Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Giovedi ', Gennaio 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milioni di dollari. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Lui

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110 Couples Wed on Thanksgiving 1902

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Il Mercoledì, Novembre 26, 1902, 110 couples arrived at the St. Louis Marriage License Bureau to be officially married on Thanksgiving. Il 110 couples broke the previous record set in 1901. This record would also only stand for one year until 1903. Beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 5 pm, Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Tuttavia, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. I combattimenti professionali nel 19 ° secolo godevano di una scarsa reputazione al di fuori di

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricoltore” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 sterline. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Tuttavia, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines

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Boss Butler e il St. Louis macchina

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Quando si tratta di politica di macchine e criminalità organizzata, Kansas City ha sempre eclissato St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City era anche sede di diverse sparatorie malavita di alto profilo. St. Louis’ ultimo leader della criminalità organizzata è stato arrestato per giocare a carte. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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