George Baptiste Dies

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12月に 1, 1938 に 5:15 午後, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 歳. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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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, バティストはミルフォードで休暇をとっていた, Connecticut. 31歳の彼は、強力な水泳選手であり、オールラウンドアスリートであったことに加えて、

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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1月には 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. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, セント. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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でのレスリング 1904 セントでの夏季オリンピック. ルイ

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金曜日に, 10月 14, and Saturday, 10月 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. ザ· 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. ルイ, ミズーリ. ST. Louis was well-represented in

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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9月 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. 彼らは彼をワシントンの亡命施設に送った

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. ルイ’ 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. 8月 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 大統領選

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セオドア·ルーズベルトは選挙日に運命的な決断をした 1904. 彼は、彼が別の用語に立候補しないことをウィリアム·マッキンリーの暗殺の際に事務所に昇順した後、彼自身の権利で議長に選出された後に発表しました 1908. マッキンリーは9月に暗殺されたようにルーズベルトは彼の選挙の前に、ほぼ全期間を務めていた 1901.

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