1909 – Une mauvaise année pour Parker Zimmerman

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1909 était probablement la pire année de la vie de Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Il a perdu à la fois son vieux dix mois fille Ida May Zimmerman et sa seconde épouse Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Avant la mort de Parker dans le Giraurdeau Tornado cap de 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Sur Novembre 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. Le St. L'archidiocèse Saint-Louis a consacré l'église

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Le jeudi, 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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Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ans. Attribué à un quartier près du pont naturel et des avenues Vandeventer, 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, L'agent Anderson marchait sur Vandeventer juste au sud de

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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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

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Le jeudi, Janvier 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 de St. Louis’ hommes les plus riches, propriété immobilière résidentielle et autres actifs évalués à 2 millions de dollars. Cooper aspirait à être le plus grand propriétaire immobilier à St. Louis. Il

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