Npe MO Bank Robbery phau ntawv kos npe

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Rau hnub Saturday, Tim 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 nroog yog nkuaj. Two daring robbers, not yet 23 xyoo, pulled off

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Tom Allen Beats Mike McCoole for Title

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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

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Intro rau pab neeg, Sij hawm thaum MO nyiag

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Nyob rau hmo Christmas 1902, ob lub zos me me, 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

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Kate Chopin, ntxhais hauv ib tsev neeg Fabkis txoj mas thiab thaum lub sij hawm hauv zos sau, tsaus muag ntawm tus me nyuam. Louis 1904 World's Fair rau lub yim hli ntuj 20, 1904. Madame Chopin tsuas yog 54 xyoo thiab raug lub hlwb los los ntshav los yog aneurism. Nws tuag thaum nws lub tsev ntawm McPherson Avenue rau lub yim hli ntuj 22, 1904. Kate Chopin yug Kate O'Flaherty hauv St.

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Johnny Reagan Dies nyob rau hauv St. Louis

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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

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Tom Allen Shoots Patron

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Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, Hais rau hnub tim 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis ib ncig 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. Tom qab

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Xyoo

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Rau lub yim hli ntuj 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter cai Richard Kenrick lom nws 85th xyoos thiab cov tsib caug xyoo li lub taub hau rau ntawm cov me nyuam. Lub tsev teev ntuj Louis Catholic. Nyob rau hauv 1841, Kenrick muaj koomhaum ua Coadjutor Bishop ntawm cov me nyuam. Louis. Thaum me nyuam. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati nyob Rome thaum tuag 1843, Bishop Kenrick yog koomhaum Bishop ntawm cov me nyuam. Louis Diocese. Nyob rau hauv 1847, tus

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Hluas nkauj Kills St. Louis Officer

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Nyob rau yav tsaus ntuj hnub Monday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 16, 1917, St. Louis tub ceev xwm Julius H. Petring rau txoj kev faib North lag luam nkag mus rau ib lub tsev rooming tom 2301 N. Txoj kev lag luam. Petring kom cov zov William Dietrich mus xauj ib chav rau nws thiab nws tus poj niam. Nws “tus poj niam” yog nws nyuam qhuav sib nrauj tus hluas nkauj Freda Hagenmeyer. Petring neeg khiav dej num yuav tsum tau pom Freda Hagenmeyer, leej twg

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Oliver Kirk thiab cov 1904 St. Louis Olympics

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Oliver Leonard Kirk muaj lub txim hluav taws xob los yog cov boxer Olympic xwb los yeej muaj puav pheej nyob hauv ob hoob yuag cais hauv kev ua si zoo tib yam Olympic kub. Oliver Kirk accomplished no feat ntawm nws hometown Olympics nyob rau 1904. St. Louis hosted lub Olympiad thib peb hauv lub 1904 World's Fair Exposition. Zoo li tus ua si Paris plaub xyoos ua ntej, St. Louis gave

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Mother Confesses to Chief Desmond

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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. Txawm li cas los, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. Early in his career

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