lacey, bill
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- "Bill" Lacey; Bill Lacey; Lacey, Bill
- Record count
- 8
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Caruthersville
- First event date
- 1913-06-04
- Last event date
- 1914-02-25
Timeline — 6 events
- 1913-06-04 Caruthersville. Statesman joked the people of Caruthersville should abbreviate their town name about a foot since it costs double to run a newspaper there; Hayti is shorter but a town by that name already exists in the state Co-mentioned: Harve Averill. Quote: "Bill Lacey and Harve Averill ought to…
- 1913-09-17 Caruthersville. Editor of the Caruthersville Democrat, itemized under 'Bill Lacey Hard Pressed-!'; overloaded with social and religious engagements and sending the Statesman the Macedonian cry for help; jokingly referred to W. Ed Crow of the DeSoto Republican Co-mentioned: W. Ed Crow. Quote: "Every…
- 1914-02-25 Named in the paper's boxing column among Southeast Missouri pugs who might furnish a "White Hope"; no other event stated Quote: "there is no reason why the pugs may not look with results to Southeast Missouri for their "White Hope""
- 1914-02-25 Named in a Southeast Missouri boxing note as one of the 'pugs': Bill York of Hayti, Bill Lacey and Harve Averill of Caruthersville, and new entries Frank McGuire and Fred Kies of Jackson join Charlie Walker — 'no reason why the pugs may not look with results to Southeast Missouri for their White Hop…
- 1914-02-25 Named among Southeast Missouri pugilists with a chance at the 'White Hope' title Quote: "their "White Hope""
- 1915-12-10 Died Friday midnight, not yet 50; lovable and loved by his brethren of the press; eulogized for his big, warm, generous heart and unselfish aid to the needy [date from clip_id] Quote: "'Bill' Lacey is dead. Friday midnight, just as a new day was being born"
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.