Sam McVey Puts Pressure on the Champ

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Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a

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A Day in Judge Cady’s Court

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On September 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You

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Old Champ Dies Penniless

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নভেম্বর তারিখে 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 বয়স বছর. Mace was world champion from 1860 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1862 and again from 1866 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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On September 15, 1919, <বিঘত bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2094" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. বছর, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 এবং 126 পাউন্ড, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. জুলাই তারিখে 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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আগস্ট 26, 1886, ইভান “<বিঘত bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "2015" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = "” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Air Pioneer

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My grandfather’s first cousin, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, was one of St. লুই’ airplane pioneers. জুলিয়াস, who was known in the family as “Punks”, joined the Air National Guard in the mid-1920s. He would be commissioned as a Lieutenant. Julius flew planes for both the military and civilian air corps. Most of the men in his unit, which included Charles

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William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery

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ডিসেম্বরের শেষ সপ্তাহ সময় 1902, উইলিয়াম রুডলফ, ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি একটি সম্প্রতি ফিরে খনিজীবী, এবং জর্জ কলিন্স ইউনিয়নের ইউনিয়ন ব্যাংক অপহৃত, MO,. তারা রাতারাতি এটা অপহৃত, কোন এক নিরাপদ আপ ফুঁ দ্বারা উপস্থিত ছিলেন যখন. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO,. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff

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গোল্ডেন আই রোল্যান্ড শীতকালে (1948)

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কয়েক অভিনেতা ওয়ার্নার Oland আগে চার্লি চ্যান অভিনয় এবং কয়েক রোল্যান্ড শীতকালে পর ইন্সপেক্টর চ্যান অঙ্কিত যদিও, আর্ল Derr Biggers প্রধান শরীরের’ চার্লি চ্যান ফিল্ম অভিযোজন মধ্যে ঘটেছে 1931 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1949. ওয়ার্নার Oland কালো উটের মধ্যে চার্লি চ্যান বাজানো শুরু করেন (1931). তার মৃত্যুর পর, সিডনি Toler চার্লি চ্যান ভূমিকা বাজানো শুরু

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Chief Desmond Discovers Murder

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On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. <বিঘত bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2094" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. জনাব. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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