Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
Posts about miscellaneous history.
Desember 1, 1938 på 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 år. 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
Bygninger er bare hauger av plater og murstein uten historiene som er festet til dem. During November 1912, St. Louis politibetjent Arthur Huddleston ble drept av den prøveløslatte morderen Albert Whitefield. Whitefield hadde overrasket sin samboer, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
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, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
Januar 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. However, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
En 122 år gammel murhus dominerer gatebildet på hjørnet av Whittier Street og Cook Avenue i St. Louis, Missouri. Utbyggere reist den 2378 kvadratmeter huset i 1892. Den unike arkitekturen inkluderer en tårnbalkong i andre etasje på den nordøstlige veggen. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. I dag, 4200 Cook er
På fredag, 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. Den 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
On September 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. The St. 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
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. De sendte ham til et asyl i Washington
Theodore Roosevelt gjorde en skjebnesvanger avgjørelse på valgdagen 1904. Han kunngjorde etter å ha blitt valgt inn i formannskapet i sin egen rett etter stigende til kontoret på mordet på William McKinley at han ikke ville stille til en ny periode i 1908. Roosevelt hadde tjent nesten en hel periode før han ble valgt som McKinley ble myrdet i september 1901.
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” i St. Louis during the 1904 Verdensutstillingen. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,