Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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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. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. ການຕໍ່ສູ້ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບໃນສະຕະວັດທີ 19 ໄດ້ຮັບຊື່ສຽງທີ່ບໍ່ດີຢູ່ນອກ

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Johnny Reagan Dies in St. Louis

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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. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 ປີ

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On August 17, 1891, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. ໃນ 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. ໃນ 1847, ໄດ້

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Oliver Kirk ແລະ 1904 <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis ພິນ​ບ​ອ​ລ

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Oliver Leonard Kirk ມີ​ການ​ຈໍາ​ແນກ​ໄດ້​ເປັນ​ພຽງ​ແຕ່ boxer Olympic ທີ່​ຈະ​ຊະ​ນະ​ໄດ້​ຫຼຽນ​ຄໍາ​ໃນ​ສອງ​ຫ້ອງ​ຮຽນ​ນ​້​ໍ​າ​ຕ່າງ​ກັນ​ໃນ​ເກມ Olympic ດຽວ​ກັນ. Oliver Kirk ສໍາ​ເລັດ feat ນີ້​ຢູ່​ບ້ານ​ເກີດ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ​ພິນ​ບ​ອ​ລ​ໃນ 1904. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis ສາ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ Olympiad ທີ​ສາມ 1904 ການ​ແປ​ຍຸດ​ຕິ​ທໍາ​ໂລກ. Like the Paris Games four years before, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 15, 1919, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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. ສໍາ​ລັບ​ປີ, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Kate Chopin, ລູກ​ສາວ​ຂອງ​ຄອບ​ຄົວ​ຝຣັ່ງ​ເປັນ​ຄູ​ຊັດ​ເຈນ​ແລະ​ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ຜູ້​ຂຽນ​ຂອງ​ທ້ອງ​ຖິ່ນ, ພັງ​ລົງ​ຢູ່ St ໄດ້. Louis 1904 ໂລກ​ທີ່​ຍຸດ​ຕິ​ທໍາ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ເດືອນ​ສິງ​ຫາ 20, 1904. Madame Chopin ມີ​ພຽງ​ແຕ່ 54 ປີ​ເກົ່າ​ແລະ​ປະ​ສົບ​ການ​ເສຍ​ເລືອດ​ສະ​ຫມອງ​ຫຼື aneurism. ນາງ​ໄດ້​ເສຍ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ຢູ່​ທີ່​ເຮືອນ​ຂອງ​ນາງ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ McPherson ຖະ​ຫນົນ​ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ສິງ​ຫາ 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 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 ແລະ Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ. St ໄດ້. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ປີ, 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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ນາຍ​ຈ້າງ Butler ແລະ St ໄດ້. ເຄື່ອງ Louis

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ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ມັນ​ມາ​ກັບ​ການ​ເມືອງ​ເຄື່ອງ​ແລະ​ອາ​ຊະ​ຍາ​ກໍາ​ອົງ​ການ​ຈັດ​ຕັ້ງ, ແຄນ​ຊັດ​ຊີ​ທີ​ໄດ້ outshone ສະ​ເຫມີ St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas ເມືອງ​ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ຍັງ​ຢູ່​ເຮືອນ​ກັບ​ຫນໍ່​ໄມ້ gangland ສູງ profile ຫຼາຍ. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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