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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 ndoshta ishte viti më i keq i jetës Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman-së. Ai humbi edhe vajzën e tij të dhjetë muaj të vjetër Ida May Zimmerman dhe gruan e tij të dytë Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Para vdekjes Parker në Cape Giraurdeau Tornado e 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Në nëntor 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 fëmijë. St. Kryedioqeza e Louis dedikoi kishën
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. Nuk është e qartë nëse veprimet e Charles Sanders tërhoqën vëmendjen e Printz, ose Printz sapo u ndesh me Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz iu afrua Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Kohët e fundit, 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 Edicioni i St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 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. Megjithatë, 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. tha shefi Desmond
Të enjten, Shtator 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. Pas përpjekjes për pagesë të paligjshme, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, caktuar për të
For the Sunday, Qershor 24, 1900 Edicioni i St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Pas 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Shefi Desmond u ankua për dhunën në rritje që po shihte
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 vjet. Caktuar në një ritëm pranë Urës Natyrore dhe Avenue 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, Oficeri Anderson po ecte në Vandeventer në jug të
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 u sulmua
Të enjten, Janar 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, një nga St. Louis’ burrat më të pasur, pasuri të paluajtshme banesore në pronësi dhe asete të tjera me vlerë 2 milionë dollarë. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Ai