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Posts about miscellaneous history.
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Луіс’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. Жнівень 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
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. Аднак, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Прафесійныя баі ў 19-м стагоддзі карысталіся дрэннай рэпутацыяй за межамі краіны
Джоні Рэйган быў важным байцом у St. Сцэна бокса Луіса ў першае дзесяцігоддзе 20-га стагоддзя. Родам з Брукліна, Рэйган пераехаў у St. Луі будзе трэніравацца пад кіраўніцтвам Джэка Маккены. Маккена заснаваў сваю аперацыю ў Санкт-Пецярбургу. Луіс, дзе яго баец у асноўным ваяваў пры св. Луіс’ Клуб Вест-Энд. У той час Рэйган быў у нарастаючай лёгкай вазе
Жнівень 17, 1891, Вуліца. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. У 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Луіс. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. У 1847, the
Олівер Леанард Кірк мае гонар быць адзіным алімпійскі баксёр, каб выйграць залаты медаль у двух асобных вагавых катэгорыях у тых жа Алімпійскіх гульняў. Олівер Кірк здзейсніў гэты подзвіг ў яго родным горадзе Алімпіяды ў 1904. Вуліца. Луі прайшоў трэці алімпіяду ць 1904 Сусветная выстава Экспазіцыя. Як Парыжскія гульні за чатыры гады да, Вуліца. Louis gave
On September 15, 1919, Вуліца. 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. На працягу многіх гадоў, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Kate Chopin, daughter of a prominent French family and at the time local author, collapsed at the St. Луіс 1904 World’s Fair on August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin was only 54 years old and suffered a brain hemorrhage or aneurism. She died at her home on McPherson Avenue on August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
Лістапада 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Луіс”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Луіс, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Эдуард і Магдалена Mosblech, and their 14 children. Санкт-. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 гадоў, 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
Калі справа даходзіць да палітычных машын і арганізаванай злачыннасцю, Канзас-Сіці заўсёды засланяла St. Луіс. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Канзас-Сіці быў таксама з'яўляецца домам для некалькіх гучных бандыцкіх перастрэлак. Вуліца. Луіс’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around