Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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ເຖິງ​ແມ່ນ​ວ່າ​ວັນ​ອັງ​ຄານ, ກຸມ​ພາ 18, 1919, ສະ​ບັບ​ຂອງ St ໄດ້. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. ຮູ້​ວ່າ​ວົງ shoplifting ໄດ້​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ຄູ່ນ​່​ຶ​ຂອງ​ຮ້ານ​ເພັດ​ທ້ອງ​ຖິ່ນ, St ໄດ້. 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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ໃນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ, ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 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. ໃນ​ພຽງ​ແຕ່ 24 ອາ​ຍຸ​ປີ, 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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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Streetcar Strike Explodes

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ເສົາ, ເດືອນ​ພຶດ​ສະ​ພາ 5, 1900 ຢູ່ 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 ຕາມ​ຖະ​ຫນົນ​ການ​ໂຈມ​ຕີ​ລົດ​ຂອງ 1900. ກ່ອນ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ໂຈມ​ຕີ​ໄດ້​ແມ່ນ​ສູງ​ກວ່າ​ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 1900, ຖະ​ຫນົນ​ຫົນ​ທາງ​ຂອງ St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis

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F.W. Johannpeter and 1883 Bar Incident

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) was my second great grandfather on my mother’s side. He died 4 months before the birth of his grandson, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Since he died before my grandfather was born, I had very limited information on him, when I started researching the family history. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history

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Intro to Morrissey vs. ໄປ

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This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. ໄປ: ການ​ເມືອງ, Prizefighting ແລະ​ຄາ​ຕະ​ກໍາ​ຂອງ​ບັນ​ຊີ​ລາຍ​ການ Butcher ໄດ້. 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.

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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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

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Rose Elker Slaps a Masher

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Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. ໃນ​ວັນ​ເສົາ, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x bbox_y = "335​" = "380​" bbox_w = "53​" bbox_h fsize = "17​" = "11​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = " 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

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ຕໍາຫຼວດກໍານົດ Walsh ຂອງ Killer

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When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend Tom Higgins

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Collins Executed for Union Bank Robbery

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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

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