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Posts about miscellaneous history.
Nyob rau lub hlis ntuj nqeg 1, 1938 tom 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 xyoo. 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
Thaum lub ob hlis ntuj 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
Nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj 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. Txawm li cas los, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 1897, cov me nyuam. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
Txog rau hnub Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, thiab hnub Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers nyob rau hauv 7 ceeb thawj kawm ntawm thawj ua Olympic si contested nyob hauv lub freestyle wrestling txujci. Ua ntej Olympic ua si nyob contested hauv lub Greco-Roman style ntawm wrestling. Tus 1904 Lub caij ntuj so Olympics yog nyob rau cov tau nrog cov 1904 World's Fair rau cov me nyuam. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Nyob rau lub Cuaj hlis 21, 1897, Yos Xes Bloomfield Jackson sim nka mus rau hauv tsev dawb armed nrog ib phom me loaded. Jackson twb khav hais txog kev npaj mus ua mob lub siab tseem fwv zaj hnub. Jackson raug ntes ua ntej nws yuav nqa tau tawm nws lub hom phiaj rau nruab President McKinley. Tub ceev xwm ceev heev pom tau hais yog peb disturbed Jackson. They sent him to a Washington asylum
George Baptiste siv li nees nkaum xyoo liab li me nyuam. Louis’ nyob rau hauv all-around pob ua ntej koj noj nyob qhov, Tsev pheebsuab Baptiste thiab Awning, founded ntawm nws txiv Alexander Baptiste. Dhau li ntawm plying nws pauv li ib tiam sis nyob accomplished kev wrestler, Baptise yog ib tug kab mob swimmer 's haib. Rau lub yim hli ntuj 11, 1900, Baptiste siv nws da dej txawj txuag rau lwm cov me nyuam. Louisan ntawm pob dej.
Theodore Roosevelt txiav txim fateful hnub pov npav 1904. Nws tshaj tawm tom qab uas ua rau lub Presidency ntawm nws tus kheej txoj cai tom qab ascending mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm raws li qhov tus tib txog William McKinley uas nws yuav tsis khiav mus rau lwm lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 1908. Roosevelt tau txais kev pab yuav luag ib daim ntawv qhia txog lub sij hawm ua ntej kev xaiv tsa nws li McKinley yog assassinated rau lub Cuaj hlis 1901.