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The Tuesday Evening, Februar 18, 1919, izdaja 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
V petek, Junij 10, 1910, Svetovni boksarski prvak v srednji kategoriji Stanley Ketchel je svojo zadnjo borbo odigral proti nenapovedanemu Jimu Smithu. Ketchel je očistil srednjo kategorijo, zato so se boksarski promotorji trudili najti primerno konkurenco za Ketchela. Na samo 24 stara leta, Ketchel je težko živel in se nenehno boril, kar je povzročilo zgodnjo okvaro njegovega telesa. Po boju s Smithom, Ketchel je nameraval
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
V soboto, Lahko 5, 1900 pri 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 Car stavke 1900. Preden se je stavke konec septembra 1900, ulice St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) je bil moj drugi praded po materini strani. Umrl je 4 mesecev pred rojstvom vnuka, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Ker je umrl, preden se je rodil moj dedek, O njem sem imel zelo malo informacij, ko sem začel raziskovati družinsko zgodovino. Dedek ni imel verbalne zgodovine
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Da: Politics, Prizefighting in Umor 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. V soboto, 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
Ko so neznanci ustrelili prehlajenega policista Michaela Walsha, decembrska meglena noč 1880, St. Policija v Louisu je menila, da je osumljenec morda vlomilec v salone in trgovine z živili, ki dela na tem območju. Vendar, St. Louisu detektivi niso mogli najti vlomilske ekipe. Klepetajoči zapornik je aprila razjasnil skrivnost 1881. Policija je Charlieja Wilsona aretirala s 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