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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
During March 1910, Civitatum Foederatarum Attorney Generalis in Concilio Bluffs, Iowa praecepit Ioannem C. Mabray (versionem re nominis sui, Mabry) et a dozen reis cum usura mail committere ludum alea in professionales pugilatu, professional colluctatio, et professio cursus. Mabry, iumenta mangone in Kansas urbe, Missouri, usus insiders caestu, luctatio, et equus
In primo mane horis Augusti 5, 1933, Societas Marshfield apud Marshfield Brewing fenestram quattuor sospes rupit, Wisconsin. Burgarii pulsaverunt dial off incolumem et remotum $1,550.00 in foederati notat. In 2024 pupa, in latrones furati sunt $37,000.00. Iidem latrones feliciter ceperunt alium $1,000 in foederati notat a Wausau Brewing Company
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Autem, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
Die Saturni, April 9, 2022, Franklin Comitatus Missouri Historica Societas me invitavit ut exhibeam PowerPoint praesentationem in Missouri Unionis Bank Latrocinari. 1902. Liber rapinam tegit, investigatione, duas nationes venationes fugitivorum et e St. Louis City Jail. Duo audaces latrones, nondum 23 annorum aetatis,, lacerans *
Tom Allen natus est in Birminghamia, England on April 23, 1840 sed clarus factus est ut heavyweight nudum talorum prizefighter in America. Habitavit in St. Louis around 1867, Allen vicit American Heavyweight VINDICIAE in 1873 et tenuit titulo usque ad 1876. In Angliam rediit ante annum quam ad St. Ludovici pro bono in 1878. Back
Die martis, July 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. May 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Police Ludovicum A Joseph Officer. Perambulaverunt Gerk his verberet Eighteenth Street in mane May 26, 1901, cum
In December 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. Quod acceperunt viri $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
On August 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Ludovicus, Missouri around 7:30 a.m. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Jack” Shea, who killed St. Louis Police Officer Patrick Doran on November 7, 1881. The gaunt and sickly Shea was no longer the young thug, who executed Doran during a chase after
On a chilly night, January 9, 1915, Centurio. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Centurio. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night