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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misūris, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Dažnai rašoma kaip Edvardas, bet tariamas kaip pagalbos ir palatos sujungimas, Eduard was as unique as his name. Aš sunkiai rašiau apie jį, nes apie jį girdėjau istorijas
Kai jis ateina į mašinų politikos ir organizuotu nusikalstamumu, Kansas City visada nustelbia St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City taip pat buvo namuose keletą aukšto lygio gangland šaudymus. St. Louis’ paskutinis organizuotas nusikalstamumas lyderis buvo suimtas už kortų. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, Balandis 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Merrellas dirbo mechaniku
Prieš savaites, Aš ieškojau sero Walterio Scotto Ivanhoe kopijos iš savo senelio senosios bibliotekos. Senelis Gilbertas P. Ellis turėjo biblioteką, jis davė man 1990. Šios knygos ir jo stalas yra lobiai, kad liks su manimi iki tos dienos, aš mirsiu. Kaip vaikas, Sėdėjau pas jį
Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. Louis”, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. Louis Police history, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French
On the morning of Saturday, Balandis 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 S. Broadway. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. Laikas
Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Aš
Pastatai – tai tik lentų ir plytų krūvos be prie jų pritvirtintų istorijų. During November 1912, St. Luiso policijos pareigūną Arthurą Huddlestoną nužudė lygtinai paleistas žudikas Albertas Whitefieldas. Whitefieldas nustebino savo žmoną, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
Antradienį, Lapkritis 5, 1901, St. Louis Police captured Ben Kilpatrick and Laura Bullion for their part in the Great Northern train robbery in Montana on July 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Kilpatrick would serve 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for
My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,