Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Urte

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Abuztuaren On 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Urtean 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. Urtean 1847, du

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Oliver Kirk eta 1904 St. Louis olinpiadak

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Oliver Leonard Kirk du boxeolari olinpiko bakarra izateaz urrezko domina bat irabazteko bi pisu klase desberdinetan Olinpiar Jokoen berean bereizketa du. Oliver Kirk balentria hau lortzen bere jaioterrian Olympics 1904. St. Louis anfitrioi hirugarren Olinpiar zehar 1904 Munduko Azoka Erakusketa. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Irailaren 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. Urtez, 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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Azaroaren on 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 eta Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. St du. Louis Artzapezpikutzak eliza eskaini zuen

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 urte, 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. Hala ere, 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 eta St du. Louis Machine

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Orduan makina politika eta krimen antolatua da, Kansas City beti nitaz ditu St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City etxean ere izan zen hainbat goi-profila gangland tiroketak izateko. St. Louis’ azken antolatutako krimenaren buruzagi karta atxilotu zuten. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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George Baptiste Dies

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Abenduaren on 1, 1938 at 5:15 etan, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 urte. 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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Hilketa orduetan 2912 Washington

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. 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

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