Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Dne 10, 1924, Paní. A.W. Stickney opouštěl St. Louis Country Club, když ji oslovili dva afroameričtí muži. Muž se světlejší pletí řekl Mrs. Stickney, aby obrátil její šperky, jinak by jí je vzal. Fearing for her safety, Paní. Stickney podal muži své šperky, oceněno na $17,000.00, a $85.00 in cash. Paní.
Září 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. Po celá léta, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
První bratranec mého dědečka, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, byl jedním ze sv. Louis’ průkopníci letadel. Julius, který byl v rodině znám jako “Punks”, vstoupil do Air National Guard v polovině 20. let 20. století. Byl by pověřen jako poručík. Julius pilotoval letadla pro vojenské i civilní letecké sbory. Většina mužů v jeho jednotce, mezi které patřil i Charles
Během posledního týdne prosince 1902, William Rudolph, Nedávno se vrátil horník Franklin County, a George Collins okradl Union banky v unii, MO. Oni ho vykradli přes noc, když nikdo nebyl přítomen, vyhodit do povětří bezpečné. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
Dne 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. Pan. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Ve středu, Leden 10, 1900, St. Louis policista Paul Girard stál v rohu S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, když uviděl muže skok z druhého patra 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard approached the man. When the limping man saw Girard, he ran towards S.
Over his 17 roční kariéry, St. 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. Však, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. Na začátku své kariéry
On the morning of Wednesday, Červenec 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
The Tuesday Evening, Únor 18, 1919, vydání 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
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