Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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November 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer 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. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Birkózás a 1904 Nyári olimpia St. Louis

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Pénteken, Október 14, and Saturday, Október 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. A 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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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. Az egyik olyan mechanizmus, amelyet a kormányok használtak az útdíjak beszedésére

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Oliver Kirk és a 1904 St. Louis Olimpia

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Oliver Leonard Kirk a különbséget, hogy az egyetlen olimpiai ökölvívó nyerni aranyérmet két külön súlycsoportban ugyanabban olimpián. Oliver Kirk megvalósította ezt bravúr az ő szülővárosában olimpián 1904. St. Louis adott otthont a harmadik Olimpia alatt 1904 Világkiállításon kiállítás. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis villamosa sztrájk 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, áldozataik fiatalok és vonzóak voltak

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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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

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Március 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

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