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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Assaulted With A Sandbag 1897
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3679...-robbery-1897/
Foristell Robbery 1896
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3515...oristell-1896/Posted 07-23-2021 at 05:18 PM by aliasfinn
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Most Anticipated Day In St. Louis History
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...0b4f70da5.html
All The World's A Fair
https://explorestlouis.com/itinerary...worlds-a-fair/Posted 07-23-2021 at 06:07 PM by aliasfinn
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George Blaeholder (1904-1947)
Pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1925-1935.
Ted Gullic (1907-2000)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1930, 1933.
Herm Holshouser (1907-1994)
Pitched for the 1930 St. Louis Browns.
Chad Kimsey (1906-1942)
Pitched for the St. Louis Browns 1929-1932.
Red Kress (1905-1962)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1927-1932.Posted 07-24-2021 at 03:50 AM by aliasfinn
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1878 Court Cases
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3955...er-article-st/
A Knock Down Argument 1878
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2518...ted-for-fight/Posted 07-24-2021 at 03:59 AM by aliasfinn
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Police Officer William Campbell was shot and killed May 30, 1979, by a man who had entered his police car and started using the radio in front of the police station.
Sgt. Campbell was walking out of the 6th District Police Station on Ruskin avenue when the suspect was able to fire a shotgun that was kept in the car. The shot struck Campbell in the chest, killing him.
The man was shot and killed by other officers when he tried to escape.
SLMPDPosted 07-24-2021 at 04:07 AM by aliasfinn
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Shop Owner Slain 1927
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3627...post-dispatch/
73 Year Old Stabs Policeman 1927
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1090...d-man-coffman/Posted 07-24-2021 at 04:34 AM by aliasfinn
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Mike Goliat (1921-2004)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1951-1952.
Gordon Goldsberry (1927-1996)
Played for the 1952 St. Louis Browns.
Cliff Fannin (1924-1966)
Pitched for the Browns 1945-1952.
Jim Dyck (1922-1999)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1951-1953.
Joe DeMaestri (1928-2016)
Played for the 1952 St. Louis Browns.Posted 07-24-2021 at 06:52 AM by aliasfinn
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Detective Gregory Erson was shot and killed June 19, 1980, during a robbery attempt as he worked an undercover prostitution detail on the stroll.
Detective Erson had made six arrests that evening and was continuing the operation when the robbery took place.
Other officers found Erson slumped over the steering wheel of his car in a vacant parking lot at Whittier street and Westminster Place.
His gun, badge and wallet had been stolen.
Two suspects were convicted of capital murder. One of the men was later murdered in prison, the other was sentenced to life.
SLMPDPosted 07-24-2021 at 06:59 AM by aliasfinn
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Barret Browning
b. 1984
Pitched for the Cardinals 2012.
Adron Chambers
b. 1986
Played for the St. Louis Cardinals 2011-2013.
Maikel Cleto
b. 1989
Pitched for the Cardinals 2011-2013.
C.J. Fick
b. 1985
Pitched for the Cardinals 2012.
Victor Marte
b. 1980
Pitched for the Cardinals 2012-2013.Posted 07-24-2021 at 07:03 AM by aliasfinn
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Man Out On Bail Kills Himself 1912
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1849...rticle-851912/
Killing Of Two At Pruitt-Igoe 1968
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2188...post-dispatch/Posted 07-24-2021 at 07:06 AM by aliasfinn
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Nellie Tipton Muench
https://stltoday.newspapers.com/clip/18518436/indicted/
CRIME: End of a Hoax - TIMEPosted 07-24-2021 at 10:26 AM by aliasfinn
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6 Escape From Clayton Jail 1922
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1561...0-26-st-louis/
Comedy Of Errors For Burglar 1982
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5753...post-dispatch/Posted 07-25-2021 at 05:25 AM by aliasfinn
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Police Officer Lorenzo Rodgers was shot and killed June 12, 1990, when he attempted to take action during an armed robbery while off duty.
He was standing in front of a Laundromat at Des Peres avenue and Washington boulevard, when a man approached and produced a handgun.
Officer Rodgers drew his revolver and exchanged shots with the man.
Both men were struck and Rodgers succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was apprehended a short time later and convicted of murder. He was paroled in 2010.
SLMPDPosted 07-25-2021 at 05:32 AM by aliasfinn
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Jim Bilbrey (1924-1985)
Pitched for the 1949 Browns.
Owen Friend (1927-2007)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1949-1950.
Dick Starr (1921-2017)
Pitched for the Browns 1949-1951.
Ray Shore (1921-1996)
Pitched for the Browns 1946, 1948-1949.
Stan Spence (1915-1983)
Played for the 1949 St. Louis Browns.Posted 07-25-2021 at 05:37 AM by aliasfinn
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Missouri's Worst Female Killers
https://crimecapsule.com/murder-on-t...emale-killers/
Pam Hupp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_HuppPosted 07-25-2021 at 06:05 AM by aliasfinn
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Lloyd Brown (1904-1974)
Pitched for the 1933 Browns.
Jack Knott (1907-1981)
Pitched for the Browns 1933-1938.
Merv Shea (1900-1953)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1933.
Art Scharein (1905-1969)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1932-1934.
Lin Storti (1906-1982)
Played for the St. Louis Browns 1930-1933.Posted 07-25-2021 at 06:11 AM by aliasfinn
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They Stole His Watch So Others Wouldn't Steal It 1912
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2342...-stolen-watch/
$6000 Touring Car Stolen 1914
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1443...automobile-13/Posted 07-25-2021 at 06:16 AM by aliasfinn
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Worthy Patterson
b. 1931
Played basketball for the St. Louis Hawks 1957-1958.
Frank Selvy
b. 1932
Played basketball for the St. Louis Hawks 1955-1958.
John Barber
b. 1927
Played basketball for the St. Louis Hawks 1956-1957.
Odie Spears (1925-1985)
Played basketball for the St. Louis Hawks 1956-1957.
Willie Naulls
b. 1934
Played basketball for the St. Louis Hawks 1956-1957.Posted 07-25-2021 at 09:24 AM by aliasfinn
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Convict Helped Solve Murder Mystery 1934
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2382...rial-st-louis/
Night Watchman Found Beaten To Death 1926
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4506...post-dispatch/Posted 07-25-2021 at 09:28 AM by aliasfinn
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Dogs Found In Dresser Drawer 1910
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4510...post-dispatch/
Teacher Wants $5000 For Injuries After Being Beaten By Woman And Her 3 Children 1908
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6659...post-dispatch/Posted 07-25-2021 at 01:12 PM by aliasfinn
