Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about miscellaneous history.
Ο Τζόνι Ρίγκαν ήταν ένας σημαντικός μαχητής στο St. Σκηνή πυγμαχίας Louis κατά την πρώτη δεκαετία του 20ου αιώνα. Κατάγεται από το Μπρούκλιν, Ο Ρίγκαν μετακόμισε στο St. Ο Louis να προπονείται υπό τον Jack McKenna. Ο McKenna βασίστηκε στην επέμβαση του από το St. Louis, όπου ο μαχητής του πολέμησε κυρίως στο St. Louis’ West End Club. Ο Ρέιγκαν ήταν ένας ανερχόμενος βαρύς εκείνη την εποχή
On August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Σε 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. Σε 1847, ο
On September 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. Για χρόνια, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Τον Νοέμβριο του 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 και Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. Το St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
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. Ωστόσο, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Οι επαγγελματικοί αγώνες τον 19ο αιώνα απολάμβαναν κακή φήμη εκτός
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 χρόνια, 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
Όταν πρόκειται για την πολιτική της μηχανής και του οργανωμένου εγκλήματος, Κάνσας Σίτι έχει επισκίασε πάντα St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City ήταν επίσης το σπίτι σε διάφορες υψηλού προφίλ πυροβολισμοί συμμοριών. St. Louis’ τελευταίου ηγέτη του οργανωμένου εγκλήματος συνελήφθη για χαρτιά. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
Τον Δεκέμβριο 1, 1938 στο 5:15 μμ, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ετών. 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
Τα κτίρια είναι απλώς σωροί από σανίδες και τούβλα χωρίς τις ιστορίες που συνδέονται με αυτά. During November 1912, St. Ο αστυνομικός του Λούις, Άρθουρ Χάντλστον, σκοτώθηκε από τον δολοφόνο Άλμπερτ Γουάιτφιλντ που είχε αποφυλαχθεί. Ο Γουάιτφιλντ είχε ξαφνιάσει τη σύζυγό του με κοινό νόμο, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Κονέκτικατ. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to