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Posts about St. Louis,Missouri and miscellaneous history until 1930 .
After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Jedoch, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt wählte seinen Kriegsminister und ehemaligen Gouverneur der Philippinen
General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War fame had deep roots in St. Louis stretching back to 1843. As a soldier, he was assigned to Jefferson Barracks. He was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company President until he left St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war, St. Louis’ citizens
Im April 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, alias “Der Red-Headed Bandit”, ging in die Easton-Taylor Trust Company an 4474 Easton Avenue. Smith hatte einen Revolver in jeder Hand und forderte Geld aus der Kasse. Angst um sein Leben, Der Angestellte ließ sich sofort fallen $15,309 in einem Sack. John Lanigan, der Präsident der Bank, saß in seinem Büro neben der Lobby
Ich vorher über einen Vorfall schrieb, in dem ein Detective Sergeant für die St. Louis Polizei wurde bei einem Raubversuch erschossen. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis Geschichte, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
An einem kalten Januarabend in 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Polizei, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Police Department. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin König war zu Fuß zu seinem Haus an 4973 Lotus Avenue über N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two
Am Donnerstag,, Juni 12, 1919, Earl Hunter und Charles Bergman, Bewährung und ein Ex-Sträfling, hielt die Meramec Trust Company, kurz nachdem es bei geöffnetem 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. Die Ecke von Virginia Avenue und Meramec Street war einer der verkehrsreichsten Straßenbahnblöcke in der Stadt. The robbers had
William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon believed that the Lewis Brothers, who were auto and wire thieves, were responsible for McKenna’s death. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. He observed two of the Lewis brothers enter the garage in the Ford. Dillon entered the garage
Before Friday, April 7, 1916 was over, the Lewis brothers would kill two St. Louis Police Officers, John McKenna and William Dillon. McKenna was the first to fall, when he interrupted the brothers attempts to steal wire, ein wertvolles Gut im Ersten Weltkrieg. Dillon would be killed investigating McKenna’s murder. McKenna wurde beauftragt, nach den Kabeldieben zu suchen,
The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history was not a shootout, natural disaster or act of terrorism. The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history occurred on the night of Monday, September 3, 1900. Electricity was the assailant as a power line with 3300 volts of electricity fell onto the telephone lines, at Eight Street and Carr Avenue. Die
Am Freitag,, April 24, 1953, drei Männer und eine Fluchtwagen-Fahrer versucht, rauben die Südwestbank an der Ecke der Avenue Southwest und S. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. Die St. Louis Polizei vereitelt den Raub, was der Schwerpunkt der eine wurde 1959 Film, Der Große St.. Louis Bank Robbery. The film is now in the public domain. Fred W. Bowerman,