Джэк Джонсан і Бой стагоддзя

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, сышоў у адстаўку былы чэмпіён, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Белая надзея” супернікі. У росквіце сіл, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Луіс. Initially, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Дэпартамент Луі паліцыі. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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Красавіка 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 хвілін. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Marie H. «Дзетка» Ёханпетэр Кімкер

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Луіс, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Дзядзька Жуль” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Дзядуля Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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Студзеня 7, 1903, Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Аднак, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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