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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Janvārī
Novembrī 7, 1890, Chief of Detectives William Desmond brought in Pat Kennedy, a low-level St. Louis crook, who was suspected of stealing 20 cents from a cigar store on North 9th Street. A 3rd District St. Louis Police Officer captured Kennedy after he robbed a Miss Minnie Mullaney at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Kennedy proved a first-rate coward,
Janvārī 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Tomēr, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Tās unikālajā arhitektūrā ietilpst torņa balkons ziemeļaustrumu sienas otrajā stāvā. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Šodien, 4200 Cook is
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, vai 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Piektdien, Oktobris 14, un sestdienās, Oktobris 15, 1904, 42 cīkstoņi in 7 svara kategorijas tikās pirmajās Olimpiskajās spēlēs apstrīdēto frīstaila cīņas metode. Iepriekšēji Olimpiskās spēles tika apstrīdēts grieķu-romiešu stilā cīkstēšanās. The 1904 Vasaras Olimpiskās spēles notika sadarbībā ar 1904 Pasaules Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Trešdien, Maijs 9, 1900, otrā diena St. Louis tramvajs Strike, nomaldījies aizzīme nogalināti Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, spāņu-amerikāņu kara veterāns, bija skatoties streiku rallijs stūrī Finney un N. Taylor Avenue. Rallija laikā, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
George Collins, Otrajā banku laupītājs iesaistīti Savienībā, MO bankas laupīšanu decembrī 26, 1902, mēģināja aizbēgt ST. Louis Jail janvārī 1904. Bez strādā ar citiem ieslodzītajiem padarītu caurumu sienā cietuma, viņš arī sakārto ar cietuma aizsargu, ir zāģi kontrabandas viņam. Collins intended to use
Septembrī 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
St. Louis policijas priekšnieks detektīvu William Desmond veikti daudzi grūts noziedznieki runāt pār savu karjeru. John Huey, Indiana slepkava, nebija viens no šiem gadījumiem. Huey brīvi runāja ar Desmond par viņa noziedzīgo pagātni. Huey izbēga no Indiana pēc soda izciešanas 13 gadi slepkavība 1874. John Huey ieradās Lyon, Indiana in 1874 kā 22 gadus vecs.