Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” St in. Louis during the 1904 Munduko Azoka. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 Chicagon,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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Larunbatean, Martxoa 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran eta detektibeak

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Hala ere, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Rooseveltek bere Gerra idazkaria eta Filipinetako gobernadore ohia aukeratu zuen

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Osasun eta indarra Live Bidea

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Osasun eta indarra Live Bidea (kidea lotura) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 urteak berea galdu arte

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Amateur Sleuth Catches Dynamitards

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Sunday morning, Abuztua 12, 1900, St. Louis Police arrested four former Transit Line streetcar workers for blowing up the Olive Street line on Maryland Avenue between N. Taylor and N. Euclid Avenues on the previous night at 11:00 p.m. Police arrested Maurice Brennan, Fred E. Northway, James Schwartz and James Finnesey. Police found 30 pounds of dynamite and 30 feet

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William Muldoon eta Bere Osasun Granja

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William Muldoon, ohia New Yorkeko detektibe, Mundu greko-erromatar Borroka Txapelketa irabazi Thiebaud Bauer garaituz. Muldoon errege hamar urtez txapeldun gisa erretiroa aurretik. Erretiroa ondoren, bizi bat Entrenatzaile pertsonal gisa egiten hasi zen. Muldoon trained wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for his

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Girlfriend Kills St. Louis Officer

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On Monday evening, Uztaila 16, 1917, St. Louis Police Officer Julius H. Petring assigned to the North Market Division entered a rooming house at 2301 N. Market Street. Petring asked the proprietor William Dietrich to rent a room for him and his wife. His “emaztea” was his recently divorced girlfriend Freda Hagenmeyer. Officer Petring had been seeing Freda Hagenmeyer, who

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