Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, 圣. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, 石头被攻击

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 岁月, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. 然而, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. 19 世纪的职业格斗在国外声名狼藉

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

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Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. 路易”, 圣. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. 路易警察历史, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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