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The St Bernard dog breed was created at the hospice from cross-breeding dogs, probably those offered by families in Valais in the 1660s and 1670s. The first definite mention of the breed is in 1709. The breed was originally raised to provide guard dogs for the hospice, before they became mountain rescue dogs.
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Anna Wilson (May 27, 1835 – October 27, 1911) was a pioneer madam in Omaha, Nebraska.When she died she bequeathed her life savings to the City of Omaha, along with her 25-room mansion brothel, which was used as a hospital. [1]
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Although venerated from the 11th century in such places of northern Italy as Aosta, Novara and Brescia, Bernard was not formally recognized as a saint until his canonization by Pope Innocent XI in 1681. His feast is celebrated on 28 May [10] or June 15 (Roman Martyrology). [11] Pope Pius XI confirmed Bernard as the patron saint of the Alps in ...
Until September 2004, 18 dogs still belonged to the hospice at any one time. The Foundation Barry du Grand Saint Bernard was established to create kennels in Martigny, a village further down the pass, to take over the breeding of St. Bernard puppies from the friars at the hospice. Around 20 puppies per year are born at the foundation.
Ethel Kennedy, right, stands with her husband Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the Overseas Press Club in New York in 1968. - Bob Gomel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
He also was a banker and was very successful financially. In 1905, the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents commissioned the construction of a large Victorian mansion. In May 1908, King, his father, Dana C. Bradford and H. C. Brome incorporated the Omaha Wool and Storage company, [2] a business King would later take over. [1]