Jack Johnson na Vita ya karne

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, wastaafu wa zamani Heavyweight bingwa, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” wagombea. Mkuu wake, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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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. Awali, 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 Idara ya Polisi. When the bank association turned over the

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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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. Hata hivyo, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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