કોમ્બેટ સ્પોર્ટ્સ ઇતિહાસકાર અને માર્શલ આર્ટિસ્ટ
Posts about St. લૂઈસ,Missouri and miscellaneous history until 1930 .
I have always said the St. લૂઈ સ્ટ્રીટકાર સ્ટ્રાઈક 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. આશ્ચર્યજનક, their victims were young and attractive
સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. લૂઈસ’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
સપ્ટેમ્બર પર 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. તેઓએ તેને વોશિંગ્ટન આશ્રયમાં મોકલ્યો
માં 1904, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 સ્ટ્રીટ. લૂઈસ’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. લૂઈસ’
સપ્ટેમ્બર પર 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. લૂઈસ. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, : MO. જ્યારે ટ્રેન નજીક આવી
વિલિયમ ડેસમન્ડ દરમિયાન ઘણા ચોરો nabbed તેના 17 સેન્ટ તરીકે વર્ષની કારકિર્દીમાં. તપાસ લૂઈ ચીફ. તેમણે તરીકે એક રાષ્ટ્રવ્યાપી પ્રતિષ્ઠા વિકસાવી “આ થીફ લેનાર”. સોમવાર પર, ઑક્ટોબર 15, 1900, ચીફ ડેસમન્ડ આ ચોર ની પેન્ટ પરંતુ ચોર પોતે nabbed. જોનાસ વોશિંગ્ટન Shickle ના યાર્ડ દાખલ કરેલ, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
ઓગસ્ટ પર 31, 1901, નાઇટ ચોકીદાર વિલિયમ દોહેર્ટી વિલિસ ગાર્નર Schickle કાર્યાલય burglarizing શોધ્યું, હેરિસન અને હોવર્ડ આયર્ન કંપની ખાતે 912 એસ. સેન્ટ માં બારમી સ્ટ્રીટ. લૂઈસ, મિઝોરી. ગાર્નર કામે લોખંડ કંપની, જે દોહેર્ટી વડા પર એક ધણ દીધો. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
ઓક્ટોબર પર 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
ડિસેમ્બર પર 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. લૂઈસ