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Posts about miscellaneous history.
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ 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. A l'agost 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. 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
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
A l'agost 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. En 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. En 1847, la
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
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
Kate Chopin, filla d'una prominent família francesa i en el moment en l'autor local, esfondrat al St. Louis 1904 Fira Mundial a l'agost 20, 1904. Madame Chopin només era 54 anys i va patir una hemorràgia cerebral o aneurisma. Va morir a casa a l'avinguda McPherson a l'agost 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
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
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
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