George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, سینٹ. 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, کنیکٹیکٹ. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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جنوری 7, 1903, سینٹ. 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. تاہم, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, سینٹ. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. لوئس, مسوری. 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. آج, 4200 Cook is

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میں کشتی 1904 سینٹ میں اولمپکس. لوئس

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جمعہ, اکتوبر 14, اور ہفتہ, اکتوبر 15, 1904, 42 میں پہلوانوں 7 وزن کی کلاس فری اسٹائل کشتی کے طریقہ کار میں لڑا پہلی اولمپک گیمز میں ملاقات کی. پہلے اولمپک کھیل کشتی کے گریکو رومن انداز میں لڑا گیا. The 1904 اولمپکس کے ساتھ مل کر میں منعقد کیا گیا تھا 1904 سینٹ میں دنیا کے میلے. لوئس, MO. سینٹ. Louis was well-represented in

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. لوئس’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. سینٹ. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. لوئس’ South

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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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. انہوں نے اسے واشنگٹن کی پناہ گاہ میں بھیج دیا۔

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. لوئس’ 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. اگست 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 صدارتی انتخابات

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تھیوڈور روزویلٹ انتخاب کے دن ایک اہم فیصلہ 1904. انہوں نے کہا کہ میں ایک اور مدت کے لئے نہیں چلا کہ ولیم میک کنلے کے قتل پر دفتر ترتیب صعودی ترتیب کے بعد ان کے اپنے حق میں صدارت کے لئے منتخب ہونے کے بعد اعلان کیا ہے 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. لوئس

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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 “ہیک” سینٹ میں. Louis during the 1904 دنیا کے میلے. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. لوئس, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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ہفتہ, مارچ 12, 1904, سینٹ. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. لوئس’ 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. موران اور جاسوس

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