November 3 1870 A huge crowd cheered as a caisson was launched to be sunk on the East St. Louis side of the river. It marked the start of work on the east pier of the Eads Bridge. James B Eads told the crowd the caisson would probably rest at the bottom of the river for all time. 1900 The cornerstone was laid for University Hall on the new campus of Washington University west of Forest Park. The university delayed moving to the new campus until 1905, in order to lease the buildings to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company. 1907 Work was underway on the Graham Paper Company warehouse at 11th and Spruce Streets. It was the latest link in 20 warehouses known as the Cupples Station complex. The complex revolutionized shipping and ensured St. Louis would remain a major rail center. By 2008, the seven story building had deteriorated and was condemned by the city. It was demolished in 2013. (St. Louis Building Arts Foundation) 1948 Forced to go to press early due to a printer strike, the Chicago Tribune printed the erroneous headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN. Two days after the election, Truman’s train pulled into Union Station here for a brief stop and the victor was handed a 48-hour old copy of the Tribune. Exclaiming, “This one is for the books” Truman held up the paper as photographers snapped away. 1968 Camille “The Eel” Henry became the first Blues player to ever score a Hat Trick, or three goals in a game. The first Blues Hat Trick came against the Red Wings in Detroit. The 1954 Rookie of the Year played two seasons with the Blues before he retired. 1968 Bob Gibson was named as the National League Cy Young Award winner for 1968, the Year of the Pitcher. All Gibby had done that year was go 22 and nine, with 28 complete games and 13 shut outs. His earned run average was an astounding 1.12. 1968 A car slammed into Harry Caray, radio voice of the Cardinals, as he crossed Kingshighway on a rainy day. Harry suffered a broken shoulder, broken nose, two fractured legs, and ended up in a full body cast. Police ticketed the driver, 21-year-old Michael Poliquin, for not having a driver’s license. Harry got a ticket for crossing the street in the middle of the block.
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