الحادي و. Louis Streetcar Strike Explodes

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يوم السبت, مايو 5, 1900 في 11:30 مساءا, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. لويس شارع سترايك سيارة 1900. قبل أن الإضراب أكثر من في سبتمبر 1900, شوارع سانت. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. لويس

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F.W. Johannpeter and 1883 Bar Incident

الجد الأكبر إليس

فريدريك وليام Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) was my second great grandfather on my mother’s side. He died 4 months before the birth of his grandson, جيلبرت P. إليس, الذي كان جدي. Since he died before my grandfather was born, I had very limited information on him, when I started researching the family history. Grandpa didn’t have any verbal history

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Intro to Morrissey vs. بول

جون موريسي

This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. بول: سياسة, [بريزفيغتينغ وقتل بيل الجزار. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.

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السيد. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

لا أزال أشكرك يا سيد موتو

Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. في هذا الفيلم, السيد. يقوم موتو بتدريس فصل التحقيق الجنائي للعديد من المحققين الناشئين بما في ذلك

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. لويس. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “الرب بارينغتون” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. لويس. When Barrington

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Rose Elker Slaps a Masher

إدوارد ماجدالينا والعائلة

Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. يوم السبت, سبتمبر 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. لويس. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th

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الشرطة التعرف القاتل والش

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When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, الحادي و. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. لكن, الحادي و. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend Tom Higgins

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Collins Executed for Union Bank Robbery

المحكمة الخاصة بلبنان-الجمهورية-8-يناير-1904

This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the

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Sergeant York (1941)

غاري كوبر

في أيلول 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (وصلة التابعة) tells the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the

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لص موظف يقتل مايكل والش

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كان الجو باردا جدا في صباح يوم الأحد, ديسمبر 5, 1880, about 2 صباحا, when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. بسبب البرد القارس, يخشى شيهان اللصوص دخلوا مسكن. رن شيهان الجرس مرارا وتكرارا ولكن لا يمكن أن توقظ أي شخص داخل. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against the

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