Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Година

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На августа 17, 1891, Свети. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. У 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Лоуис. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. У 1847, the

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Оливер Кирк и 1904 Свети. Лоуис Олимпијада

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Оливер Леонард Кирк је разлика у томе што је једини олимпијски боксер који је освојио златну медаљу у два одвојена одељења масе у истим Олимпијским играма. Оливер Кирка остварио тај подвиг у свом родном граду Олимпијским играма у 1904. Свети. Током Луј домаћин трећег олимпијада 1904 Светски сајам изложби. Као париски Игре четири године пре, Свети. Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Септембар 15, 1919, Свети. 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. Годинама, 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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Кејт Шопен, ћерка истакнутог француског породици и у то време локални аутор, срушио у Ст. Лоуис 1904 Светски сајам августа 20, 1904. Мадам Шопен је био само 54 година и претрпео мождани крварење или анеуризме. Умрла је у својој кући на авенији МцПхерсон августа 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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Свети. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Новембра 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Лоуис”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Лоуис, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 деца. Свети. Луја надбискупија је посветила цркву

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 године, 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Професионалне борбе у 19. веку уживале су лошу репутацију изван

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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. Лоуис. 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. Свети. Лоуис’ 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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На дан 1, 1938 у 5:15 ам, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 година. 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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Убиство у 2912 Washington

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Зграде су само гомиле дасака и цигли без прича које су за њих везане. During November 1912, Свети. Полицајца Луиса Артура Хадлстона убио је условно отпуштен убица Алберт Вајтфилд. Вајтфилд је изненадио своју ванбрачну жену, 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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