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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Ar Dachwedd 10, 1924, Mrs. Mae A.W. Roedd Stickney yn gadael y St. Clwb Gwledig Louis, pan ddaeth dau ddyn Affricanaidd-Americanaidd ati. Dywedodd y dyn ysgafnach ei groen wrth Mrs. Stickney i droi ei thlysau drosodd neu byddai'n eu cymryd oddi wrthi. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Rhoddodd Stickney ei gemwaith i'r dyn, gwerthfawrogi yn $17,000.00, a $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
On September 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. Ar gyfer blynyddoedd, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Cefnder cyntaf fy nhaid, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, oedd un o St. Louis’ arloeswyr awyrennau. Julius, yr hwn a adnabyddid yn y teulu fel “Punks”, ymunodd â'r Gwarchodlu Cenedlaethol Awyr yng nghanol y 1920au. Byddai'n cael ei gomisiynu fel Is-gapten. Hedfanodd Julius awyrennau ar gyfer y corfflu awyr milwrol a sifil. Y rhan fwyaf o'r dynion yn ei uned, oedd yn cynnwys Charles
Yn ystod wythnos olaf mis Rhagfyr 1902, William Rudolph, glöwr newydd ddychwelyd i Franklin Sir, a George Collins robbed y Banc Undeb yn Undeb, MO. Maent yn dwyn dros nos, pan nad oes unrhyw un yn bresennol trwy chwythu i fyny 'r yn ddiogel. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
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. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Ar ddydd Mercher, Ionawr 10, 1900, St. Roedd Swyddog Heddlu Louis, Paul Girard, yn sefyll ar gornel S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, pan welodd ddyn yn neidio o ail lawr o 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Yn ymwybodol o fyrgleriaethau diweddar yng nghymdogaeth gyfoethog Central West End, Aeth Girard at y dyn. Pan welodd y dyn limping Girard, rhedodd tua S.
Dros ei 17 gyrfa blwyddyn, St. Bu Louis Pennaeth y Ditectifs William Desmond yn delio â llawer o aelodau teulu'r troseddwr. Roedd rhai aelodau o'r teulu cynddrwg neu'n waeth na'r Prif Desmond troseddol a'i ddynion dan glo. Fodd bynnag,, roedd llawer o aelodau'r teulu yn onest, pobl sy'n gweithio'n galed, a gafodd drafferth i ddeall beth aeth o'i le gyda'u hanwyliaid. Yn gynnar yn ei yrfa
On the morning of Wednesday, Gorffennaf 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, Chwefror 18, 1919, argraffiad y Santes. 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, yr 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