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The Tuesday Evening, Veljača 18, 1919, izdanje 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
U petak, Lipanj 10, 1910, Svjetski boksački prvak u srednjoj kategoriji Stanley Ketchel odradio je svoju posljednju borbu protiv nenajavljenog Jima Smitha. Ketchel je počistio srednju kategoriju, pa su se boksački promotori mučili pronaći odgovarajuću konkurenciju za Ketchela. U samo 24 godina, Ketchel je živio teško i neprestano se borio uzrokujući rano slom svog tijela. Nakon borbe protiv Smitha, Ketchel je namjeravao
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
U subotu, Svibanj 5, 1900 na 11:30 uvečer, Eksplozija prigradske linije na Wabash i Sarah Street željezničkom prijelazu označio je početak sv. Louis Street Car štrajk 1900. Prije nego što je štrajk bio gotov u rujnu 1900, ulice St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) bio je moj drugi pradjed s majčine strane. On je umro 4 mjeseci prije rođenja unuka, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Pošto je umro prije rođenja mog djeda, Imao sam vrlo ograničene podatke o njemu, kada sam počeo istraživati obiteljsku povijest. Djed nije imao nikakvu verbalnu povijest
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Za: Politika, Profesionalni boks i Ubojstvo Bill Butcher. 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. U subotu, September 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
Kada su nepoznati ljudi ustrijelili policajca Michaela Walsha na hladnoći, maglovita noć tijekom prosinca 1880, St. Policija u Louisu vjeruje da bi osumnjičeni mogli biti provalnici salona i trgovina namirnicama koji rade na tom području. Međutim, St. Louisu detektivi nisu uspjeli pronaći tim za provalu. Brbljavi zatvorenik razjasnio je misterij u travnju 1881. Policija je uhitila Charlieja Wilsona s njegovim prijateljem Tomom Higginsom
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