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. Cependant, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt a choisi son secrétaire à la Guerre et ancien gouverneur des Philippines

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The Way to Live in Health and Strength

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (affiliate link) 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 ans jusqu'à perdre son

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Détective amateur captures dynamiteurs

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Dimanche matin, Août 12, 1900, St. Louis La police a arrêté quatre anciens travailleurs de tramway ligne de transport pour souffler jusqu'à la ligne Olive Street sur l'avenue Maryland entre N. Taylor et N. Euclid Avenue sur la nuit précédente à 11:00 p.m. La police a arrêté Maurice Brennan, Et Fred. Northway, James Schwartz et James Finnesey. La police a trouvé 30 livres de dynamite et 30 feet

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Union President Stabbed In 1900 La Grève

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Dans un de ces étranges coïncidences de l'histoire, l'Union tramway Président Sherman C. Patterson a été poignardé par un machiniste de l'union nommé Edward Canty après un désaccord berline. À un moment où plusieurs de ses adversaires dans le 1900 St. Louis tramway grève aimerait avoir vu lui a envoyé dans un train hors de la ville, Patterson is stabbed by

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William Muldoon et sa cure

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William Muldoon, un ancien détective de New York, remporté le championnat de la World Wrestling gréco-romaine en battant Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon a régné pendant dix ans avant de prendre sa retraite en tant que champion. Après sa retraite, il a commencé à gagner sa vie comme un entraîneur personnel. 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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Amie Kills St. Louis Officer

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On Monday evening, Juillet 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 “wife” was his recently divorced girlfriend Freda Hagenmeyer. Officer Petring had been seeing Freda Hagenmeyer, qui

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Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, Julius Johann Peter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Grand-père

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer a remporté le Championnat Bare Knuckle la boxe américaine en 1841. Comme la plupart des champions de la boxe du XIXe siècle, il n'a pas combattu très souvent. Hyer normalement payé ses factures comme un exécuteur pour les partis politiques à New York. Initialement, Hyer employa ses talents pour les Whigs mais changea d'allégeance pour les “Ne sais rien Parti” with his friend William

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Californie. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 and 210 pounds during his career.

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