杰克·约翰逊和世纪扑灭
之后，杰克·约翰逊成为冠军, 缺乏强有力的竞争者引起了公众的压力，詹姆斯Ĵ安装. Jeffires, 退休前重量级拳王, 结束了他的退休，争取约翰逊. 杰弗里斯被认为是第一个和最可信的 “白希望” 竞争者. 在他的全盛时期, 杰弗里斯可能无法击败约翰逊. 在 35 years of age and nearly 300
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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft
二月 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. 路易. 起初, 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. 路易警察局. When the bank association turned over the
Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey
四月 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 分钟. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, 何时
Marie H. “宝贝”约翰彼得·金克
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. 路易, 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. 爷爷埃利斯’ father
Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)
一月 7, 1903, 圣. 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. 然而, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. 三月 1897, 圣. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Big House on Cook Avenue
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. 路易, 密苏里州. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. 其独特的建筑包括位于东北墙二楼的炮塔阳台. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. 今天, 4200 库克是
罗伯特·哈罗德 “掠夺” 齐默尔曼 (1911-1936)
我的祖父弗兰克·. 齐默尔曼最古老的弟弟罗伯特·哈罗德 “掠夺” 齐默尔曼. 他们有四个更老的同父异母兄弟姐妹和死者同父异母的妹妹，但哈利·帕克的L的第一个孩子. Zimmerman和他的第三任妻子多莉. 爷爷将出生五月 28, 1913. 哈利是一个有点神秘的人，因为他死在附近
迪克与特雷西. Crime, Inc. (1941)
十二月 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, 迪克与特雷西. 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
起源故事: 事实还是虚构?
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
圣. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, 或 1904 圣. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. 路易, 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,