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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 è stato probabilmente l'anno peggiore della vita di Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Ha perso entrambi i suoi dieci mesi figlia Ida May Zimmerman e la sua seconda moglie Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Prima della morte di Parker nel Capo Giraurdeau Tornado di 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
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 e Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 bambini. Il St. Louis, l'arcidiocesi dedicò la chiesa
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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Quando
Recentemente, 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 edizione del St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 della 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. Tuttavia, 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
Giovedi ', 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. Dopo aver tentato il pagamento illecito, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assegnato al
For the Sunday, Giugno 24, 1900 edizione del St. Louis Repubblica, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Dopo 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Il capo Desmond si è lamentato della crescente violenza a cui stava assistendo
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 anni. Assegnato a una zona vicino a Natural Bridge e Vandeventer Avenue, 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'agente Anderson stava camminando su Vandeventer, appena a sud di
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 aggredito
Giovedi ', Gennaio 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, uno di S. Louis’ uomini più ricchi, immobili residenziali di proprietà e altri beni valutati 2 milioni di dollari. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Lui