קאַמבאַט ספּאָרט היסטאריקער און מאַרשאַל קינסטלער
Posts about miscellaneous history.
אויף דעצעמבער 1, 1938 בייַ 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 יאָרן פון עלטער. 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, סט. 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
אויף יאנואר 7, 1903, סט. 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. אָבער, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, די סט. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
אויף פרייטאג, אָקטאָבער 14, און שבת, אָקטאָבער 15, 1904, 42 רעסאַלערז אין 7 וואָג קלאסן באגעגנט אין דער ערשטער אָלימפּיק גאַמעס קאַנטעסטאַד אין די פרעעסטילע ראַנגלערייַ אופֿן. איידער אָלימפּיק גאַמעס זענען קאַנטעסטאַד אין די גרעקאָ-רוימער נוסח פון ראַנגלערייַ. די 1904 זומער אָלימפּיקס איז געווען פארנומען אין קאַנדזשאַנגקשאַן מיט די 1904 וועלט ס פער אין סט. לוי, מאָ. סט. Louis was well-represented in
אויף סעפטעמבער 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. לוי’ 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. אויף אויגוסט 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
טיאַדאָר רוזעוועלט געמאכט אַ גוירלדיק באַשלוס אויף וואַלן טאָג 1904. ער מודיע נאָך זייַענדיק עלעקטעד צו די פּרעזאַדאַנסי אין זיין אייגן רעכט נאָך אַסענדינג צו די אָפיס אויף די אַסאַסאַניישאַן פון וויליאם מאַקינלי אַז ער וואָלט ניט לויפן פֿאַר אנדערן טערמין אין 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.