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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 oedd yn ôl pob tebyg y flwyddyn waethaf o fywyd Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman yn. Collodd ei ddwy ferch ddeg mis oed Ida May Zimmerman a'i ail wraig Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Cyn marwolaeth Parker yn y Cape Giraurdeau Tornado o 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Ar Dachwedd 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 plant. St. Louis Archesgobaeth cysegru yr eglwys
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. Nid yw'n glir a ddenodd gweithredoedd Charles Sanders sylw Printz, neu mae Printz newydd faglu ar Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Cerddodd Printz i fyny i Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Yn ddiweddar, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 argraffiad y Santes. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Fodd bynnag,, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Dywedodd y Prif Desmond
Ar ddydd Iau, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Ar ôl ceisio gwneud taliad anghyfreithlon, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, neilltuo i'r
For the Sunday, Mehefin 24, 1900 argraffiad y Santes. Louis Gweriniaeth, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Roedd y Prif Desmond yn galaru am y trais cynyddol yr oedd yn ei weld
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 blynyddoedd. Wedi'i aseinio i guriad ger Natural Bridge a Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Roedd y Swyddog Anderson yn cerdded ar Vandeventer ychydig i'r de o
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet assaulted
Ar ddydd Iau, Ionawr 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, un o St. Louis’ dynion cyfoethocaf, eiddo tiriog preswyl sy'n eiddo ac asedau eraill wedi'u prisio 2 miliwn o ddoleri. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Roedd