Johnny Reagan umire u St. Louis

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Johnny Reagan bio je važan borac u St. Louis boksačka scena tijekom prvog desetljeća 20. stoljeća. Podrijetlom iz Brooklyna, Reagan se preselio u St. Louis trenirati pod Jackom McKennom. McKenna je svoju operaciju temeljio na St. Louis, gdje se njegov borac prvenstveno borio kod St. Louis’ Klub West End. Reagan je u to vrijeme bio u usponu bantam kategorije

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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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. Godinama, 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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Studeni 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 i Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 djeca. St. Ludovika nadbiskupija posvetila crkvu

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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. Međutim, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionalne borbe u 19. stoljeću uživale su lošu reputaciju izvan zemlje

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 godina, 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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Boss Butler i St. Louis Machine

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Kad je riječ o politici strojeva i organiziranog kriminala, Kansas City je uvijek sjajila St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City je također dom nekoliko high-profile mafijaškom pucnjavi. St. Louis’ Posljednji vođa organiziranog kriminala je uhićen zbog kartanja. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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George Baptiste Dies

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U prosincu 1, 1938 na 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 godina. 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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Ubojstvo u 2912 Washington

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Zgrade su samo gomile dasaka i cigle, bez priča koje su priključeni na njih. Tijekom studenog 1912, St. Louis policajac Arthur Huddleston ubijen je na uvjetnu slobodu ubojica Albert Whitefield. Whitefield je iznenadio svoje izvanbračne supruge, koji je zabavljao još jedan gospodin pozivatelja. Whitefield pokušao ubiti prije dva St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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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

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