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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Lørdag, Maj 5, 1900 ved 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike of 1900. Before the strike was over in September 1900, the streets of St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Friedrich Wilhelm Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var min anden oldefar på min mors side. Han døde 4 måneder før hans barnebarns fødsel, Gilbert P. Ellis, som var min bedstefar. Siden han døde før min bedstefar blev født, Jeg havde meget begrænset information om ham, da jeg begyndte at forske i familiens historie. Bedstefar havde ikke nogen verbal historie
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Lørdag, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Louis. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
Da ukendte mænd skød betjent Michael Walsh på grund af en forkølelse, tåget nat i december 1880, St. Louis Politi troede, at den mistænkte kan være salon- og indkøbstyve, der arbejder i området. Men, St. Louis-detektiverne havde ikke været i stand til at finde indbrudsholdet. En snakkesalig fange opklarede mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet anholdt Charlie Wilson sammen med sin ven Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Det var meget koldt søndag morgen, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis politibetjent Sheehan fandt hoveddøren åben til John R. Lionbergers hjem. På grund af den bitre kulde, Sheehan frygtede, at indbrudstyve var kommet ind i boligen. Sheehan ringede gentagne gange på klokken, men kunne ikke vække nogen indeni. Sheehan begyndte at slå sin natpind mod den
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Få begivenheder chokerede St. Louis som Lt. Sidney Sears i juni 1924. For næsten 30 år, Lt. Sears blev betragtet som det bedste pistolskud på St. Louis Police Department. I 1904, Sears var også National Pistol Champion i USA. For nogen at dræbe Lt. Sears i en skudveksling blev anset for umuligt.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Den maj 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, når han