Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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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. In his prime, 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. లూయిస్. మొదట్లో, 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. లూయిస్ పోలీసు శాఖ. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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ఏప్రిల్ న 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 minutes. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, ఉన్నప్పుడు

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Marie H. "బేబ్" జోహన్‌పీటర్ కిమ్కర్

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. లూయిస్, 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. తాత ఎల్లిస్’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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జనవరి న 7, 1903, సెయింట్. 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. మార్చిలో 1897, సెయింట్. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. లూయిస్, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. నేడు, 4200 Cook is

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Robert Harold “Harry” జిమ్మెర్మాన్ (1911-1936)

పార్కర్-హ్యారీని డాలీ-Franko

నా తాత ఫ్రాంక్ O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” జిమ్మెర్మాన్. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. జిమ్మెర్మాన్ మరియు తన మూడవ భార్య డాలీ. తాత జన్మిస్తాడని మే 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the

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Vs డిక్ ట్రేసీ. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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డిసెంబర్ న 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Vs డిక్ ట్రేసీ. 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

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Origin Stories: Fact or Fiction?

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When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are

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సెయింట్. లూయిస్ పోలీస్ ప్రొటెక్ట్ వరల్డ్ ఫెయిర్

డెస్మండ్ -1904-హీరోయిక్స్

లూసియానా కొనుగోలు ప్రదర్శన, లేదా 1904 సెయింట్. లూయిస్ వరల్డ్ ఫెయిర్ మరింత ప్రాచుర్యం పొందింది, సెయింట్‌లో అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైన సంఘటన. లూయిస్, మిస్సౌరీ చరిత్ర. సెయింట్ ఉండగా. లూయిస్ మిసిసిపీ నది యొక్క అతిపెద్ద నగరం వెస్ట్ ఉంది, వరల్డ్స్ ఫెయిర్ అంతర్జాతీయ మాప్ లో ఇది ఉంచండి. ఫెయిర్ అపఖ్యాతిని తీసుకుని అయితే, పర్యాటకులు మరియు నగరానికి రాబడి పెరిగింది,

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