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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. Agosto 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. Tuttavia, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. I combattimenti professionali nel 19 ° secolo godevano di una scarsa reputazione al di fuori di
Johnny Reagan era un combattente importante nella squadra di St. Louis durante il primo decennio del XX secolo. Originario di Brooklyn, Reagan si trasferì a St. Louis ad allenarsi con Jack McKenna. McKenna ha basato la sua attività a St. Louis, dove il suo combattente combatté principalmente a St. Louis’ Club del West End. Reagan era un peso gallo in ascesa all'epoca
Agosto 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. In 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. In 1847, il
Oliver Leonard Kirk ha la particolarità di essere l'unico pugile olimpico a vincere una medaglia d'oro in due classi di peso distinti negli stessi Giochi Olimpici. Oliver Kirk compiuto questa impresa nella sua città natale Olimpiadi di 1904. St. Louis ha ospitato la terza Olimpiade durante l' 1904 Fiera Exposition del Mondo. Come i Giochi di Parigi quattro anni prima, St. Louis gave
Nel settembre 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 anni, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Kate Chopin, daughter of a prominent French family and at the time local author, collapsed at the St. Louis 1904 World’s Fair on August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin was only 54 years old and suffered a brain hemorrhage or aneurism. She died at her home on McPherson Avenue on August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
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 e Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 bambini. Il St. Louis, l'arcidiocesi dedicò la chiesa
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anni, 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
Quando si tratta di politica di macchine e criminalità organizzata, Kansas City ha sempre eclissato St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City era anche sede di diverse sparatorie malavita di alto profilo. St. Louis’ ultimo leader della criminalità organizzata è stato arrestato per giocare a carte. We did have a Democratic party political machine around