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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. Во август 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. Сепак, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Професионалните борби во 19 век уживале лоша репутација надвор од неа
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
Во август 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Во 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. Во 1847, на
Оливер Леонард Кирк има разлика да биде единствената олимписки боксер да освои златен медал во две одделни тежина настава во иста Олимписките игри. Оливер Кирк оствари овој подвиг во неговиот роден град Олимписките игри во 1904. St. Луис беше домаќин на третиот олимпијада за време на 1904 Светот саем шоу. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
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. Години, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Кејт Шопен, ќерката на познат француско семејство и во времето на локалната авторот, пропадна на Свети. Louis 1904 Светскиот саем во август 20, 1904. Мадам Шопен беше само 54 години и доживеа мозочно крварење или аневризма. Таа почина во нејзиниот дом на Мекферсон авенија на август 22, 1904. Кејт Шопен е роден Кејт O'Flaherty во Санкт.
Ноември 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 and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 деца. Сент. Луј Архиепископијата ја посвети црквата
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 години, 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
Кога станува збор за машина политиката и организираниот криминал, Канзас Сити отсекогаш засени Свети. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Канзас Сити е исто така дом на неколку од висок профил во мафијашки убиства. St. Louis’ последните организиран криминал лидер беше уапсен за играње карти. We did have a Democratic party political machine around