Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Al setembre 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Per anys, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Pioner de l'aire

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El cosí germà del meu avi, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, va ser un de St. Louis’ pioners de l'avió. Julius, que era conegut a la família com “Punks”, es va unir a la Guàrdia Nacional Aèria a mitjans de la dècada de 1920. Seria encarregat com a tinent. Julius va pilotar avions tant per al cos aeri militar com per a civils. La majoria dels homes de la seva unitat, que incloïa Charles

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William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery

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Durant l'última setmana de desembre 1902, William Rudolph, un miner recentment va tornar al comtat de Franklin, i George Collins va robar el Union Bank a Union, MO. Van robar tota la nit, quan ningú va estar present per la voladura de la caixa forta. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff

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Chief Desmond Discovers Murder

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On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. St. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Sr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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La mare es confessa al cap Desmond

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Sobre el seu 17 any de carrera, St. El cap de detectius Louis, William Desmond, va tractar amb molts familiars de criminals. Alguns membres de la família eren tan dolents o pitjors que el cap criminal Desmond i els seus homes havien tancat. Però, molts membres de la família eren honestos, gent treballadora, que lluitaven per entendre què passava amb el seu ésser estimat. Al començament de la seva carrera

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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The Tuesday Evening, Febrer 18, 1919, edició del St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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