היסטוריון ספורט קרבי ואמן לחימה
Posts about miscellaneous history.
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. לואיס, where his fighter primarily fought at St. לואיס’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
On August 17, 1891, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. בתוך 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. לואיס. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. בתוך 1847, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "569" = bbox_w "832" = bbox_h "22" = fsize "21" = fweight "14" = אדום = ירוק "6", "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "
On September 15, 1919, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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. במשך שנים, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
בנובמבר 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. לואיס”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. לואיס, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, אדוארד ומגדלנה Mosblech, and their 14 ילדים. סנט. 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. אולם, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. לחימה מקצועית במאות ה -19 נהנתה ממוניטין עניים מחוץ
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 שנים, 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
כשזה מגיע לפוליטיקה מכונה ופשע מאורגן, קנזס סיטי תמיד outshone סנט. לואיס. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. קנזס סיטי הייתה גם ביתם של כמה כנופיות ירי פרופיל גבוה. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". לואיס’ מנהיג פשע מאורגן שעבר נעצר על משחקי קלפים. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
בדצמבר 1, 1938 ב 5:15 בערב, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 גיל. 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, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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, קונטיקט. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to