Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about the history of St. Ludvig, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 oli luultavasti huonoin vuosi Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman elämää. Hän menetti molemmat hänen kymmenen kuukautta vanha tytär Ida toukokuuta Zimmerman ja hänen toinen vaimonsa Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Ennen Parkerin kuoleman Cape Giraurdeau Tornado of 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Marraskuun 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Ludvig”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Ludvig, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard ja Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louisin arkkihiippakunta vihki kirkon
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Ludvig’ South Side. Ei ole selvää, herättivätkö Charles Sandersin toimet Printzin huomion, tai Printz vain törmäsi Sandersiin. Whatever the circumstances, Printz käveli Sandersin luo, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Äskettäin, 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 painos 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. Kuitenkin, 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. Päällikkö Desmond sanoi
Torstaina, Syyskuu 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. Laittoman maksun yrittämisen jälkeen, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, määrätty
For the Sunday, Kesäkuu 24, 1900 painos St. Louis tasavalta, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Jälkeen 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Päällikkö Desmond valitti lisääntyvää väkivaltaa, jota hän näki
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 vuotta. 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, Kivet hyökkäsi
Torstaina, Tammikuu 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, yksi St. Ludvig’ rikkaimmat miehet, omistamia asuinkiinteistöjä ja muuta omaisuutta arvostettuna 2 miljoonaa dollaria. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Ludvig. Hän