Pertaining To St. Louis
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.
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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Cab Driver And Passengers Robbed 1951
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1674...port-of-earls/
John Shovlin (1891-1976)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1919-1920.
Bill Kramme
b. St. Louis 1983
Composer
Sheela Shrinivas
b. St. Louis 1981
Writer
Cowboy Jones (1874-1958)
Played baseball for the St. Louis Perfectos 1899 and the Cardinals 1900-1901.Posted 06-28-2021 at 07:17 AM by aliasfinn
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Charged With Embezzling $9028.33 Postal Funds 1905
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2212...tch-22oct1905/
Doc Bushong (1856-1908)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1885-1887
Simmy Murch (1880-1939)
Played for the 1904-05 St. Louis Cardinals.
3 Bank Robbers Kill Cop 1919
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2554...post-dispatch/
Bump Hadley (1904-1963)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1932-1934Posted 06-28-2021 at 07:26 AM by aliasfinn
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Stan Musial & Biggie's
https://losttables.com/musial/musial.htm
Euclid Avenue Bridge 1951
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis...euclid-avenue/
Pinky Swander (1880-1944)
Played for the 1903-1904 St. Louis Browns
Robbed Of $75 In His Store 1947
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3155...-kalin-robbed/
Cyrano's
https://losttables.com/cyranos/cyranos.htmPosted 06-28-2021 at 07:52 AM by aliasfinn
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Drowned His Team 1897
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6812...post-dispatch/
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910-2000)
Played for the 1937-1938 St. Louis Cardinals.
Miles Robinson
b. St. Louis 1997
Actor
Victorian Footbridge 1885
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis...ark/victorian/
Sheriff Blake (1899-1982)
Pitched for the Browns and Cardinals in 1937.Posted 06-28-2021 at 03:12 PM by aliasfinn
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Rainiest Day St. Louis Ever Saw 1915
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/history/the-rainiest-day-st-louis-ever-saw-swamped-lindell-delmar-and-manchester/article_d9d3a223-e650-5efb-a55e-1815dc6d308c.html
Café Zoe
https://losttables.com/zoe/zoe.htm
Hal Ambro (1913-1990)
b. St. Louis
Animator/director
Sarah Street Bridge
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis-city/sarah-street/
Grace Hartzel
b. St. Louis
ActressPosted 06-28-2021 at 03:45 PM by aliasfinn
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Bought Stolen Shoe Soles 1914
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5718...inovich-theft/
Domenico Lupo
b. St. Louis 1958
Actor
Claude Gouzzie (1873-1907)
Played in one game for the 1903 St. Louis Browns.
Boy Drowns Near Baden Rowing Club 1922
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2928...ntry-drowning/
James Patrick Davis
b. St. Louis 1984
ActorPosted 06-28-2021 at 05:29 PM by aliasfinn
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Suicide Failure Saves 2 Frees 1 In 1910
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2882...de-attempt-st/
Dave Zearfoss (1868-1945)
Played for the 1904-05 St. Louis Cardinals.
Fred S Fox (1915-2005)
b. St. Louis
Writer
Drowned While Rescuing Cattle 1903
https://img6.newspapers.com/clip/441...uis-palladium/
Lu Blue (1897-1958)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1928-1930.Posted 06-28-2021 at 05:37 PM by aliasfinn
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Lagoon Swinging Footbridge
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis...park/swinging/
Hub Reed
b. 1936
Played for the 1958-60 St. Louis Hawks.
Two Drown In Meramec River 1910
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2066...tar-and-times/
Ernie Nevers (1902-1976)
Hall of Fame football player pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1926-1928.
Saved Him From Drowning 1899
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5347...e-menown-1899/Posted 06-28-2021 at 05:57 PM by aliasfinn
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Two Drown At School Picnic 1931
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1563...tar-and-times/
Win Wilfong (1932-1985)
Played in the NBA for the St. Louis Hawks 1957-1959.
Bobby's Creole
https://losttables.com/bobbys/bobbys.htm
Wish Egan (1881-1951)
Played for the 1905-06 St. Louis Cardinals.
Ox Miller (1915-2007)
Pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1943, 1945 and 1946.Posted 06-28-2021 at 06:06 PM by aliasfinn
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Elsah Landing
https://losttables.com/elsah/elsah.htm
George Strief (1856-1946)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1883-1884.
Chuck Share (1927-2012)
Played for the St. Louis Hawks 1955-1960.
Youth Drowns Going After Oar 1950
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4865...wning-at-echo/
Garland Braxton (1900-1966)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1931 and 1933.Posted 06-28-2021 at 06:14 PM by aliasfinn
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Robbery Suspect Has Wooden Leg 1934
https://stltoday.newspapers.com/clip...tar-and-times/
Willette Kershaw (1881-1960)
b. St. Louis
Actress
The Del Pietros
https://losttables.com/delpietros/delpietros.htm
Al Ferrari
b. 1933
Played for the St. Louis Hawks 1955-1962
Denny O'Neil (1939-2020)
b. St. Louis
WriterPosted 06-29-2021 at 05:28 AM by aliasfinn
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2 Men, 2 Women Arrested After Holdup 1962
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1136...s-walter-york/
Benny Bowcock (1879-1961)
Played for the 1903 St. Louis Browns.
Anne Bauchens (1882-1967)
b. St. Louis
Film editor
Morganford Road Overpass 1946
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis-city/bh46425/
Harry Mark Petrakis (1923-2021)
b. St. Louis
WriterPosted 06-29-2021 at 05:37 AM by aliasfinn
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Salesman Robs Tavern 1962
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5846...ch-8-apr-1962/
Med Park (1933-1998)
Played in the NBA for the St. Louis Hawks 1955-1959.
Emile de Ruelle (1880-1948)
b. St. Louis
Film editor
Sunshine Inn
https://losttables.com/sunshine/sunshine.htm
Nippy Jones (1925-1995)
Played with the St. Louis Cardinals 1946-1951.Posted 06-29-2021 at 05:46 AM by aliasfinn
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Butcher Stabs Robber Holding Toy Pistol 1926
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6300...odner-hold-up/
Max Bournstein (1911-1996)
b. St. Louis
Actor
Kid Carsey (1872-1960)
Pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1897-1898.
Norman Leigh (1930-1996)
b. St. Louis
Director of photography.
Corbett Monica (1930-1998)
b. St. Louis
Actor/comedianPosted 06-29-2021 at 05:56 AM by aliasfinn
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Burglars Swipe Jewel Thieves Loot 1919
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2331...post-dispatch/
Boom-Boom Beck (1904-1987)
Pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1924, 27, 28.
McKinley Bridge 1910
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis-city/mckinley/
Casa Gallardo
https://losttables.com/gallardo/gallardo.htm
Paul Christman (1918-1970)
b. St. Louis
ActorPosted 06-29-2021 at 06:04 AM by aliasfinn
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Mother Prosecutes Son For Stealing Watch 1912
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3374...th-larceny-by/
Hobie Landrith
b. 1930
Played for the 1957-58 St. Louis Cardinals.
Henry Hampton (1940-1998)
b. St. Louis
Producer/writer
Milt Earnhart (1918-2020)
b. St. Louis
Actor
Meat Shop Holdup 1917
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1943...post-dispatch/Posted 06-29-2021 at 06:22 AM by aliasfinn
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Girl Steals As She Is Making Social Calls 1912
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4931...stealing-1912/
Monte Factor (1917-2011)
b. St. Louis
Make-up department
Elmira Roessler (1918-1975)
b. St. Louis
Actress
Slater Martin
b. 1925
Played for the St. Louis Hawks 1956-1960.
Lamonte McLemore
b. St. Louis 1939
ActorPosted 06-29-2021 at 06:30 AM by aliasfinn
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Drunk Tells Cops Tall Tale 1904
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1280...t-in-st-louis/
June Johnson (1918-1987)
b. St. Louis
Actress
Niche
https://losttables.com/niche/niche.htm
Jocko Milligan (1861-1923)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1888-1889.
Fio's La Fourchette
https://losttables.com/fios/fios.htmPosted 06-29-2021 at 08:00 AM by aliasfinn
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Pope's Cafeteria Slayings 1980
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...7a5ee84a04.htm
Fred Glade (1876-1934)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1904-1907.
Alex Grammas (1926-2019)
Played for the St. Louis Cardinals 1954-56 and 1959-62.
Woman Resists Robber, Clings To Money 1940
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1962...ls-robbery-st/
Tom Tennant (1882-1955)
Played for the 1912 St. Louis Browns.Posted 06-29-2021 at 09:07 AM by aliasfinn
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Lamp Explodes, Man Burned To Death 1920
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1767...post-dispatch/
Jack Stephens (1933-2011)
Played for the 1955-56 St. Louis Hawks.
Kansas Street Bridge
https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis...kansas-street/
Chet Laabs (1912-1983)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1939-46.
Mural Room
https://losttables.com/muralroom/muralroom.htmPosted 06-29-2021 at 09:57 AM by aliasfinn
