Oliver Kirk și 1904 St. Louis Jocurile Olimpice

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Oliver Leonard Kirk are distincția de a fi singurul boxer olimpic de a câștiga o medalie de aur în două categorii de greutate diferite în aceleași Jocurile Olimpice. Oliver Kirk realizat acest feat în orașul său natal Jocurile Olimpice din 1904. St. Louis a găzduit de-a treia Olimpiada timpul 1904 World Fair Exposition. Cum ar fi Jocurile de la Paris cu patru ani înainte, St. Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Septembrie 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. De ani de zile, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Noiembrie 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. St. Arhiepiscopia Louis a dedicat biserica

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ani, 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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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. Totuși, 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

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Boss Butler and the St. Louis Machine

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When it comes to machine politics and organized crime, Kansas City has always outshone St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City was also home to several high-profile gangland shootings. St. Louis’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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George Baptiste Dies

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Decembrie 1, 1938 la 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ani. 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

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Crimă la 2912 Washington

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Clădirile sunt doar grămezi de scânduri și cărămizi fără poveștile care sunt atașate de ele. During November 1912, St. Ofițerul de poliție Louis Arthur Huddleston a fost ucis de ucigașul eliberat condiționat Albert Whitefield. Whitefield își surprinsese soția în comun, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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