Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet napadnut

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McVey je nokautirao Fergusona

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Kolovoza 11, 1915, aktualni obojeni svjetski boksački prvak u teškoj kategoriji Sam McVey borio se protiv Sandyja Fergusona u Bostonu, Massachusetts u teretani atletske udruge Atlas. McVey se borio u eri u kojoj su promotori zamrznuli sve afroameričke boksače, osim velikog Jacka Johnsona, od borbe za svjetsko prvenstvo. McVey je pobijedio većinu ostalih velikih crnih boraca ovoga svijeta

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 godina, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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On Thursday, Siječanj 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, jedan od sv. Louis’ najbogatijih ljudi, posjedovane stambene nekretnine i druga imovina procijenjena na 2 Milijun dolara. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. On

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