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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Ag deireadh na 1990í, mo sheanathair, Gilbert Ellis, bhí cónaí orm le mo aintín Maureen agus Uncail Dale. Gur chinn siad go bhfuil garáiste mór / chaillfidh suiteáilte, mar sin bheadh Grandpa agus mo uncail a bheith ceardlann. Bhí siad an chaillfidh le chéile agus d'fhostaigh cuideachta leictreach áitiúil chun leictreachas a reáchtáil go dtí an cheardlann. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
In 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’
Meán Fómhair 9, 1893, Brakeman líne Frisco James PENNOCK iostas an Líne Frisco ag Túr Garrán i St. Louis. Ag an stad Cheltenham, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson agus iar brakeman Muncie Ray iostas freisin. Na fir iostas an traein le hintinn robáil an traein ag Sandy Gearr, dhá mhíle soir ó Aigéin Chiúin, MO. Nuair a fuair an traein gar
An Cás Dúnmharú Chanáracha (1929) bhí lámhaigh ar dtús mar scannán adh. Mar sin féin, Shíl an feidhmiúcháin fíorthábhacht ag Stiúideo bheadh sé níos fearr mar phictiúr ag caint. An stiúideo moill ar an scaoileadh go dtí go bhféadfaí iad a chur fuaime ar an scannán. Ní raibh an Chomh maith leis na fuaime gan dúshláin. Unfortunately, ar cheann de na réaltaí is mó de na scannán, Louise Brooks, had
Meán Fómhair 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. Chuir siad chuig tearmann i Washington é
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” scannán. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Ar Lúnasa 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
Ar Nollaig 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Ceann Bleachtairí William Desmond chruthaigh beagán de Mystery i mí Eanáir 1903, nuair a rinne sé iarracht ar shiúl agus pósadh. Bhí sé a bheith ar an chéad phósadh an Desmond 45-bliain d'aois. Príomh Desmond Bhí a phósadh Hannah McLaughlin, an iníon le tógálaí áitiúil. An lánúin a bhí chun honeymoon i nDeisceart na California sular fhill sé ar Naomh. Louis