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 neighborhood. 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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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) is another entry in the series starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Charlie is returning from his London investigation, when he stops in Paris for a vacation. Faktiskt, semestern är ett täcke för hans utredning av förfalskade obligationer från Lamartine Bank. Charlie installed an undercover agent named Nardi but the gang kills Nardi

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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På torsdag, 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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På mars 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. Den sista hösten skulle avgöras via vad The New York

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Boxning effekt på legitima Wrestling

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I 1910-talet, Amerikansk wrestling flyttas permanent från legitima brottning tävlingar till förinställd utställningar. fan intresse, promotorkontroll och mindre slitage på brottarna alla spelat en roll i denna övergång. En annan mindre omtalade trycket var utanför sporten i sig. Före 20-talet, proffsboxning var olagligt i USA. bara knoge

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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På torsdag, Februari 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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