Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Posts de historia miscellanea.
Johnny Reagan erat maximus pugnator Sancti. Ludovici pugilatum scena in prima decade saeculi XX. Primum a Brooklyn, Reagan ad Sancti. Ludovici instituendi sub Jack McKenna. McKenna suam operationem ex St. Ludovicus, ubi eius pugnator imprimis apud Sancti. Ludovicus’ Occidentem finem Club. Reagan orientem bantamweight tempore
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. In 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Ludovicus. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. In 1847, in
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. Per multos annos, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Novembres 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Ludovicus”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Ludovicus, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, And Eduard Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 filii. In S.. Aloisii archidioecesis ecclesiam dedicavit
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. Autem, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 annis, 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
Ut enim ad crimen publicae machina, Kansas urbem semper superabat St. Ludovicus. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas urbem quoque domum ad plures summus profile gangland shootings. St. Ludovicus’ postremo crimen duce captus fuit pro ludens cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
In December 1, 1938 at 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 annorum aetatis,. 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
Aedificia iusta sunt acervi tabularum et laterum sine fabulis quae eis adnexae sunt. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Arthurus Huddleston a paroled homicida Albert Whitefield occisus est. Whitefield gener uxorem suam miratus, 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