A Day in Judge Cady’s Court

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On September 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You

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ישן אלוף Dies ללא פרוטה בכיס

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בנובמבר 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 גיל. Mace was world champion from 1860 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1862 and again from 1866 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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On September 15, 1919, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. במשך שנים, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 ו - 126 קילו, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. בחודש יולי 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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On August 26, 1886, אוון “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. לפחות זה מה שחשבתי במקור ורוב ההיסטוריונים ציטטו. מוֹדֶרנִי

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Julius W. Johannpeter, אייר פיוניר

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בן דודו הראשון של סבי, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, היה אחד מ-St. לואיס’ חלוצי מטוסים. יוליוס, שהיה ידוע במשפחה בתור “פרחחים”, הצטרף למשמר הלאומי האווירי באמצע שנות ה-20. הוא ימונה כסגן. יוליוס הטיס מטוסים הן עבור חיל האוויר הצבאי והן עבור חיל האוויר האזרחי. רוב האנשים ביחידה שלו, שכלל את צ'ארלס

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William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery

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During the last week of December 1902, William Rudolph, a recently returned miner to Franklin County, and George Collins robbed the Union Bank in Union, MO. They robbed it overnight, when no one was present by blowing up the safe. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff

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וינטרס רולנד בעין הזהב (1948)

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בעוד כמה שחקנים שיחקו צ'רלי צ'אן לפני ורנר Oland וכמה מצטיירים מפקח צ'אן לאחר ינטרס רולנד, הגוף העיקרי של ארל הדר Biggers’ עיבודים קולנועיים צ'רלי צ'אן התרחשו בין 1931 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1949. וורנר Oland החל לנגן צ'רלי צ'אן בקאמל השחור (1931). לאחר מותו, Sidney Toler started playing the role of Charlie Chan in the

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Chief Desmond Discovers Murder

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On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. מר. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “אלכס” Åberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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