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The Tuesday Evening, Februari 18, 1919, edisi 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
Pada hari Jumaat, Jun 10, 1910, Juara Tinju Middleweight Dunia Stanley Ketchel bertarung dalam pertarungan terakhirnya menentang Jim Smith yang tidak digembar-gemburkan. Ketchel telah membersihkan bahagian middleweight, jadi penganjur tinju bergelut untuk mencari persaingan yang sesuai untuk Ketchel. At only 24 lama tahun, Ketchel hidup susah dan bertarung secara berterusan menyebabkan kerosakan awal badannya. Selepas melawan Smith, Ketchel berniat untuk
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
Pada hari Sabtu, Boleh 5, 1900 pada 11:30 petang, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Kereta Mogok daripada 1900. Sebelum mogok itu berakhir pada bulan September 1900, jalan-jalan di St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) ialah datuk kedua saya di sebelah ibu saya. Dia meninggal dunia 4 bulan sebelum kelahiran cucunya, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Sejak dia meninggal sebelum atuk saya lahir, Saya mempunyai maklumat yang sangat terhad tentang dia, apabila saya mula meneliti sejarah keluarga. Datuk tidak mempunyai sejarah lisan
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Untuk: Politik, Prizefighting dan Bunuh Rang Undang-Undang yang 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. Pada hari Sabtu, 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
Apabila lelaki tidak dikenali menembak Pegawai Michael Walsh kerana selsema, malam berkabus pada bulan Disember 1880, St. Polis Louis percaya suspek mungkin pencuri saloon dan kedai runcit yang bekerja di kawasan itu. Walau bagaimanapun, St. Detektif Louis tidak dapat mencari pasukan pencuri. Seorang banduan yang cerewet menyelesaikan misteri itu pada bulan April 1881. Polis menahan Charlie Wilson bersama rakannya 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