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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Lundi, Décembre 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film in 1936. The film opens during Christmas 1940 in Everytown (obviously London) right before the outbreak of war. The war lasts almost thirty years before “the Airmen” led by John Cabal, a former resident of Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
Stan Laurel et Oliver Hardy tiennent le premier rôle dans un de mes films préférés de vacances, Babe in Toyland (affiliate link) ou Marche des Soldats de Bois (1934). Il est normalement représenté autour de Thanksgiving. Ce film met en scène Stan Laurel que Stannie Dum et Oliver Hardy comme Ollie Dee, qui tentent d'aider la mère Pipe, the little old women in the shoe. Barnaby, the wicked
Les Mosblechs ont de très grandes familles comme une règle. Mon arrière grand-père Eduard Mosblech était l'un des douze enfants. Eduard eu quatorze enfants et ses frères avait douze et treize enfants respectivement. Bien que je n'ai pas encore été en mesure de vérifier la taille des deux autres familles, both Mom and I remember it the same way. Grandma Ellis had
Theodore Roosevelt a pris une décision fatidique le jour du scrutin 1904. Il a annoncé après son élection à la présidence de son propre chef après avoir remonté au bureau sur l'assassinat de William McKinley qu'il ne briguerait pas un nouveau mandat en 1908. Roosevelt avait servi presque un mandat complet avant son élection comme McKinley fut assassiné en Septembre 1901.
Le vendredi, October 21, 1904, one of the greatest tragedies in St. Louis Police history occurred when two train robbers and three St. Louis Police detectives died in a shootout. The gunfight occurred in a small hotel room on Pine Street. Two days later on Sunday, October 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at
During April 1885, St. Louis experienced one of its most sensational murders. Two English travelers had checked into the Southern Hotel in early April 1885. C. Arthur Preller and H. M. Brooks, who was going by the alias of Dr. Maxwell, appeared to be very friendly. Although they had separate rooms, they often stayed in the same room together. À
Lundi, Mars 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, une 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive
Charlie Chan au Treasure Island (1939) est le troisième film de Fox Twentieth-Century vedette Sidney Toler comme Charlie Chan. Inspecteur Chan et Jimmy Chan, joué par Victor Sen Yung, s'envolent pour l'Exposition universelle de San Francisco à 1939 alors que le film s'ouvre. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. L'ami de Charlie, Paul Essex, est également à bord du vol., played
Le samedi, Mars 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran et les détectives