A Found Family Treasure

परदादी-दादा-एलिस

कई सप्ताह पहले, मैं अपने दादाजी की पुरानी लाइब्रेरी से सर वाल्टर स्कॉट द्वारा लिखित इवानहो की एक प्रति ढूंढ रहा था. दादाजी गिल्बर्ट पी. एलिस के पास एक पुस्तकालय था जो उसने मुझे 1990 के दशक की शुरुआत में दिया था. ये किताबें और उसकी मेज ऐसे ख़ज़ाने हैं जो मेरे मरने तक मेरे साथ रहेंगे. बचपन में, मैं उन्हीं में बैठता था

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

एडी-गुएरिन

Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. लुइस”, सेंट. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. लुई पुलिस इतिहास, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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Black Belts Need Skill and Character

ट्रे -गेटिंग -ब्लैक -बेल्ट

At our fantasy football draft this year, one of the other owners asked me who I thought was the best mixed martial artist of all time. I told him that based on skill, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time was Jon “Bones” Jones. तथापि, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

विलियम-मल्डून

विलियम Muldoon, विश्व ग्रीको रोमन कुश्ती चैंपियन और भौतिक संस्कृति प्रस्तावक, मंगलवार को लॉस एंजिल्स के लिए आया था, अप्रैल 15, 1884 स्थानीय पहलवान फ्रेड Bauer सामना करने के लिए. मैच लॉस एंजिल्स में स्थानीय Turnvereine हॉल में जगह ले ली. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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सेंट. Louis Police Nab Wild Bunch Members

एसटीएल-रिपब्लिक-किलपैट्रिक-बुलियन

मंगलवार को, नवंबर 5, 1901, सेंट. लुई पुलिस जुलाई को मोंटाना में ग्रेट उत्तरी ट्रेन डकैती में अपनी भूमिका के लिए बेन Kilpatrick और लौरा बुलियन पर कब्जा कर लिया 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Kilpatrick सेवा करेंगे 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for

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Gilford Dudley Story (1797-1870)

पार्कर हैरी-डॉली-franko

Gilford Dudley Story (1797 – 1870) is my third great-grandfather. There are six generations between the two of us. मैं अभी हाल ही में स्टोरी परिवार के बारे में जानकारी प्राप्त करने में सक्षम हुआ हूं, one of the branches of the family my research had not turned up as much information on. सालों के लिए, मैं अपनी परदादी डॉली ज़िम्मरमैन को नहीं ढूंढ सका

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1922 Morris Packing Company Robbery

ओकनर-एंड-मेंजेल

On the morning of Saturday, अप्रैल 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 एस. ब्रॉडवे. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. समय

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George Baptiste Dies

जॉर्ज-बैपटिस्ट

दिसंबर को 1, 1938 पर 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 उम्र का साल. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

कैटी-एंड-मी-आफ्टर-गेम

Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. लुइस, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. मैं

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Murder at 2912 Washington

huddleston-murder-case

Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, सेंट. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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