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The Tuesday Evening, 二月 18, 1919, 圣版. 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, 圣. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
上周五, 六月 10, 1910, 世界中量级拳击冠军斯坦利·凯切尔与默默无闻的吉姆·史密斯进行了最后一场战斗. 凯切尔已经出局中量级, 因此拳击推广者很难为凯切尔找到合适的比赛. 仅在 24 岁, 凯切尔生活艰苦，不断奋斗，导致他的身体过早崩溃. 与史密斯战斗后, 凯切尔的目的是
圣. 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
上周六, 五月 5, 1900 在 11:30 下午, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. 路易斯街车罢工 1900. 之前罢工已经结束的九月 1900, 圣街头. Louis。将富国和穷国与ST之间的战场. 路易
腓特烈·威廉Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) 是我母亲那边的第二曾祖父. 他死了 4 孙子出生前几个月, 吉尔伯特P. 埃利斯, who was my grandfather. 因为他在我祖父出生之前就去世了, 我对他的了解非常有限, 当我开始研究家族史时. 爷爷没有任何口述史
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. 到: 政治, 职业拳击和比尔屠夫的谋杀. 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. 路易. “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. 路易. 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. 上周六, 九月 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. 路易. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
当身份不明的男子因感冒向迈克尔·沃尔什警官开枪时, 十二月的雾夜 1880, 圣. 圣路易斯警方认为嫌疑人可能是在该地区工作的酒吧和杂货店窃贼. 然而, 圣. 圣路易斯侦探一直无法找到盗窃队. 一位健谈的囚犯在四月解开了这个谜团 1881. 警方逮捕了查理·威尔逊和他的朋友汤姆·希金斯
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. 通常, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the