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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, phim kinh điển, and miscellaneous history.
In the late 1990s, my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, was living with my Aunt Maureen and Uncle Dale. They had decided to have a large garage/shed installed, so Grandpa and my uncle would have a workshop. They had the shed assembled and engaged a local electrical company to run electricity to the workshop. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
Trong 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’
Ngày 9, 1893, Frisco dòng brakeman James Pennock, Minnesota lên Line Frisco Tower Grove ở St. Louis. Tại bến Cheltenham, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson và cựu brakeman Muncie Ray cũng lên. Những người đàn ông bước lên chuyến tàu với mục đích cướp tàu ở Sandy Cut, hai dặm về phía đông Thái Bình Dương, MO. Khi tàu đến gần
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Tuy nhiên, 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. Không may, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
Ngày 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. Họ gửi anh ta đến trại tị nạn ở Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone trở lại với vai Holmes ở phần mười một trong số mười bốn lần quay lại với tư cách là cảnh sát người Anh. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” quay phim. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Sau khi họ
Ngày 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
Vào ngày 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
Ngày 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 Chánh thám tử William Desmond tạo ra một chút bí ẩn trong tháng 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. Đó chính là cuộc hôn nhân đầu tiên của Desmond 45 tuổi. Trưởng Desmond là cưới Hannah McLaughlin, con gái của một nhà xây dựng tại địa phương. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis