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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. Khi 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
Vào ngày 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 phút. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, khi nào
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 “Bác 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
On January 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. Tuy nhiên, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, 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. 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. Hôm nay, 4200 Cook is
Ông nội của tôi 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 và người vợ thứ ba của ông Dolly. Ông nội sẽ được sinh ra tháng 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
Ngày 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
Khi tôi lần đầu tiên bắt đầu đào tạo võ thuật trong 1995, những câu chuyện gắn liền với sự thành lập của hầu hết các môn võ thuật đã khá tuyệt vời với những chiến công phi thường của sức mạnh và chiến đấu khả năng thể chất do thành viên sáng lập của họ. Cho dù Kung Fu, Karate hay Judo, người sáng lập đã lấy kỹ năng học được trong võ thuật trước, sửa đổi nó và đánh bại tất cả mọi người. Những tuyên bố là
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, hoặc 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Lịch sử Missouri. Trong khi St. Louis là phía tây thành phố lớn nhất của sông Mississippi, Hội chợ Thế giới đặt nó trên bản đồ quốc tế. Trong khi các công bằng sẽ mang lại tai tiếng, du khách và tăng doanh thu cho thành phố,