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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 mungkin tahun terburuk dalam hidup Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Dia kehilangan kedua putri berusia sepuluh bulan itu Ida Mei Zimmerman dan istri keduanya Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Sebelum kematian Parker di Cape Giraurdeau Tornado dari 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Pada November 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. The 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. Tidak jelas apakah tindakan Charles Sanders menarik perhatian Printz, atau Printz baru saja menemukan Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz menghampiri Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Baru-baru ini, 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 edisi St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 dari 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. However, 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
Pada hari Kamis, 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. Setelah mencoba pembayaran haram, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, ditugaskan ke
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 edisi St. Republik Louis, 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 tahun. 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 menyerang
Pada hari Kamis, Januari 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, salah satu St. Louis’ pria terkaya, real estat tempat tinggal yang dimiliki dan aset lainnya senilai 2 juta dolar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Dia