オリバーカークと 1904 ST. ルイ·オリンピック

オリバー・カーク・セントルイス・ボクサー

オリバーレナードカークは、同じオリンピック2つの別々の重量クラスで金メダルを獲得する唯一のオリンピックのボクサーであることの区別を持っている. オリバーカークは、彼の故郷オリンピックでこの偉業を成し遂げた 1904. ST. ルイの間に第三のオリンピックを開催しました 1904 世界博覧会博覧会. Like the Paris Games four years before, ST. Louis gave

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

ジョージ・バティスト

9月 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. 長年, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

ケイト・ショパン

ケイト·ショパン, 著名なフランス人家族のと時間現地著者の娘, セントで崩壊. ルイ 1904 8月に世界博覧会 20, 1904. マダムショパンだけだった 54 歳脳出血や動脈瘤を被っ. 彼女は8月にマクファーソンアベニューの自宅で死去 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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ST. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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11月に 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. ルイ”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. ルイ, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 子供. セント. ルイ大司教区が教会を奉献した

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Man Kills Middleweight King

スタンリー・ケッチェル-1910

After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 年, 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

ネッド・オバルドウィン・プライズファイター

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. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. 19 世紀のプロの格闘技は、国外では悪い評判を博していました。

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Boss Butler and the St. Louis Machine

コル・エドワード・ボス・バトラー

When it comes to machine politics and organized crime, Kansas City has always outshone St. ルイ. 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. ルイ’ 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

ジョージ・バティスト

12月に 1, 1938 に 5:15 午後, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 歳. 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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での殺人 2912 Washington

ハドルストン殺人事件

建物は、それに付属するストーリーがなければ、単なる板とレンガの山です。. During November 1912, ST. ルイ警察官アーサー・ハドルストンが仮釈放された殺人犯アルバート・ホワイトフィールドに殺害された. ホワイトフィールドは内縁の妻を驚かせた, 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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