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. Louis during the 1904 Fiera del Mondo. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Robber Aiuta Cattura Killer

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H. H. Holmes era prima noto serial killer americano nella definizione moderna del termine. Holmes operato “il Castello Murder”, un hotel di Chicago durante la 1893 Esposizione mondiale di Chicago. Holmes sarebbe poi essere condannato per sedici omicidi, ma potrebbe aver ucciso più di 100 persone durante il suo funzionamento dell'hotel. What is less well known is that St.

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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. Tuttavia, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt scelse il suo Segretario alla Guerra ed ex governatore delle Filippine

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Il modo di vivere in salute e forza

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Il modo di vivere in salute e forza (link di affiliazione) 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 anni fino a perdere il suo

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Amateur Sleuth Catches Dynamitards

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Sunday morning, Agosto 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 e la sua Farm Salute

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William Muldoon, un ex detective di New York City, ha vinto il Campionato World Wrestling greco-romana sconfiggendo Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon ha regnato per dieci anni prima di ritirarsi da campione. Dopo il ritiro, cominciò a guadagnarsi da vivere come un personal trainer. 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, Luglio 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 “moglie” was his recently divorced girlfriend Freda Hagenmeyer. Officer Petring had been seeing Freda Hagenmeyer, che

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