Gunfight on Lindell Boulevard

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Trečiadienį, Sausis 10, 1900, St. Louis Police Officer Paul Girard was standing at the corner of S. Taylor and Lindell Boulevard, when he saw a man jump from the second floor of 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard approached the man. When the limping man saw Girard, he ran towards S.

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Zbyszko “Wins” World Title in 1921

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Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 nuo nekenčiamo varžovo

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Motina prisipažįsta vyriausiajam Desmondui

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Virš jo 17 metų karjerą, St. Luiso detektyvų skyriaus vadovas Williamas Desmondas susidorojo su daugybe nusikaltėlių šeimos narių. Kai kurie šeimos nariai buvo tokie pat blogi ar dar blogesni, nei buvo uždarytas nusikaltėlio vadas Desmondas ir jo vyrai. Tačiau, daugelis šeimos narių buvo sąžiningi, darbštūs žmonės, kurie sunkiai suprato, kas nutiko jų mylimam žmogui. Karjeros pradžioje

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Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape

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On the morning of Wednesday, Liepa 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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The Tuesday Evening, Vasaris 18, 1919, leidimas St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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Ketchel Saves Himself

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Penktadienį, Birželis 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Ne tik 24 metai, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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F.W. Johannpeteris ir 1883 Baro incidentas

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Frydrichas Vilhelmas Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) buvo mano antrasis prosenelis iš mamos pusės. Jis mirė 4 mėnesių iki anūko gimimo, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Kadangi jis mirė prieš gimstant mano seneliui, Turėjau labai mažai informacijos apie jį, kai pradėjau tyrinėti šeimos istoriją. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history

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