Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 години, 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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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Хамалски” в St. Louis during the 1904 Световно изложение. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Кейт Шопен, дъщеря на виден френски семейство и в момента местен автор, срина в Св. Louis 1904 World панаир на август 20, 1904. Madame Шопен е само 54 години и получил мозъчен кръвоизлив или аневризъм. Тя почина в дома си на McPherson Avenue на август 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Years

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На August 17, 1891, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. В 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. В 1847, на

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Oliver Kirk и 1904 <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис Olympics

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Oliver Leonard Kirk има разлика, че са единственият олимпийски боксьор да спечели златен медал в две отделни класи тегло в едни и същи олимпийски игри. Oliver Kirk осъществи този подвиг в родния си град олимпийски игри в 1904. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис бе домакин на третата олимпиада по време на 1904 World панаир Exposition. Подобно на Париж Игрите преди четири години, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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На September 15, 1919, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". 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. В продължение на години, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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110 Двойки ср на благодарността 1902

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В сряда, Ноември 26, 1902, 110 couples arrived at the St. Louis Marriage License Bureau to be officially married on Thanksgiving. The 110 couples broke the previous record set in 1901. This record would also only stand for one year until 1903. Beginning at 9 А.М. and continuing until 5 <Педя bbox_x = "318" bbox_y = "942" bbox_w = "28" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ", Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers

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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. Обаче, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Обаче, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines

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Boss Butler и Св. Louis Machine

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Когато става дума за машина политиката и организираната престъпност, Kansas City винаги е надмина St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City е също дом на няколко нашумели гангстерски стрелби. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis’ последният лидер на организираната престъпност бе арестуван за карти за игра. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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