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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
U kasnim 1990-ih, moj djed, Gilbert Ellis, živjela s tetkom Maureen i ujakom Dale. Oni su odlučili imati instaliran velika garaža / šupa, pa djed i stric će imati radionicu. Imali prolio okupili i sudjelovali lokalni električni tvrtka pokrenuti struju za radionice. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
U 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. Kad se vlak približio
Slučaj Canary Murder (1929) izvorno je bio upucan kao nijemi film. Međutim, Paramount Studio izvršni mislio da će to biti bolje kao govori sliku. Studio odgođeno oslobađanje dok su mogli dodati zvuk na filmu. Dodavanje zvuka nije bila lišena izazova. Nažalost, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
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. Poslali su ga u azil u Washingtonu
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone vraća se kao Holmes u jedanaestom od četrnaest poteza kao engleski detektiv. 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. Nakon što su
Kolovoza 31, 1901, Noćni čuvar William Doherty otkrio Willis Garner burglarizing ured Schickle, Harrison i Howard Iron tvrtke na 912 S. Dvanaesta ulica u St. Louis, Missouri. Iron zaposleno Garner, koji je bacio čekić na Doherty glavu. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Prvog listopada 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 kuće i najteži Afroamerikanci salon u gradu, Jak’ Limuzina. I Duncan i Henderson bile crne brijači, who worked in
U prosincu 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 poslije podne. 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 Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. 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