George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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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

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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On January 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. Tuy nhiên, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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Vật lộn ở 1904 Thế vận hội mùa hè ở St. Louis

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Vào thứ Sáu, Tháng Mười 14, và thứ Bảy, Tháng Mười 15, 1904, 42 đô vật trong 7 trọng lượng lớp học gặp nhau ở Thế vận hội Olympic đầu tiên tranh chấp trong các phương pháp đấu vật tự do. Trước khi Olympic Games đã tranh theo phong cách Greco-Roman đấu vật. Các 1904 Thế vận hội mùa hè được tổ chức kết hợp với 1904 Hội chợ Thế giới ở St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Ngày 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. Họ gửi anh ta đến trại tị nạn ở Washington

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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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. Ngày 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 Bầu cử tổng thống

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Theodore Roosevelt đã quyết định định mệnh vào ngày bầu cử 1904. Ông tuyên bố sau khi được bầu làm Tổng Thống ở bên phải của riêng của mình sau khi tăng dần đến văn phòng khi vụ ám sát William McKinley rằng ông sẽ không ra tranh cử một nhiệm kỳ nữa trong 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. Louis

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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 “Thuê” trong St. Louis during the 1904 Hội chợ thế giới. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Cracksmen Caught at Eugene Field House

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Vào ngày thứ bảy, Diễu hành 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ 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

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