Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Ar Eanáir

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An tUasal. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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Ar Iúil 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Moto “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. An tUasal. Faigheann Moto Takes a Vacation an tUasal. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. An tUasal. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, intinn

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Hotel Sneak Thief Captured

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During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. Meán Fómhair 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.

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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Ar Samhain 16, 1877, St. Oifigeach Póilíní Louis John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. An fear a aithníodh ina dhiaidh sin mar Frank Rande isteach pawnshop Wright ag thart 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis

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Ar Dé hAoine, Deireadh Fómhair 14, and Saturday, Deireadh Fómhair 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. An 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Kate Chopin, iníon de theaghlach feiceálach Fraince agus ag an am údar áitiúil, thit ag an Naomh. Louis 1904 Domhain Aonach Lúnasa 20, 1904. Bhí Madame Chopin amháin 54 bliain d'aois agus d'fhulaing hemorrhage inchinn nó aneurism. Fuair ​​sí bás ar a bhaile ar McPherson Ascaill Lúnasa 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. Ceann de na meicníochtaí a úsáidtear rialtais chun táillí a bhailiú le haghaidh bóithre

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Oliver Kirk agus an 1904 St. Cluichí Oilimpeacha Louis

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Oliver Leonard Kirk Tá an t-idirdhealú a bheith ar an dornálaí Oilimpeacha ach a bhuachan bonn óir i dhá rang meáchan ar leithligh sna Cluichí Oilimpeacha céanna. Oliver Kirk i gcrích an éacht seo ag a bhaile dúchais Cluichí Oilimpeacha i 1904. St. D'óstáil Louis tríú Oilimpiad i rith na 1904 Domhain Aonach Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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“Terrible” Terry Dies in Charity Hospital

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On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Mar sin féin, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.

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