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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Alla fine del 1990, mio nonno, Gilbert Ellis, viveva con la mia zia Maureen e zio Dale. Avevano deciso di avere un ampio garage / capannone installato, così nonno e mio zio avrebbe un workshop. Avevano il capannone assemblato e impegnati una società elettrica locale per eseguire l'elettricità al workshop. 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’
Nel settembre 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. Quando il treno si avvicinò
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Tuttavia, 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. Sfortunatamente, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, avevo
Nel settembre 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. Lo hanno mandato in un manicomio di Washington
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 “La” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Agosto 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty scoperto Willis Garner svaligiato l'ufficio di Schickle, Harrison e Howard Iron Company a 912 S. Twelfth Street a St. Louis, Missouri. La società di ferro impiegato Garner, che ha lanciato un martello alla testa di Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Ottobre 6, 1890, barbieri locali Luther Duncan e Bob Henderson uscirono a N. 11th Street per risolvere una lite. Questa zona di St. Louis era conosciuto come “Profondo Morgan”. “Profondo Morgan” was home to bordello, flop di case e il più duro afro-americani saloon in città, Forte’ Berlina. Sia Duncan e Henderson erano barbieri nero, who worked in
Dicembre 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 Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, quando ha tentato di sgattaiolare via e sposarsi. 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