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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 je vjerojatno najgora godina Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman života. On je ostao bez deset mjeseci staru kćer Ida May Zimmerman i svoju drugu suprugu Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Prije Parkera smrti u Cape Giraurdeau tornado 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Mogu samo zamisliti kako je teško 1909
Studeni 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 i Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 djeca. St. Ludovika nadbiskupija posvetila crkvu
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. Nije jasno jesu li postupci Charlesa Sandersa privukli Printzovu pozornost, ili je Printz upravo naletio na Sandersa. Whatever the circumstances, Printz je prišao Sandersu, who had a revolver in his right hand. Kada
Nedavno, 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 izdanje St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 od 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. Međutim, 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. rekao je načelnik Desmond
On Thursday, 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
For the Sunday, Lipanj 24, 1900 izdanje St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Nakon 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Glavni Desmond uzdisao rastuće nasilje je vidio kako
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 godina. Dodijeljen radnji u blizini Natural Bridgea i avenije 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, Policajac Anderson hodao je Vandeventerom južno od
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 napadnut
On Thursday, Siječanj 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, jedan od sv. Louis’ najbogatijih ljudi, posjedovane stambene nekretnine i druga imovina procijenjena na 2 Milijun dolara. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. On