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Ngày 1, 1938 khi 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 tuổi. 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
Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, 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
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
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, 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. Hôm nay, 4200 Cook is
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
Ngày 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. 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
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
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.
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,