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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
I slutningen af 1990'erne, min bedstefar, Gilbert Ellis, boede hos min tante Maureen og onkel Dale. De havde besluttet at have en stor garage / skur installeret, så bedstefar og min onkel ville have en workshop. De havde skuret samlet og ansat en lokal elektrisk selskab til at køre elektricitet til værkstedet. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
I 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Da toget kom tæt på
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Men, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Desværre, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, havde
On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. De sendte ham til et asyl i Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone vender tilbage som Holmes i den ellevte af fjorten omgange som den engelske spejder. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Efter de
Den August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty opdagede Willis Garner indbrud kontor Schickle, Harrison og Howard Iron Company på 912 S. Tolvte Street i St. Louis, Missouri. Strygejernet Virksomheden beskæftigede Garner, der kastede en hammer på Doherty hoved. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Oktober 6, 1890, lokale barberer Luther Duncan og Bob Henderson trådte ud på til N. 11th Street at afvikle et skænderi. Dette område af St. Louis var kendt som “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop huse og den hårdeste afrikansk-amerikanere saloon i byen, Stærk’ Saloon. Både Duncan og Henderson var sorte barberer, der arbejdede i
Den December 3, 1896, tre mænd kom ind i Hjem Brewery kontor i St. Louis omkring 2:30 p.m. Kasserer Robert Hofferkamp nærmede mændene. Mændene fremstilles revolvere og fortalte Hofferkamp og hans assistent til at kaste op deres hænder. Mændene tog $10,000 fra kontoret i, hvad der ville være en multi-million dollar kup i dag. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, da han forsøgte at snige sig væk og blive gift. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis