Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Posts about miscellaneous history.
På December 1, 1938 vid 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
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
På Januari 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. Emellertid, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
På fredag, Oktober 14, och lördag, Oktober 15, 1904, 42 brottare i 7 viktklasser möttes i de första olympiska spelen ifrågasatta i freestyle brottning metoden. Tidigare OS bestreds i grekisk-romersk stil i brottning. Den 1904 Sommar-OS hölls i samband med 1904 Världsutställningen i St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
På 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
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. På Augusti 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Theodore Roosevelt gjorde ett ödesdigert beslut på valdagen 1904. Han meddelade efter att ha valts till ordförandeskapet i sin egen rätt efter stigande till kontoret efter mordet på William McKinley, att han inte skulle springa för en annan term i 1908. Roosevelt hade tjänat nästan en hel period innan han valdes som McKinley mördades i september 1901.