St. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, vai 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Marts 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning

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Wrestling at 1904 Vasaras Olimpiskās spēles St. Louis

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Piektdien, Oktobris 14, un sestdienās, Oktobris 15, 1904, 42 cīkstoņi in 7 svara kategorijas tikās pirmajās Olimpiskajās spēlēs apstrīdēto frīstaila cīņas metode. Iepriekšēji Olimpiskās spēles tika apstrīdēts grieķu-romiešu stilā cīkstēšanās. The 1904 Vasaras Olimpiskās spēles notika sadarbībā ar 1904 Pasaules Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.

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