קאַמבאַט ספּאָרט היסטאריקער און מאַרשאַל קינסטלער
Posts about miscellaneous history.
Johnny Reagan איז געווען אַ וויכטיק פייטער אין די סט. לאָויס באָקסינג סצענע בעשאַס דער ערשטער יאָרצענדלינג פון די 20 יאָרהונדערט. ערידזשנאַלי פון ברוקלין, רעאַגאַן אריבערגעפארן צו סט. לוי צו באַן אונטער דזשאַק מאַקענאַ. McKenna באזירט זיין אָפּעראַציע פֿון סט. לוי, וווּ זיין פייטער האָט בפֿרט געקעמפט אין סט. לוי’ מערב סוף קלוב. רעאַגאַן איז געווען אַ רייזינג באַנטאַמווייט אין דער צייט
אויף אויגוסט 17, 1891, סט. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. אין 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. לוי. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. אין 1847, די
אויף סעפטעמבער 15, 1919, סט. 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. פֿאַר יאָרן, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
אויף נאוועמבער 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. לוי”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. לוי, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, עדואַרד און מאַגדאַלענאַ מאָסבלעטש, and their 14 children. די סט. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
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. אָבער, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. פאַכמאַן פייטינג אין די 19 יאָרהונדערט ינדזשויד אַ נעבעך שעם אַרויס פון
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 יאָרן, 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
ווען עס קומט צו מאַשין פּאָליטיק און אָרגאַניזירט פאַרברעכן, קאַנסאַס סיטי האט שטענדיק אָוטשאָנע סט. לוי. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. קאַנסאַס סיטי איז אויך היים צו עטלעכע גדולים פּראָפיל גאַנגלאַנד שוטינגז. סט. לוי’ לעצטע אָרגאַניזירט פאַרברעכן פירער איז ערעסטיד פֿאַר פּלייינג קאַרדס. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
אויף דעצעמבער 1, 1938 בייַ 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 יאָרן פון עלטער. 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
Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, סט. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
During February 1901, סט. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to