Oliver Kirk i el 1904 St. Olimpíades Louis

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Oliver Leonard Kirk té la distinció de ser l'únic boxejador olímpic a guanyar una medalla d'or en dues categories de pes diferents en els mateixos Jocs Olímpics. Oliver Kirk va aconseguir aquesta gesta a la seva ciutat natal en els Jocs Olímpics 1904. St. Louis va ser seu de la tercera Olimpíada durant el 1904 Fira Exposició del Món. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Al setembre 15, 1919, St. 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. Per anys, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Al novembre 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 nens. El St. L'arxidiòcesi de Louis va dedicar l'església

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 any, 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. Però, 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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Cap Butler i el St. Louis Machine

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Quan es tracta de la maquinària política i el crim organitzat, Kansas City sempre ha eclipsat St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City també va ser la llar de diversos tirotejos entre bandes d'alt perfil. St. Louis’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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George Baptiste Dies

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Al desembre 1, 1938 en 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 anys d'edat. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Murder at 2912 Washington

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Els edificis són només munts de taules i maons sense les històries que s'uneixen a ells. Durant novembre 1912, St. Oficial de Policia Louis Arthur Huddleston va ser assassinat per assassí en llibertat condicional Albert Whitefield. Whitefield havia sorprès la seva concubina, que era entretingut altra persona que truca cavaller. Whitefield va intentar matar abans de les dues St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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