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Johnny Reagan était un combattant important de la St.. Scène de boxe Louis au cours de la première décennie du 20e siècle. Originaire de Brooklyn, Reagan a déménagé à St. Louis s'entraînera sous la direction de Jack McKenna. McKenna a basé son opération à St. Louis, où son combattant combattit principalement à St. Louis’ Club de l'extrémité ouest. Reagan était un poids coq en hausse à l'époque
Sur Août 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Dans 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. Dans 1847, the
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. Pendant des années,, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Sur 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 children. Le St. L'archidiocèse Saint-Louis a consacré l'église
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. Cependant, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Les combats professionnels au XIXe siècle jouissaient d'une mauvaise réputation en dehors du monde.
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ans, 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
Quand il s'agit de machines politique et le crime organisé, Kansas City a toujours éclipsé St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City est également le foyer de plusieurs de grande envergure mafieux fusillades. St. Louis’ dernier chef du crime organisé a été arrêté pour jouer aux cartes. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
Sur Décembre 1, 1938 à 5:15 h, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ans. 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
Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, 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, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to