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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 a fost, probabil, cel mai rău an din viața Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. El a pierdut atât de zece luni vechi fiica lui Ida mai Zimmerman și a doua lui soție Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Înainte de moartea lui Parker în Cape Giraurdeau Tornado a 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Noiembrie 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. Arhiepiscopia Louis a dedicat biserica
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. Nu este clar dacă acțiunile lui Charles Sanders au atras atenția lui Printz, sau Printz tocmai a dat peste Sanders. Oricare ar fi circumstanțele, Printz se apropie de Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Recent, 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 ediția din St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 a 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. Totuși, 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
Joi, Septembrie 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. După ce a încercat să plătească ilicit, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, atribuit la
For the Sunday, Iunie 24, 1900 ediția din St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. După 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Șeful Desmond a deplâns violența în creștere pe care o vedea
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ani. Atribuit la un ritm aproape de Natural Bridge și 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, Ofițerul Anderson mergea pe Vandeventer chiar la sud de
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, Pietre atacate
Joi, Ianuarie 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, unul din st. Louis’ cei mai bogați oameni, Imobiliare rezidențiale deținute și alte active evaluate la 2 milioane de dolari. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He