Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, Julius Johannpeter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Babu

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. Awali, HYER walioajiriwa vipaji yake kwa Whigs lakini bila kubadili visasi kwa “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 na 210 wakati wa kazi yake paundi.

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Asante, Mr. Mwendo (1937)

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Juu ya Krismasi, 1937, Mr pili. Moto movie, Asante, Mr. Mwendo (1937) staring Peter Lorre, ilipata kushika nafasi ya. Kimataifa Agent Mr. Moto inajitahidi kulinda hazina Kichina kitamaduni kutoka wahalifu ya kimataifa. Gombo Saba itaonyesha mahali pa kujificha kwa kaburi la Genghis Khan. Wapiganaji Genghis Khan ya zimeripotiwa kuzikwa hazina kubwa na kiongozi wao amekufa. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Mnamo Oktoba 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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