1802 N. Jefferson Gone

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1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place qonşuluq. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Cümə axşamı, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Martın 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. son payız nə Nyu-Yorkda vasitəsilə qərar olardı

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Boksun qanuni güləşə təsiri

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1910-cu illərdə, Amerika peşəkar güləşi daimi olaraq qanuni güləş yarışlarından əvvəlcədən hazırlanmış sərgilərə keçdi. Azarkeş marağı, Promoter nəzarəti və güləşçilərin daha az aşınması bu keçiddə rol oynadı. Təzyiq haqqında daha az danışılan başqa bir şey idmanın özündən kənarda idi. 20-ci əsrdən əvvəl, ABŞ-da peşəkar boks qeyri-qanuni idi. Çılpaq dırnaq

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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Cümə axşamı, Fevral 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored

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