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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
    Rabid Dog Bites Goat 1895

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4227...og-bites-goat/



    Ozzie Smith

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



    Police Beating 1967

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1109...post-dispatch/



    Ted Nugent and Lynyrd Skynyrd performed at the Riverport Amphitheatre May 21, 1994.


    Jamar Fletcher
    b. St. Louis 1979
    Football player
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    Meat Store Owners & Customers Robbed 1972

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5081...post-dispatch/



    Davy Jones performed at Union Station in St. Louis August 9, 1995.



    Speeding Car Overturns Killing Five 1939

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8148...post-dispatch/


    Rosemary Howard
    b. St. Louis 1929
    Actress


    Catherine Pinckert
    b. St. Louis 1970
    Actress
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    1934 Killing In St. Louis County

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3003...post-dispatch/


    John Philip Quinn (1851-1916)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer


    Vandals Release Animals In Pet Store 1966

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9035...-damage-store/


    Richard Fortus
    b. St. Louis
    Guns N Roses

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


    Skyler Stone
    b. St. Louis 1979
    Actor
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    Body Floating On Raft In 1900

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1240...ating-on-raft/



    Charles Tenney Jackson (1874-1955)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer



    Joe Boyer (1890-1924)
    b. St. Louis
    Indy 500 racer

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



    Listed as deserters 1921

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2865...is-classified/


    Jim Pendleton (1924-1996)
    b. St. Charles
    Baseball player
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    St. Louis Cop Stole Half Of Ransom Money 1953

    https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/09/b...som-money.html


    Lucia Pamela (1904-2002)
    b. St. Louis
    Mother of Georgia Frontiere

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



    Harry Wulze (1887-1923)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer



    Donny Osmond performed at the Westport Playhouse November 11, 1989.


    Thomas B Mulroy (1895-1962)
    b. St. Louis
    Was with Byrd at the South Pole. Had an island named after him.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulroy_Island
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    Airport Tornado Video Of 2011

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...port-concourse



    John Schneider performed at Busch Stadium May 9, 1986.



    Gary Dotter
    b. St. Louis 1942
    Baseball player


    Bar Owner Shot With Sawed-Off Shotgun 1961

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1203...at-his-tavern/


    Stevie Ray Vaughn performed at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis March 3, 1988.
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    Girl Swallows Pin 1906

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5156...-swallowing-a/


    Joyce Meyer
    b. St. Louis 1943
    Ministries

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



    Collective Soul performed at Union Station in St. Louis June 30, 1994.



    Body Found In Ditch 1968

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2569...post-dispatch/



    Arthur V Jones (1904-1976)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer
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    Strange Airship Seen In 1909

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2118...post-dispatch/



    Boston performed at Verizon Wireless May 20, 1995.



    Thieves Outsmart Security Cameras

    https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/lo...e/63-592263575



    Robert C Bennett (1903-1976)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer


    Red Schoendienst (1923-2018)
    Baseball player/manager

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Schoendienst
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    Tavern Customers Chase Out Robbers 1970

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4786...post-dispatch/



    Rush and Rory Gallagher performed at the Arena Oct 12, 15, 1982.


    Linda Lingle
    b. St. Louis 1953
    6th Governor of Hawaii



    Shoplifter Stole Expensive Golf Clubs

    https://fox2now.com/news/shoplifter-...tters-drivers/



    Stanner E.V. Taylor (1877-1948)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer
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    4 Children Bitten By Dog In 1912

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5934...her-rabid-dog/



    Metallica performed at Verizon Wireless June 28, 1994.



    George McManus (1884-1954)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer


    Stealing Lottery Tickets

    https://fox2now.com/news/east-st-Lou...h-off-tickets/




    The Stray Cats performed at Kiel Auditorium March 15, 1983.
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    Boys Hurt By Falling Bricks 1944

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3586...post-dispatch/


    David Merrick (1911-2000)
    b. St. Louis
    Producer



    Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (1901-1962)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer/soundtrack



    The Rare Book Thief

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...inn-book-thief



    The Everly Brothers and the Beach Boys performed at Verizon Wireless August 16, 1991.
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    St. Louis Mill Fire In 1886

    Saint Louis, MO mill fire, Dec 1886 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods



    Foghat and Molly Hatchet performed at the Westport Playhouse June 7, 1991.


    Jarone Bakewell (1919-1995)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor


    Sally Benson (1897-1972)
    b. St. Louis
    Author

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



    Marc Edmund Jones (1888-1980)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer
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    Window Washer Hit By Thrown Brick 1914

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3802...-hit-by-brick/



    Del Andrews (1894-1942)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer/director


    Kansas performed at Union Station in St. Louis July 13, 1995.


    Robert Benecke (1835-1903)
    Photographer

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



    Lucille Cavanagh (1895-1983)
    b. St. Louis
    Dancer/singer

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Cavanagh
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    Shoe Store Owner Beaten And Robbed 1961

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3516...post-dispatch/



    Louis K Ansell (1892-1958)
    b. St. Louis
    Writer


    Ed Albrecht (1929-1979)
    Baseball player for the Browns 1949-1950.


    Frances Buss Buch (1917-2010)
    b. St. Louis
    First female television director in the United States.


    Blondie performed at Kiel Auditorium July 6, 1979.
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    The Disappearance Of Joseph Kiefer 1899

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5988...post-dispatch/


    Jefferson Barrack Train Collision 1860

    Jefferson Barrack, MO - Train Collision - 23 April 1860 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods



    Harry Hanebrink (1927-1996)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player


    Gene Hardy (1925-2011)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor


    Blackfoot and Ted Nugent performed at the Arena July 17, 1979.
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    St. Louis Hospital Thief 2009

    https://news.stlpublicradio.org/othe...ief-identified



    The first official train robbery in the U.S. occurred May 5, 1865, when a passenger train left Cincinnati bound for St. Louis and was robbed near North Bend, Ohio by men with revolvers.
    They took cash and jewelry from 100 passengers and $30,000 in bonds from the Adams Express car. They were never caught.


    Eric Clapton performed at Kiel July 11, 1975.


    Jackson Perkins
    b. St. Louis 1910
    Actress


    Ernie Heldman (1916-1977)
    b. St. Louis
    Actor
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    Man Finds Dead Baby In Mother's Freezer

    https://www.newser.com/story/280906/...the-start.html



    Charles Eames (1907-1978)
    b. St. Louis
    Director/writer/producer


    The Jackson 5 performed at Kiel August 18, 1973.


    Matt Buschmann
    b. St. Louis 1984
    Baseball player


    John Stix (1920-2004)
    b. St. Louis
    Director
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    Thief Robs Girls' Lemonade Stand

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/CrimeBlott...d=92815&page=1



    James T Borders War Hero

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2666...post-dispatch/



    Humble Pie performed at the Arena April 10, 1972.



    Bobby Byrne (1884-1964)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player


    Kent Broadhurst
    b. St. Louis 1940
    Actor
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    Puzzled By Lights In The Sky 1973

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7808...post-dispatch/



    Watchman Dies In Burning Building 1925

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1568...post-dispatch/



    Deep Purple and Uriah Heep performed at Kiel January 24, 1972.


    Milt Byrnes (1916-1979)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player


    Vin Campbell (1888-1969)
    b. St. Louis
    Baseball player
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    Auto Crashes Into Dummies 1907

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8566...nd-mannequins/



    Jay Marshall
    b. St. Louis 1983
    Baseball player


    Eliza Buckley Ingalls (1848-1918)
    b. St. Louis
    Activist

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



    June Graham (1925-2007)
    b. St. Louis
    Actress


    Lemp Impostor

    Lemp Impostor Exposed – St Louis Patina

    https://www.stlmag.com/news/the-last-lemp/
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