George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 7, 1903, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St ໄດ້. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The House ໃຫຍ່​ປຸງ​ແຕ່ງ​ອາ​ຫານ Avenue

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ເຮືອນ brick A 122 ປີ​ອາ​ຍຸ dominates scene ຕາມ​ຖະ​ຫນົນ​ໃນ​ແຈ​ຂອງ Whittier Street ແລະ​ປຸງ​ແຕ່ງ​ອາ​ຫານ Avenue ໃນ St. Louis, ລັດ​ມີ​ເຊີ​ຣີ. ຜູ້​ສ້າງ​ຕັ້ງ​ຂຶ້ນ​ໃນ 2378 ບ້ານ​ຕີນ​ມົນ​ທົນ​ໃນ 1892. ສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກໍາທີ່ເປັນເອກະລັກຂອງມັນປະກອບມີລະບຽງ turret ຢູ່ຊັ້ນທີສອງຂອງກໍາແພງຕາເວັນອອກສຽງເຫນືອ. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. ໃນ​ມື້​ນີ້, 4200 Cook ແມ່ນ

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ, ຕຸ​ລາ 14, and Saturday, ຕຸ​ລາ 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. ໄດ້ 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "761​" bbox_y = "745​" bbox_w = "23​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize fweight = "14​" = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis was well-represented in

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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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. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 ການ​ເລືອກ​ຕັ້ງ​ປະ​ທານ​ປະ​ເທດ

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Theodore Roosevelt ໄດ້​ຕັດ​ສິນ​ໃຈ​ພົວ​ພັນ​ຊຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ມື້​ເລືອກ​ຕັ້ງ 1904. ພຣະ​ອົງ​ໄດ້​ປະ​ກາດ​ຫຼັງ​ຈາກ​ໄດ້​ເປັນ​ຜູ້​ເລືອກ​ຕັ້ງ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ປະ​ທານ​ປະ​ເທດ​ໃນ​ສິດ​ທິ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ​ເອງ​ຫຼັງ​ຈາກ​ທີ່​ຕັ້ງ​ຊັນ​ຂຶ້ນ​ທຽບ​ຫ້ອງ​ການ​ຕາມ​ການ​ລອບ​ຄ່າ​ຂອງ William McKinley ທີ່​ເຂົາ​ອາດ​ຈະ​ບໍ່​ຢາກ​ດໍາ​ເນີນ​ການ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ອື່ນ​ໃນ 1908. Roosevelt ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ຜິດ​ຊອບ​ເກືອບ​ເປັນ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ຢ່າງ​ເຕັມ​ທີ່​ກ່ອນ​ການ​ເລືອກ​ຕັ້ງ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ​ເປັນ McKinley ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ລອບ​ສັງ​ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 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 “Hack” ໃນ St. Louis during the 1904 ຍຸດ​ຕິ​ທໍາ​ໂລກ. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ເສົາ, ມີ​ນາ 12, 1904, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ 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

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