Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off

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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. Ат 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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Фебруара 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Лоуис. 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. Одељење Луј полиције. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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Априла 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 записник. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Денвер” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, када

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Marie H. „Бабе” Јоханпетер Кимкер

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Лоуис, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Ујка Јулес” 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

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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On January 7, 1903, Свети. 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Свети. 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. Лоуис, Мисури. 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. Данас, 4200 Cook is

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Роберт Харолд “Harry” Цимерман (1911-1936)

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Мој деда Френк о. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Цимерман. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Цимерман и његова трећа жена Доли. Деда ће бити рођен маја 28, 1913. Хари је помало мистерија док је умро око

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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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Свети. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, или 1904 Свети. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Лоуис, 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,

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