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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, mantan juara kelas berat pensiun, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Putih Harapan” pesaing. Di masa jayanya, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Di 35 tahun dan hampir 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. Mulanya, 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 Kepolisian. When the bank association turned over the
Pada 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 menit. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
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
Pada Januari 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, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Arsitekturnya yang unik mencakup balkon menara di lantai dua tembok timur laut. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Hari ini, 4200 Masak adalah
Kakekku 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 dan istri ketiganya Dolly. Kakek akan lahir Mei 28, 1913. Harry sedikit misterius ketika dia meninggal di sekitar
Pada tanggal 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). Once again, Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy works with “The Commission” to attack crime but suspects one of the members of the commission is the mysterious Ghost. The Ghost’s henchman Lucifer, played
Ketika saya pertama kali mulai berlatih seni bela diri di 1995, kisah-kisah yang terkait dengan pendirian sebagian besar seni bela diri cukup fantastis dengan prestasi manusia super dalam hal kecakapan fisik dan kemampuan bertarung yang dikaitkan dengan para pendirinya.. Apakah Kung Fu, Karate atau Judo, sang pendiri mengambil keterampilan yang dipelajari dalam seni bela diri sebelumnya, memodifikasinya dan mengalahkan semua orang. Klaim-klaim ini adalah
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, atau 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,