June 8 in Cincinnati Reds History: Alice Roosevelt attends Reds game meets future husband (1905)

On June 8, 1905, Alice Rosoevelt, the daughter of the President, watched the Reds defeat the Dodgers 11-2 from a box seat at the Palace of the Fans. Dubbed “Princess Alice” in the press, the 20-year-old beauty was probably the most popular person in the country at the time. The public couldn’t get e

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