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During February 1901, सेंट. 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
जनवरी में 7, 1903, सेंट. 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. तथापि, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, सेंट. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. लुइस, मिसौरी. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. इसकी अनूठी वास्तुकला में पूर्वोत्तर दीवार की दूसरी मंजिल पर एक बुर्ज बालकनी शामिल है. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. आज, 4200 कुक है
शुक्रवार को, अक्टूबर 14, and Saturday, अक्टूबर 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. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. लुइस, एमओ. सेंट. Louis was well-represented in
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. लुइस’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. सेंट. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. लुइस’ South
On September 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. उन्होंने उसे वाशिंगटन शरण में भेज दिया
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. लुइस’ 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. अगस्त पर 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
थियोडोर रूजवेल्ट चुनाव के दिन पर एक दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण निर्णय लिया 1904. उन्होंने कहा कि वह में एक और कार्यकाल के लिए नहीं चला जाएगा कि विलियम मैककिनले की हत्या पर कार्यालय को आरोही के बाद अपने ही अधिकार में प्रेसीडेंसी के लिए निर्वाचित होने के बाद घोषणा की 1908. मैककिनले सितंबर में हत्या कर दी गई रूप रूजवेल्ट अपने चुनाव से पहले लगभग एक पूर्ण अवधि में सेवा की थी 1901.
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 “किराये का” सेंट में. Louis during the 1904 दुनिया के मेले. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. लुइस, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
शनिवार को, मार्च 12, 1904, सेंट. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. लुइस’ 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 and the detectives