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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 te pwobableman ane ki pi mal la nan lavi Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman a. Li te pèdi tou de dis mwa fin vye granmoun, pitit fi li Ida Me Zimmerman ak madanm dezyèm l 'Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Anvan lanmò Parker la nan Cape Giraurdeau Toubiyon an nan 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Mwen ka sèlman imajine ki jan difisil 1909
Sou Novanm 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. St a. Louis Achidyosèz te dedye legliz la
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. Li pa klè si aksyon Charles Sanders te atire atansyon Printz la, oswa Printz jis bite sou Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz te mache al jwenn Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Dènyèman, 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 edisyon an St la. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 nan la 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. Sepandan, 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
Nan Jedi, 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, Jen 24, 1900 edisyon an St la. Louis Repiblik, 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, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ane. 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 atake
Nan Jedi, Janvye 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, youn nan St. Louis’ gason ki pi rich, posede byen imobilye rezidansyèl ak lòt byen ki gen valè nan 2 milyon dola. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Li