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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Sa Monday, Disyembre 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 at Oliver Hardy lagyan ng star sa isa sa aking mga paboritong holiday pelikula, Babe in Toyland (affiliate link) o March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934). Ito ay karaniwang ipinapakita sa paligid Thanksgiving. Nagtatampok ang film na ito Stan Laurel bilang Stannie Dum at Oliver Hardy bilang Ollie Dee, na sinusubukan upang matulungan Ina sumilip, ang maliit na lumang babae sa sapatos. Barnaby, the wicked
Ang Mosblechs mayroon napakalaking pamilya bilang isang panuntunan. Aking mga mahusay na lolo Eduard Mosblech ay isa sa labindalawang anak. Eduard ay nagkaroon ng labing-apat na mga bata at ang kanyang kapatid na lalaki ay nagkaroon ng labindalawang at labintatlo mga bata ayon sa pagkakabanggit. Habang ako ay hindi pa nagawang i-verify ang sukat ng iba pang dalawang mga pamilya, both Mom and I remember it the same way. Grandma Ellis had
Theodore Roosevelt ginawa isang nakamamatay na desisyon sa Araw ng Halalan 1904. Inihayag niya matapos na inihalal sa pagkapangulo sa kanyang sariling karapatan pagkatapos pataas sa opisina kapag ang pagpatay nang pataksil ng William McKinley na hindi siya tumakbo para sa isa pang termino sa 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.
Sa Biyernes, Oktubre 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, Oktubre 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at
Sa panahon ng Abril 1885, St. Louis nakaranas ng isa sa mga pinaka-pansin murders. Dalawang traveller Ingles ay naka-check sa Southern Hotel sa unang bahagi ng Abril 1885. C. Arthur Preller at H. M. Brooks, sino ay pagpunta sa pamamagitan ng mga alyas ng mga Dr. Maxwell, lumitaw na maging napaka-friendly na. Kahit na nagkaroon sila nakahiwalay na kuwarto, they often stayed in the same room together. At
Sa Monday, Marso 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, isang 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 sa kayamanan Island (1939) ang pangatlong pandalawampu-Century Fox film paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, naglaro sa pamamagitan ng Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul Essex, played
Sa Sabado, Marso 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 at ang mga detective