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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Ի ուշ 1990 - ականներին, պապս, Gilbert Ellis, ապրում էր իմ հորաքույր Maureen եւ հորեղբայրս Dale. Նրանք որոշել են մեծ ավտոտնակ / թափվում տեղադրել, այնքան Պապս ու հորեղբայրս որ պետք է մի սեմինար. Նրանք թափվում հավաքվել եւ զբաղվում է տեղական էլեկտրական ընկերությունը գործարկել էլեկտրաէներգիա սեմինարին. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
Մեջ 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. Երբ գնացքը մոտեցավ
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Սակայն, 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. Ցավոք,, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, ուներ
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. Նրանք նրան ուղարկել են Վաշինգտոնի ապաստան
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Բազիլ Ռաթբոնը վերադառնում է Հոլմսի դերում տասնչորս շրջադարձերից տասնմեկերորդում՝ որպես անգլիացի բանտարկու. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” ֆիլմ. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Նրանցից հետո
Օգոստոսի 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
Հոկտեմբերի 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” Բորդելոյի տունն էր, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, ով աշխատել է
Դեկտեմբերի 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. Այն մարդիկ, արտադրվում revolvers եւ պատմեց Hofferkamp եւ նրա օգնական է նետել իրենց ձեռքերը. Այն մարդիկ, վերցրել $10,000 գրասենյակում, թե ինչ կլիներ, բազմաբնակարան միլիոն դոլար heist - այսօր. 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