Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

ძველი STL-პოლიციის სამკერდე

In 1877, წმინდა. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. წმინდა. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. წმინდა. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, წმინდა. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Louis

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Story

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. However, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Story, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 ჯორჯ ვაშინგტონის ისტორიისა და მალinda დევისისთვის

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, წმინდა. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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რობერტ კრიდი კლავს გუგულებს’ ლიდერი

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სანამ წაიკითხავდი Gangs of St. Louis: პატივისცემის კაცები დენიელ უოს მიერ, ვიცოდი და დავწერე რობერტ კრიდისა და მისი ძმის თომას შესახებ, რომლებიც კლავენ წმ. ლუის პოლიციის ოფიცერი ჯორჯ გეისლერი ჰელოუინის დღესთან დაკავშირებით 1920. რაც არ ვიცოდი ის იყო, რომ რობერტ კრიდი იყო გუგული ბანდის წევრი, ულტრაძალადობრივი კრიმინალური ორგანიზაცია 1920-იან წლებში. რობერტ კრიდი იყო

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Ira Cooper აეხადა ფულადი გზავნილები Theft,en

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თებერვალი 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. თავდაპირველად, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. ლუი პოლიციის დეპარტამენტი. When the bank association turned over the

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Marie H. "ბაბი" იოჰანპეტერ კიმკერი

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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წლის 7, 1903, წმინდა. 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. However, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, წმინდა. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

4200-მზარეული გამზირი

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. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. დღეს, 4200 Cook is

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რობერტ ჰაროლდი “Harry” Zimmerman (1911-1936)

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ჩემი ბაბუა Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman და მისი მესამე მეუღლე Dolly. ბაბუა იქნება დაიბადა მაისი 28, 1913. ჰარი ცოტა საიდუმლოა, რადგან ის გარშემო გარდაიცვალა

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წმინდა. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

დესმონდ-1904-გმირობაზე

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ან 1904 წმინდა. 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,

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