Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Novemba 10, 1924, Bibi. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. Fearing for her safety, Bibi. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, na $85.00 in cash. Bibi.
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. Kwa miaka, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
babu yangu binamu, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, alikuwa mmoja wa St. Louis’ waanzilishi ndege. Julius, ambaye alikuwa anajulikana katika familia kama “Punks”, alijiunga Air National Guard katikati ya miaka ya 1920. Atakuwa utakamilika kama Luteni. Julius akaruka ndege kwa wote wawili kijeshi na za kiraia corps hewa. Zaidi ya watu katika kitengo chake, ambayo ni pamoja na Charles
Wakati wa wiki ya mwisho ya Desemba 1902, William Rudolph, hivi karibuni alirejea Miner kwa Franklin kata, na George Collins kuiba Benki ya Umoja wa katika Umoja wa, MO. Wao kuiba mara moja, wakati hakuna mtu alikuwepo kwa kupiga juu ya salama. 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.
Siku ya Jumatano, Januari 10, 1900, St. Afisa wa Polisi wa Louis Paul Girard alikuwa amesimama kwenye kona ya S. Taylor na Lindell Boulevard, alipomwona mtu akiruka kutoka ghorofa ya pili ya 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Kufahamu kuhusu wizi wa hivi majuzi katika kitongoji tajiri cha Central West End, Girard akamsogelea mtu huyo. Yule mtu aliyekuwa akichechemea alipomwona Girard, akakimbia kuelekea S.
Juu yake 17 kazi ya mwaka, St. Louis Mkuu wa Wapelelezi William Desmond alishughulika na wanafamilia wengi wa wahalifu. Baadhi ya wanafamilia walikuwa wabaya au wabaya kuliko mhalifu Chifu Desmond na watu wake walikuwa wamefungiwa. Hata hivyo, wanafamilia wengi walikuwa waaminifu, watu wanaofanya kazi kwa bidii, ambao walijitahidi kuelewa ni nini kilienda vibaya kwa mpendwa wao. Mapema katika kazi yake
On the morning of Wednesday, Julai 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, Februari 18, 1919, toleo la 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