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之后，杰克·约翰逊成为冠军, 缺乏强有力的竞争者引起了公众的压力，詹姆斯Ĵ安装. Jeffires, 退休前重量级拳王, 结束了他的退休，争取约翰逊. 杰弗里斯被认为是第一个和最可信的 “白希望” 竞争者. 在他的全盛时期, 杰弗里斯可能无法击败约翰逊. 在 35 years of age and nearly 300
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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft
二月 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. 路易. 起初, 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. 路易警察局. When the bank association turned over the
Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey
四月 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 分钟. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, 何时
Marie H. “宝贝”约翰彼得·金克
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. 路易, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” 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. 爷爷埃利斯’ father
Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)
一月 7, 1903, 圣. 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. 然而, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. 三月 1897, 圣. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an