Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 probablemente fue el peor año de la vida de Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Él perdió a sus diez meses de edad, hija de Ida May Zimmerman y su segunda esposa Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Antes de la muerte de Parker en el Cabo Giraurdeau Tornado de 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Sólo puedo imaginar lo difícil 1909
En noviembre 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 children. El St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Recientemente, 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 edición del St. 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. Sin embargo, 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. Chief Desmond said
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. Después de intentar un pago ilícito, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, asignado a la
For the Sunday, Junio 24, 1900 edición del St. Louis República, 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, El jefe Desmond lamentó la creciente violencia que estaba viendo
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 año. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and 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, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of
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, Piedras asaltadas
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, uno de san. Louis’ los hombres mas ricos, bienes inmuebles residenciales de propiedad y otros activos valorados en 2 millón de dólares. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Él