George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, ಸೇಂಟ್. 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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ಜನವರಿ 7, 1903, ಸೇಂಟ್. 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. ಹೇಗಾದರೂ, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 1897, ಸೇಂಟ್. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ, ಮಿಸೌರಿ. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. ಇದರ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ವಾಸ್ತುಶೈಲಿಯು ಈಶಾನ್ಯ ಗೋಡೆಯ ಎರಡನೇ ಮಹಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗೋಪುರದ ಬಾಲ್ಕನಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. ಇಂದು, 4200 ಕುಕ್ ಆಗಿದೆ

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ

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ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 14, and Saturday, ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 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. ದಿ 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ, MO,. ಸೇಂಟ್. Louis was well-represented in

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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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. ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ಆಶ್ರಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದರು

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ’ 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. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 Presidential Election

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Theodore Roosevelt made a fateful decision on Election Day 1904. He announced after being elected to the Presidency in his own right after ascending to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley that he would not run for another term in 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ

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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 “Hack” ಸೇಂಟ್ ರಲ್ಲಿ. Louis during the 1904 ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಫೇರ್. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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ಶನಿವಾರ, ಸರಹದ್ದು 12, 1904, ಸೇಂಟ್. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿನ ಚಿನ್ನದ ನಾಣ್ಯ’ 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. ಮೊರಾನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಪತ್ತೆದಾರರು

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