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Posts about the history of St. Лоуис, Мисури, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Лоуис, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Often written as Edward but pronounced like putting together aid and ward, Eduard was as unique as his name. I struggled with writing much about him because the stories I heard about him
When it comes to machine politics and organized crime, Kansas City has always outshone St. Лоуис. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City was also home to several high-profile gangland shootings. Свети. Лоуис’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. 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, Април 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Меррелл је био запослен као механичар у
Пре неколико недеља, Тражио сам примерак Иванхоеа од сер Валтера Скота из старе библиотеке мог деде. Деда Гилберт П. Елис је имао библиотеку коју ми је дао почетком 1990-их. These books and his desk are treasures that will stay with me until the day I die. As a kid, Седео сам у његовом
Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. Лоуис”, Свети. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. Луј Полиција историја, 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, Април 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 С. 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. Време
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. Лоуис, 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. Ја
Зграде су само гомиле дасака и цигли без прича које су за њих везане. During November 1912, Свети. Полицајца Луиса Артура Хадлстона убио је условно отпуштен убица Алберт Вајтфилд. Вајтфилд је изненадио своју ванбрачну жену, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
У уторак, Новембар 5, 1901, Свети. 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,