Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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En febrero 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Inicialmente, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Departamento de Policía de Louis. When the bank association turned over the

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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El jueves, 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. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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Strange Case of “Toddy” Dillon

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In May 1925, the lifeless body of Dr. William Dillon was found on a walking path. The divorcee was a prominent St. Louis physician, who lived hard and was a known lady’s man. St. Louis Police initially suspected a rival of Dillon’s shot the physically and socially powerful Dillon rather than fight him. Sin embargo, suspicion eventually settled on Dillon’s 19-year-old

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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El jueves, Enero 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, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 millón de dólares. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Él

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110 Parejas mié en Acción de Gracias 1902

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El miércoles, Noviembre 26, 1902, 110 parejas llegaron al St. Oficina de Licencias de Matrimonio Louis se casó oficialmente en Acción de Gracias. La 110 parejas rompieron el récord anterior establecido en 1901. Este registro sería también sólo reposar durante un año hasta 1903. A partir de las 9 a.m. y continuando hasta 5 p.m., Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Sin embargo, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Sin embargo, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines

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