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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. Tačiau, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Rooseveltas išsirinko savo karo sekretorių ir buvusį Filipinų gubernatorių
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’ piliečiai
Balandžio 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, taip pat žinomas kaip “Raudona-vadovauja banditas”, vaikščiojo į Easton-Taylor Trust Company ne 4474 Easton Avenue. Smitas turėjo revolverį kiekvienoje rankoje ir pareikalavo pinigų iš kasos. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 maiše. John Lanigan, the bank’s president, sat in his office off the lobby
I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis istorija, 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
Šaltą Gruodis Naktis į 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis policijos, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Policijos departamentas. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two
On Thursday, Birželis 12, 1919, Earl Hunter and Charles Bergman, Atleidimas po sąžiningai žodį ir ex-nuteistajam, pakėlė MERAMEC Trust Company netrukus po to, kai atidarytas 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. Virginia Avenue ir MERAMEC gatvės kampe buvo viena iš judriausių gatvių automobilių blokų mieste. The robbers had
William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon tikėjo, kad Lewis Broliai, kurie buvo auto ir vielos vagys, buvo atsakingas už McKenna mirties. 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, Balandis 7, 1916 was over, the Lewis brothers would kill two St. Louis Policijos pareigūnai, John McKenna ir William Dillon. McKenna buvo pirmieji, kurie, kai jis nutraukiamas broliai bando pavogti viela, a valuable commodity during World War I. Dillon would be killed investigating McKenna’s murder. McKenna was assigned to look for the wire thieves,
Kruvinų incidentas St. Louis policijos istorija nebuvo Shootout, stichinė nelaimė ar teroro aktą. Kruvinų incidentas St. Louis policijos istorija įvyko pirmadienio naktį, Rugsėjis 3, 1900. Electricity was the assailant as a power line with 3300 voltų elektros krito ant telefono linijos, aštuonių gatvės ir Carr prospekte. The
Penktadienį, Balandis 24, 1953, trys vyrai ir pabėgimas vairuotojas bandė apiplėšti Pietvakarių banko į Pietvakarių prospekto ir kampelis. Kingshighway Boulevard St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Policijos sužlugdyti apiplėšimas, kuris tapo dėmesio 1959 filmas, Didžioji St. Louis banko apiplėšimas. Filmas yra dabar viešai. Fred W. Bowerman,