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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
En noviembre 16, 1877, St. Oficial de Policía Louis John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. El hombre posteriormente identificado como Frank Rande entró Monte de Piedad de Wright en alrededor 9:30 a.m. Wright envió a uno de sus ayudantes para la policía. As Officer White and Heffernan
El viernes, Octubre 14, and Saturday, Octubre 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. La 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Kate Chopin, hija de una prominente familia francesa y en el momento en el autor local, derrumbado en el St.. Louis 1904 Feria Mundial en agosto 20, 1904. Madame Chopin sólo era 54 años y sufrió una hemorragia cerebral o aneurisma. Murió en su casa en la avenida McPherson en agosto 22, 1904. Kate Chopin nació Kate O'Flaherty en St.
My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. Uno de los mecanismos que utilizaron los gobiernos para recaudar tarifas por las carreteras.
Oliver Leonard Kirk tiene la distinción de ser el único boxeador olímpico en ganar una medalla de oro en dos categorías de peso diferentes en los mismos Juegos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk logró esta hazaña en su ciudad natal en los Juegos Olímpicos 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. El lunes, Octubre 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison y Howard Iron Foundry en las calles 12 y Gratiot
I have always said the St. Louis tranvía huelga de 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. Amazingly, sus víctimas eran jóvenes y atractivas
En agosto 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. Sin embargo, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
On St. Patrick’s Day, Marzo 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning