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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
Շաբաթ, Ապրիլ 9, 2022, the Franklin County Missouri Historical Society invited me to give a PowerPoint presentation on the Union Missouri Bank Robbery of 1902. The book covers the robbery, the investigation, two nationwide hunts for the fugitive and a daring break from the St. Louis City Jail. Two daring robbers, not yet 23 տարեկան, pulled off
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Ամանորի գիշերը 1902, two small town, small-time, holdup men blew open the safe of the Union, Missouri Bank. After threatening a few citizens, they made off with over $15,000. The men were relatively safe for a few months until the Pinkerton Detective Agency was called in. The Pinkertons had a nationwide agency, which was the closest thing the United
Kate Chopin, daughter of a prominent French family and at the time local author, collapsed at the St. Louis 1904 World’s Fair on August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin was only 54 years old and suffered a brain hemorrhage or aneurism. She died at her home on McPherson Avenue on August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Թոմ Ալլենը ծնվել է Բիրմինգհեմում, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back
Օգոստոսի 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Մեջ 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Մեջ 1847, The
Երկուշաբթի երեկոյան, Հուլիս 16, 1917, St. Louis Police Officer Հուլիոս H. Petring նշանակվում է Հյուսիսային Market բաժնի մտել է կահավորված տունը 2301 N. Market Street. Petring խնդրել է սեփականատեր William DIETRICH վարձել սենյակ իր եւ իր կնոջ. Նրա “կին” էր նրա վերջերս ամուսնալուծված ընկերուհին Ֆրեդա Hagenmeyer. Officer Petring had been seeing Freda Hagenmeyer, ով
Oliver Leonard Kirk ունի տարբերակումը լինելու միակ օլիմպիական բռնցքամարտիկը հաղթել ոսկե մեդալի երկու առանձին քաշային կարգերում է նույն Օլիմպիական խաղերին. Oliver Kirk կատարել այս feat իր հայրենի քաղաքը օլիմպիական խաղերում 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Over his 17 year career, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond dealt with many criminal’s family members. Some family members were as bad or worse than the criminal Chief Desmond and his men had locked up. Սակայն, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. Early in his career