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Pertaining To St. Louis

Posted 02-13-2021 at 06:05 AM by aliasfinn
Updated 01-31-2022 at 04:08 AM by aliasfinn


Interesting Things To Google.



A St. Louis woman, Pearl Curran, claimed to receive poetry from a spirit through a Ouija board.

Clarence Terhune, a St. Louis caddy, stowed away on the German airship Zeppelin.

The bullet that killed Wild Bill Hickok is buried in St. Louis.

Pretty Boy Floyd was sent to the Missouri penitentiary for a $12,000 St. Louis payroll robbery.

John Dillinger attended an automobile show at Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis.

The Reno Gang and their father lived in St. Louis for a couple of years when things got too hot for them in Indiana.

Frank James, Jesse's brother, was cremated in St. Louis.

Outlaw Sam Bass ran away from his Indiana home when he was a teenager and went to St. Louis but didn't stay long because he thought the city was too dangerous.

Doc Holliday practiced dentistry in St. Louis.

Jack The Ripper died in St. Louis.

Billy The Kid's mother ran a boarding house in St. Louis.

The pirate Jean Lafitte lived his last years around St. Louis and is buried across the river in Alton.

The Sundance Kid and Etta Place were spotted by Pinkerton detectives at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Charles Manson went to St. Louis in the 1950s and got a tattoo.

The 1949 exorcism in St. Louis.

Geronimo rode the Ferris wheel at the St. Louis World's Fair.

Serial killer H.H. Holmes was locked up in a St. Louis jail with a Missouri train robber.

John Slack, one of the men involved in the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, moved to St. Louis and opened a casket making company.

Big Jim Kennally, a counterfeiter from St. Louis, came up with a plan to steal Lincoln's body in 1876.

Egan's Rats, St. Louis gangsters, were the main suspects in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

John Wilkes Booth was arrested in St. Louis for making anti-government threats.

Mark Gray, who worked for a St. Louis dry goods firm, attempted to assassinate Edwin Booth during a play in Chicago.

Martin Monti, a St. Louis born pilot, defected to Nazi Germany during the war and worked as a propagandist.
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  1. Old Comment
    Cop Uses Fake Doctor's Note Saying He Has To Be Quarantined For Two Weeks.

    https://fox2now.com/news/st-louis-po...-doctors-note/



    Elston Howard (1929-1980)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elston_Howard



    Constance Carper (1900-1918)
    b. St. Louis
    Actress


    Bob Dylan performed at the Checkerdome October 29, 1978.


    Thin Lizzy and Queen performed at Kiel February 23, 1977.
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    Pieces come off man while being arrested. Wooden leg, glass eye, scalp, fake ear. 1896.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3306...post-dispatch/


    The Mayfair Hotel in St. Louis was built in 1924. Among the guests throughout the years were Irving Berlin, John Barrymore, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Harry Truman and Lyndon B Johnson.



    Burnell & Prescott's Museum

    https://showhistory.com/free/burnell...ite-negro-girl



    Anne Loos (1915-1986)
    b. St. Louis
    Actress


    Autumn Dornfeld
    b. St. Louis 1979
    Actress
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  3. Old Comment
    Priest Harbored Counterfeiters 1937

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1583...post-dispatch/



    Stole And Sold Man's Furniture 1947

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5091...post-dispatch/



    Barbara Berque
    b. St. Louis
    Actress


    Lovin Spoonful performed at Washington University on September 11, 1967.


    Kevin House
    b. St. Louis 1957
    Football player
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  4. Old Comment
    100 Guns Stolen From Train 2003

    https://news.stlpublicradio.org/othe...orted-on-train



    Bruce Willis was at the grand opening of Planet Hollywood in St. Louis on August 17, 1998.



    Zander Schloss
    b. St. Louis 1958
    Actor


    Attempted to steal horse and wagon 1900

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2889...ep-1900-louis/



    Foreigner performed at Kiel August 4, 1978
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    Poisoned Pancakes 1917

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1527...post-dispatch/



    Eddie Mulligan (1894-1982)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player

    https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Mulligan



    Stan Musial has played the most games in Cardinals franchise history with 3,026 games.


    Zale Kessler (1938-2015)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor


    School Bus Crash 1985

    St. Louis, MO School Bus Crash, Nov 1985 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods
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    Autopsy Shows Organs On Wrong Side 1925

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2246...nt-with-wagon/



    Zombie Road

    https://www.dangerousroads.org/north...mbie-road.html



    Journey performed at Kiel August 9, 1978.



    Elmer Sexauer (1926-2011)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player



    Yvette Thompson
    b. St. Louis 1976
    Actress


    Zack Swyers
    b. St. Louis 1986
    Actor/director
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    Strange Animal That Eats Dogs 1902

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1041...hat-eats-dogs/



    Yvonne de Carlo (Lily Munster) performed at the Muny in 1972 in " Follies "


    Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster)

    https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlo...nt?oid=7015607


    Jackie Coogan, who played Uncle Fester on the Addams Family, led a war bond drive in St. Louis in 1944. He later performed at the Muny in 1971 and 1972.


    Ed " Jumbo " Harting (1865-1947)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player
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    Cop Caught Stuffing Meat In His Pants

    https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article151462097.html



    Bette Davis performed at the Muny in 1930 in Blossom Time, Madame Pompadour and Maytime.


    The most runs in a season by a Cardinal team is 1,004 in 1930.


    Neighborhood Brawl 1899

    https://img.newspapers.com/clip/5906...post-dispatch/



    Peter Graves performed at the Muny in 1976 in the play " 1776 "
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  9. Old Comment
    Entire Tiny House Stolen In St. Louis

    https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news...s-has-no-shame



    1933 Safari In Missouri

    https://major-smolinski.com/PEOPLENEWS/SAFARI.html



    The most home runs in a season by a Cardinal team is 235 in 2000.


    Paul Lynde appeared in " Irene " at the Muny in 1957.


    Gene Kelly played in " Take Me Along " at the Muny in 1974.
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  10. Old Comment
    They Stole A Stove 1896

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2197...e-oct-12-1896/



    That St. Louis Thing Vol. 1 Bruce R Olson

    The tornado that hit St. Louis in 1896 destroyed the poor house first and then damaged an insane asylum for women.
    Here is an account from one eyewitness:

    " The lunatics all ran. The next day, those that were still alive were found in Tower Grove Park, hiding behind trees. One policeman that tried to get one of them had his uniform stripped away. Another insane woman pulled a policeman's beard out by the roots."




    The Shrine of St. Joseph
    The site of the only authenticated miracle in the Midwestern United States.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine...eph,_St._Louis




    Victoria Recano
    b. St. Louis 1975
    Actress


    Vince Deadrick Sr. (1932-2017)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor
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  11. Old Comment
    Bar Urinals Speak Out On Driving And Drinking

    https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/Medi.../Preview/26333



    The largest crowd in Busch Stadium III history was 48,555 on May 12, 2019, when the Cards played the Pirates.


    Scarborough Green
    b. Creve Coeur 1974
    Baseball player


    Killed Over Beer 1905

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1793...post-dispatch/
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  12. Old Comment
    Back in the 1870s in St. Louis, two young men, tired of city life, decided to seek their fortunes out west.
    Somewhere in Kansas they teamed up with three other men and planned to rob a stage but almost got their heads blown off by detectives that were riding inside.

    They found out they didn't want any part of that business so they parted company with their three friends.

    They then headed north and were doing well rustling cattle near Wyoming for a couple of years but were chased out of the area by lawmen, bounty hunters and vigilantes.
    While in the Dakotas they encountered a Sioux war party and had to hide in a creek for two days until the Indians left.
    They next made their way to Colorado and got involved in a large shootout in a crowded saloon where a man was killed. They and two other men were arrested and locked up. An angry mob began to form in front of the jail and the nervous deputy opened their cells and told them to run out the back door if they didn't want to get lynched.

    The two men traveled back to St. Louis and when they reached the city and observed all the pickpockets, whores and cut-throats, one says to the other, " It's good to be home."
    They ended up starting a shoe company that lasted many years until their children sold the business to one of the larger companies in St. Louis.
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    Jimmy Hoffa's daughter, Barbara Ann Crancer, was a St. Louis County Associate Circuit Court Judge.


    Hospital Burned Down 1877

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8687...post-dispatch/



    Therese Lyon (1887-1975)
    b. St. Louis
    Actress


    George Clooney In St. Louis

    https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news...er-in-st-louis



    Stacy Keach performed at the Muny in " The King And I " in 1989.



    Terrorized By A Strange Monster 1893

    https://img4.newspapers.com/clip/761...range-monster/
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    Kitten Banned From Hospital After Patient Dies 1906

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1626...post-dispatch/



    On November 29, 2000, the St. Louis Blues staged the biggest third-period comeback in NHL history, rallying from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs.


    Terrell Fletcher
    b. St. Louis 1973
    Football player


    Richard Harris performed at the Muny in " Camelot " in 1981 and 1983.


    Kid shoots playmate who was impersonating Harry Tracy. 1902

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3163...ouis-republic/
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    Rats Feed On Prisoners 1896

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2098...ing-prisoners/



    Billy Sims
    b. St. Louis 1955
    Football player


    Vincent Price performed at the Muny 3 times. The American Way 1940, Oliver 1976 and Damn Yankees 1978.

    4 Cops Charged With Forgery Stealing

    https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news...rgery-stealing




    Virgil Roberson
    b. St. Louis 1953
    Actor
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    Kid Stirs Up Bee Nest At Funeral 1900

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2773...ouis-republic/


    Hal Anderson (1904-1974)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player


    Darren McGavin performed at the Muny in " The King And I " In 1955.


    Girl Hobo Arrested 1914

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3495...post-dispatch/



    Benny Petti (1892-1955)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor
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  17. Old Comment
    Thief Steals Ladder, Contractors Stuck On Roof

    https://www.kmov.com/news/thief-stea...a654927ae.html


    Art Bader (1886-1957)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player


    George Peppard performed at the Muny in " The Sound Of Music " in 1982


    Gangsters Killed At Creve Coeur Lake

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7457...post-dispatch/


    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1067...-aug-1946page/
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    Black Widow Kills Two Boys 1964

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1914...attributed-to/



    William Gibberson (1919-1994)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor


    Wayne Stemmler
    b. St. Louis 1974
    Actor


    Child Got Poison For Her Father 1904

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3652...post-dispatch/


    Van Johnson performed at the Muny in " On A Clear Day " in 1967.
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    Serial Killer Seen Near Busch Stadium

    https://www.starcourier.com/article/...NEWS/307029989


    William Holden

    https://stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductee/william-holden/



    Cameron Fuller
    B. St. Louis 1989
    Actor


    Joe Namath Performed at the Muny in " Lil Abner " 1980


    Pat Paulsen performed at the Muny in " Anything Goes " 1972.
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    Burglar Loots Boy's Bank, Gives Easter eggs 1908

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9543...s-easter-eggs/


    St. Louis Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein kicked a 58 and a 60-yard field goal in the same game against the Seattle Seahawks.


    Giant Birds of Alton

    https://sped2work.tripod.com/thunderbirds.html



    Candace Parker
    b. St. Louis 1986
    Actress


    Tommy Layne
    b. St. Louis 1984
    Baseball player
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