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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 je verjetno najslabše leto Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman življenje. Izgubil je tako svojo Desetmesečno hčerko Ida maj Zimmerman in njegovo drugo ženo Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Pred Parkerja smrti v Cape Giraurdeau tornado 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Novembra 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 in Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 otroci. 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. 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. When
V zadnjem času, 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 izdaja St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 14 Mosblech children. Še nikoli nisem videl sliko mojih velikih starih staršev, 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. Vendar, 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
Četrtek, 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. Po poskusu nedovoljenega plačila, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, dodeljeno
For the Sunday, Junij 24, 1900 izdaja St. Louis republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Po 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Šef Desmond je obžaloval naraščajoče nasilje, ki ga je spremljal
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 let. Dodeljen utripu v bližini naravnega mostu in avenij 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, Policist Anderson je hodil po Vandeventerju 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 napaden
Četrtek, Januar 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, eden od St. Louis’ najbogatejših, lasti stanovanjskih nepremičnin in druga sredstva v vrednosti 2 Milijon dolarjev. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He