken, two powerful wild Arabian horses were harnessed to his arms. The horses made frantic efforts to get away from the crowd, but Kilich Bey stood fijm as a rock, and they could not drag him an inch from his position. Aiterwardp this modern Samson concluded by punching* piece of stone to pieces with his bare first.