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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
На калядную ноч 1902, два невялікія мястэчкі, малачасовы, захопленыя людзі ўзарвалі сейф Саюза, Банк Місуры. Пасля пагроз некалькім грамадзянам, яны ўцяклі з над $15,000. Мужчыны знаходзіліся ў адноснай бяспецы на працягу некалькіх месяцаў, пакуль не выклікалі дэтэктыўнае агенцтва Пінкертана. Пінкертоны мелі агульнанацыянальнае агенцтва, which was the closest thing the United
Kate Chopin, daughter of a prominent French family and at the time local author, collapsed at the St. Луіс 1904 World’s Fair on August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin was only 54 years old and suffered a brain hemorrhage or aneurism. She died at her home on McPherson Avenue on August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
Жнівень 17, 1891, Вуліца. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. У 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Луіс. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. У 1847, the
On Monday evening, Ліпеня 16, 1917, Вуліца. Louis Police Officer Julius H. Petring assigned to the North Market Division entered a rooming house at 2301 N. Market Street. Petring asked the proprietor William Dietrich to rent a room for him and his wife. His “wife” was his recently divorced girlfriend Freda Hagenmeyer. Officer Petring had been seeing Freda Hagenmeyer, хто
Олівер Леанард Кірк мае гонар быць адзіным алімпійскі баксёр, каб выйграць залаты медаль у двух асобных вагавых катэгорыях у тых жа Алімпійскіх гульняў. Олівер Кірк здзейсніў гэты подзвіг ў яго родным горадзе Алімпіяды ў 1904. Вуліца. Луі прайшоў трэці алімпіяду ць 1904 Сусветная выстава Экспазіцыя. Як Парыжскія гульні за чатыры гады да, Вуліца. Louis gave
Over his 17 year career, Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond dealt with many criminal’s family members. Some family members were as bad or worse than the criminal Chief Desmond and his men had locked up. Аднак, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. Early in his career
У снежні 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. Вуліца. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Луіс. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, Санкт-. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 гадоў. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
Сьнежня 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, Вуліца. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet assaulted