George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, St. 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)

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Pada Januari 7, 1903, St. 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. However, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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Gulat di 1904 Olimpiade di St. Louis

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Pada hari Jumat, Oktober 14, and Saturday, Oktober 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. Itu 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 Pameran Dunia di St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Pada 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. Mereka mengirimnya ke rumah sakit jiwa di Washington

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ 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. Pada Agustus 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 Pilpres

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Theodore Roosevelt membuat keputusan yang menentukan pada Hari Pemilu 1904. Dia mengumumkan setelah terpilih menjadi Presiden di kanan sendiri setelah naik ke kantor setelah pembunuhan William McKinley bahwa ia tidak akan mencalonkan diri untuk masa jabatan lainnya dalam 1908. Roosevelt menjabat hampir istilah penuh sebelum pemilihannya sebagai McKinley dibunuh pada bulan September 1901.

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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 “Terjangan” di St. Louis during the 1904 Pameran Dunia. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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