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Posts about miscellaneous history.
During February 1901, సెయింట్. 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
జనవరి న 7, 1903, సెయింట్. 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. మార్చిలో 1897, సెయింట్. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. లూయిస్, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. నేడు, 4200 Cook is
శుక్రవారం, క్యాలండరులో పదవ నెల 14, and Saturday, క్యాలండరులో పదవ నెల 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. ది 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. లూయిస్, MO. సెయింట్. 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. లూయిస్’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. సెయింట్. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. లూయిస్’ 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. లూయిస్’ 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. ఆగష్టు న 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
థియోడర్ రూజ్వెల్ట్ ఎన్నికల రోజున ఒక అదృష్ట నిర్ణయం 1904. అతను మరొక పదం కోసం అమలు కాదు అని విలియం మెక్కిన్లీ హత్య తర్వాత కార్యాలయానికి ఆరోహణ తర్వాత తన స్వంత అధ్యక్ష ఎన్నుకోబడిన తరువాత ప్రకటించింది 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in 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 “బాడుగ గుర్రము” సెయింట్ లో. Louis during the 1904 వరల్డ్స్ ఫెయిర్. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. లూయిస్, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
శనివారం, నిదానంగా నడుచు 12, 1904, సెయింట్. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. లూయిస్’ 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