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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. On August 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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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
Johnny Reagan adalah seorang pejuang penting di St. Adegan tinju Louis semasa dekad pertama Abad ke-20. Berasal dari Brooklyn, Reagan berpindah ke St. Louis untuk berlatih di bawah Jack McKenna. McKenna mengasaskan operasinya dari St. Louis, di mana pejuangnya terutamanya bertarung di St. Louis’ Kelab West End. Reagan adalah bantamweight yang sedang meningkat naik pada masa itu
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. Dalam 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. Dalam 1847, the
Oliver Leonard Kirk mempunyai kelebihan sebagai satu-satunya peninju Olimpik untuk memenangi pingat emas dalam dua kelas berat badan yang berasingan dalam yang sama Sukan Olimpik. Oliver Kirk dicapai lagu ini di kampung halamannya di Sukan Olimpik 1904. St. Louis menjadi tuan rumah Olimpik ketiga semasa 1904 Ekspo Pameran Dunia. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Pada 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. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Kate Chopin, anak seorang keluarga Perancis yang terkenal dan pada masa yang penulis tempatan, runtuh pada St. Louis 1904 Pameran Dunia pada Ogos 20, 1904. Madame Chopin hanya 54 lama tahun dan mengalami pendarahan otak atau aneurism. Beliau meninggal dunia di rumahnya di McPherson Avenue pada Ogos 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
Pada November 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 children. The St. Louis Archdiocese mendedikasikan gereja
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 tahun, 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
Apabila ia datang kepada politik mesin dan jenayah terancang, Kansas City sentiasa outshone St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City juga rumah kepada beberapa tembakan Gangland berprofil tinggi. St. Louis’ pemimpin jenayah terancang lepas telah ditangkap kerana bermain kad. We did have a Democratic party political machine around