Роберт Крэд забівае зязюль’ Лідэр

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Перш чым чытаць банды св. Луіс: Людзі павагі Даніэль Вон, Я ведаў і пісаў пра Роберта Крыда і яго брата Томаса, які забойства св. Луіскі паліцэйскі Джордж Гейслер у Дзень усіх Святых 1920. Тое, што я не ведаў, што Роберт Крыд быў удзельнікам банды зязюль, ультра-жорсткая злачынная арганізацыя ў 1920-я гг. Роберт Крэд быў

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Луіс. Initially, 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. Дэпартамент Луі паліцыі. When the bank association turned over the

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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Студзеня 7, 1903, Вуліца. 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. Аднак, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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Вуліца. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, або 1904 Вуліца. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Луіс, 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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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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У сераду, Можа 9, 1900, Другі дзень св. Луі Трамвай Удар, Шальная куля забіла Фрэнка Liebrecht. Фрэнк Liebrecht, ветэран Іспана-амерыканская вайна, глядзеў ўдару мітынг на рагу Финни і N. Тэйлар Avenue. Падчас мітынгу, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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The 1904 Attempted St. Louis Jail Break

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Джордж Колінз, другі рабаўнік банкаў ўдзельнічае ў Саюзе, МО рабаванне банка сьнежня 26, 1902, спрабаваў бегчы Санкт. Луі Турма ў студзені 1904. Акрамя працы з іншымі зняволенымі на зрабіць адтуліну ў сцяне турмы, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use

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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. Студзеня

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Hotel Sneak Thief Captured

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During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, Вуліца. 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. On September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 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, іх ахвяры былі маладыя і прывабныя

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 Вуліца. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Луіс’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, Вуліца. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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