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The Tuesday Evening, Febrer 18, 1919, edició del 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
Divendres, Juny 10, 1910, El campió mundial de boxa de pes mitjà Stanley Ketchel va lluitar en la seva última lluita contra el no anunciat Jim Smith. Ketchel ha eliminat la divisió de pes mitjà, així que els promotors de boxa van lluitar per trobar una competència adequada per a Ketchel. At only 24 anys d'edat, Ketchel va viure molt i va lluitar constantment provocant una ruptura primerenca del seu cos. Després de lluitar contra Smith, Ketchel tenia la intenció de fer-ho
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
Dissabte, Maig 5, 1900 en 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Vaga de cotxes de 1900. Abans de la vaga havia acabat al setembre 1900, carrers de St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) va ser el meu segon besavi per part de la meva mare. Va morir 4 mesos abans del naixement del seu nét, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Des que va morir abans que nasqués el meu avi, Tenia informació molt limitada sobre ell, quan vaig començar a investigar la història familiar. L'avi no tenia antecedents verbals
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. A: Política, Prizefighting i l'assassinat de Bill el Carnisser. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Dissabte, Setembre 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Louis. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
Quan homes desconeguts van disparar a l'oficial Michael Walsh d'un refredat, nit de boira durant el desembre 1880, St. La policia de Louis va creure que el sospitós podria ser lladres de bars i queviures que treballaven a la zona. Però, St. Els detectius de Louis no havien pogut trobar l'equip de robatoris. Un presoner parlant va aclarir el misteri a l'abril 1881. La policia va arrestar Charlie Wilson amb el seu amic Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the