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Posts about St. Louis,Missouri and miscellaneous history until 1930 .
I have always said the St. Louis Tramvaj Strike od 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. Amazingly, njihove žrtve so bile mlade in privlačne
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
Septembra 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. Poslali so ga v washingtonski azil
V 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ 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. Louis’
Septembra 9, 1893, Frisco linija zaviralca James Pennock vkrcali na Frisco Line na Tower Grove v St. Louis. Na postajališču Cheltenham, Frisco zaviralca Sam Robertson in nekdanji zaviralca Muncie Ray tudi vkrcali. Moški se vkrcali na vlak z namenom, ropanjem vlak na Sandy Cut, dve milji vzhodno od Tihega oceana, MO. Ko se je vlak približal
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. Ponedeljek, Oktober 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Avgusta 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Oktobra 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
Decembra 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
St. Louis načelnik Detektivsko William Desmond ustvarila malo skrivnost v januarju 1903, ko se je poskušal izmuzniti in se poročiti. To naj bi bila prva poroka v 45-year-old Desmond je. Chief Desmond je bil, da se poroči Hannah McLaughlin, hči lokalnega graditelja. Par je bil na medenih tednih v južni Kaliforniji, preden se vrne v St. Louis