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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. I sin beste alder, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Initially, 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. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the
April 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 minutter. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, når
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, 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. Grandpa Ellis’ father
Januar 7, 1903, St. 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. However, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
En 122 år gammel murhus dominerer gatebildet på hjørnet av Whittier Street og Cook Avenue i St. Louis, Missouri. Utbyggere reist den 2378 kvadratmeter huset i 1892. Den unike arkitekturen inkluderer en tårnbalkong i andre etasje på den nordøstlige veggen. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. I dag, 4200 Cook er
Min bestefar Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman og hans tredje kone Dolly. Bestefar ville bli født mai 28, 1913. Harry er litt av et mysterium da han døde rundt
Da jeg først begynte å trene i kampsport i 1995, historiene knyttet til grunnleggelsen av de fleste kampsporter var ganske fantastiske med overmenneskelige bragder av fysisk dyktighet og kampevne tilskrevet deres grunnleggere. Om Kung Fu, Karate eller Judo, grunnleggeren tok ferdighetene lært i tidligere kampsport, endret det og beseiret alle. Disse påstandene er
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, eller 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri historie. Mens St. Louis var den største byen vest for Mississippi-elven, verdensutstillingen sette det på det internasjonale kartet. Mens rettferdig ville bringe beryktet, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Fra 1931 til 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told