Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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On January 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. Walau bagaimanapun, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Pada bulan Mac 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis

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Pada hari Jumaat, 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. Yang 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Kate Chopin, anak seorang keluarga Perancis yang terkenal dan pada masa yang penulis tempatan, runtuh pada St. Louis 1904 Pameran Dunia pada Ogos 20, 1904. Madame Chopin hanya 54 lama tahun dan mengalami pendarahan otak atau aneurism. Beliau meninggal dunia di rumahnya di McPherson Avenue pada Ogos 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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Oliver Kirk dan 1904 St. Louis Sukan Olimpik

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Oliver Leonard Kirk mempunyai kelebihan sebagai satu-satunya peninju Olimpik untuk memenangi pingat emas dalam dua kelas berat badan yang berasingan dalam yang sama Sukan Olimpik. Oliver Kirk dicapai lagu ini di kampung halamannya di Sukan Olimpik 1904. St. Louis menjadi tuan rumah Olimpik ketiga semasa 1904 Ekspo Pameran Dunia. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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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. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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Prelude to 1912 Pilihan Raya Presiden

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Theodore Roosevelt membuat keputusan malang pada hari pilihan raya 1904. Beliau mengumumkan selepas dipilih untuk jawatan Presiden pada haknya sendiri selepas naik ke pejabat apabila pembunuhan William McKinley bahawa dia tidak akan berjalan selama satu penggal lagi dalam 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. 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” di St. Louis during the 1904 Pameran Dunia. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 di Chicago,

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