George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

જ્યોર્જ-બાપ્ટિસ્ટ

During February 1901, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

હેન્નાહ-મેક્લેફલિન

જાન્યુઆરી પર 7, 1903, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. તેમ છતાં, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, સેન્ટ. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

4200-કૂક-એવન્યુ

A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. લૂઈસ, મિઝોરી. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. તેના અનન્ય સ્થાપત્યમાં ઉત્તરપૂર્વીય દિવાલના બીજા માળે એક સંઘાડો બાલ્કનીનો સમાવેશ થાય છે.. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. આજ, 4200 કૂક છે

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. લૂઈસ

1904-સમર-ઓલિમ્પિક્સ

શુક્રવારે, ઑક્ટોબર 14, and Saturday, ઑક્ટોબર 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. આ 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. લૂઈસ, : MO. સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis was well-represented in

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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સપ્ટેમ્બર પર 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. લૂઈસ’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. આ સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. લૂઈસ’ South

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

મુખ્ય-ડેસમન્ડ-શોષણ

સપ્ટેમ્બર પર 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. તેઓએ તેને વોશિંગ્ટન આશ્રયમાં મોકલ્યો

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

જ્યોર્જ-બાપ્ટિસ્ટ

George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. લૂઈસ’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. ઓગસ્ટ પર 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 રાષ્ટ્રપ્રમુખની ચૂંટણી

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થિયોડોર રૂઝવેલ્ટ ચૂંટણી દિવસ પર વિનાશક નિર્ણય લીધો હતો 1904. તેમણે બીજા ગાળાના માટે રન ન હોત કે વિલિયમ મેકકિનલી ના હત્યા પર ઓફિસ માટે ચડતા પછી પોતાના જમણા પ્રમુખપદે ચૂંટાઈ આવ્યા બાદ જાહેરાત કરી હતી 1908. મેકકિનલી સપ્ટેમ્બર હત્યા કરવામાં આવી હતી કારણ કે રૂઝવેલ્ટ તેના ચૂંટણી પહેલાં લગભગ સંપૂર્ણ શબ્દ સેવા આપી હતી 1901.

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. લૂઈસ

નિખાલસ

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 “ચૂંથવું” સેન્ટ માં. Louis during the 1904 વર્લ્ડ ફેર. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. લૂઈસ, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

યુજેન-ફિલ્ડ-હાઉસ-બર્ગલર્સ

શનિવાર પર, કૂચ 12, 1904, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. લૂઈસ’ 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. મોરન અને જાસૂસો

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