Mapigano ya bunduki kwenye Lindell Boulevard

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Siku ya Jumatano, Januari 10, 1900, St. Afisa wa Polisi wa Louis Paul Girard alikuwa amesimama kwenye kona ya S. Taylor na Lindell Boulevard, alipomwona mtu akiruka kutoka ghorofa ya pili ya 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Kufahamu kuhusu wizi wa hivi majuzi katika kitongoji tajiri cha Central West End, Girard akamsogelea mtu huyo. Yule mtu aliyekuwa akichechemea alipomwona Girard, akakimbia kuelekea 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 kutoka kwa mpinzani anayechukiwa

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Mama anayekiri kwa Afisa Mkuu Desmond

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Juu yake 17 kazi ya mwaka, St. Louis Mkuu wa Wapelelezi William Desmond alishughulika na wanafamilia wengi wa wahalifu. Baadhi ya wanafamilia walikuwa wabaya au wabaya kuliko mhalifu Chifu Desmond na watu wake walikuwa wamefungiwa. Hata hivyo, wanafamilia wengi walikuwa waaminifu, watu wanaofanya kazi kwa bidii, ambao walijitahidi kuelewa ni nini kilienda vibaya kwa mpendwa wao. Mapema katika kazi yake

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Bat (1926)

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Roland V. Magharibi kununua haki na kuelekezwa Bat (1926), mtu wa kwanza “nyumba ya zamani giza” siri kwa United Msanii katika 1926. Arthur Edeson mara cinematographer kwa wote filamu hii na Old giza House (1932), ambayo kushiriki mambo sawa Expressionist. Wote films ni kuweka katika makao kubwa, which have seen better days. The key to the

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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The Tuesday Evening, Februari 18, 1919, toleo la 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 Ajiokoa

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Siku ya Ijumaa, Juni 10, 1910, Bingwa wa dunia wa ndondi uzito wa kati Stanley Ketchel alipigana pambano lake la mwisho dhidi ya Jim Smith ambaye hajawahi kutangazwa. Ketchel ameondoa kitengo cha uzani wa kati, hivyo mapromota wa ndondi walitatizika kutafuta ushindani unaofaa kwa Ketchel. Katika tu 24 umri wa miaka, Ketchel aliishi kwa bidii na kupigana mara kwa mara na kusababisha kuvunjika kwa mwili wake mapema. Baada ya kupigana na Smith, Ketchel nia ya

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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. Johannpeter na 1883 Tukio la Baa

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) alikuwa babu yangu mkubwa wa pili upande wa mama yangu. Ali kufa 4 miezi kabla ya kuzaliwa kwa mjukuu wake, Gilbert P. Ellis, ambaye alikuwa babu yangu. Kwa vile alifariki kabla babu yangu hajazaliwa, Nilikuwa na habari chache sana juu yake, nilipoanza kutafiti historia ya familia. Babu hakuwa na historia yoyote ya maneno

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