Interesting Missouri facts. (St. Louis, Mexico, Buffalo: places, porch, town)

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St. Louis Republic April 24, 1901 Pg7


MYSTERY OF THE WOMAN IN BLACK


Residents of Gaty avenue, between Tenth and Thirteenth streets, are greatly excited over the mysterious actions of an aged woman, who, robed in black, and carrying two waxed candles before her, which are sometimes lighted and sometimes not, has been worrying the children of the neighborhood. Many children have been frightened to the point of hysterics.

The mysterious woman, who is called the "black witch," has grabbed several children, and, after looking them squarely in the face for several moments, has released them. The authorities have not been able to apprehend her.

The first seen of the "black witch" was ten days ago. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. J. Schwartz of Eleventh and Gaty avenue, while playing near their home shortly before 9 p.m., were suddenly confronted by the mysterious woman in black, who grasped them and leered into their faces. The children screamed with terror and the woman released them and disappeared as suddenly as she came.

The woman was heard from next in the neighborhood of Eighth street and Ohio avenue. There, two children of Robert Woenter were frightened by her. No more was heard from the woman until Saturday night.

Children in the vicinity of Twelfth street and Gaty avenue saw her approaching them and screamed. She disappeared until Monday night, when she again visited the neighborhood of where she was first seen. This time the candles were burning brightly for several moments, then they were suddenly extinguished. The woman suddenly vanished.

Tuesday night over a dozen men watched for the "black witch," but she did not make her appearance.

It is believed by some that the "black witch" is a kidnapper.

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Fair Play (Ste. Genevieve) February 3, 1894 Pg3


John Rider, of Dutchtown, near Cape Girardeau, was out hunting last Monday night, and while looking up a tree for a raccoon, an owl flew down, striking him in the eye with its claw, tearing out the eyeball and carrying it away. Rider is now doing very well, but suffering a great deal from the shock.




Weekly Intelligencer (Lexington, Mo) September 8, 1894

LARGEST IN THE WORLD

St. Louis, Sept 4--- The new Union Station of St. Louis, opened to the traveling public for the first time yesterday, is the largest in the world.
The station proper, or head house, and the midway, between it and the train shed itself, occupy an area of 497, 092 square feet, or eleven and one tenth acres.
The yards just south of the train shed, between it and the power house, contain 465,970 square feet, making a total area for the Union Station itself, exclusive of all main track approaches of 963,062 square feet, or twenty acres.




On November 16, 1906, wasps drove the congregation from a church in New London, Mo.




American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11729298/

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SHAWK & McLANAHAN

A Would-Be- St. Louis Revolver Company

An interesting video about a rare pistol made in St. Louis right before the Civil War.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/sha...olver-company/








William Blatty, who wrote the " Exorcist," was a roommate of Charles Bidwill, brother of Bill Bidwill, owner of the football Cardinals.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/archiv...d4f7a7713.html

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Smiley Burnette (1911-1967)
Grew up in Ravenwood, Missouri
Played the engineer on Petticoat Junction

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







Actor George Gobel started his career as a country music singer on WLS radio and later on KMOX in St. Louis.






The Lone Grave Of Susan Haile


https://www.adamshistory.org/index.p...id=2&ltemid=42

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The " supposed " mummy of John Wilkes Booth made an appearance at the St. Louis 1904 World's Fair.


https://www.lincolncollection.org/co...e-booth-mummy/

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Thiel Detective Service Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiel_...ervice_Company

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Originally Posted by aliasfinn

Did you know?

In the 1800s, The real Grizzly Adams invested every cent he owned to start a business in St.Louis selling camping gear to all the people heading west to look for gold. The great fire of 1849 destroyed everything he had and he decided to live with the bears in the wilderness. I think I would too.

It is rumored that the pirate Jean Lafitte fled to St.louis where he lived out the rest of his life.


Every time I come across this next story on the internet,it changes a little but this is pretty much how it goes. Sometime in the 1870s, Frank and Jesse James were riding in a bad thunder storm after one of their robberies when they spotted an isolated house in the woods,they decided to rest their horses and knock on the door. An old woman let them in and hung their jackets by the fireplace and proceeded to dish out some warm stew for them. Frank said to Jesse, " She reminds me of mama " While they were eating, she told them that she was a widow and the bank was going to foreclose on her house in the morning because she didn't have $ 800.00 to pay them. Frank thanked her for the stew and the old woman insisted they stay the night till the storm cleared. When she woke she noticed the boys had gone and left a note with money on the table. The note read, " We left you money to pay the banker, make sure you get a receipt. " When the banker showed up she payed him and got her receipt. As the banker left to go back to town he was ambushed by the James boys and robbed of $ 800.00.

Oh that story was good. It made me laugh hard, thank you.

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Ben DeBar (1812-1877)
Actor, theater manager.
Connected by marriage to the Booth family of actors.

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

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The Cracker Castle


https://dustyoldthing.com/cracker-castle-legend/



https://lafayettesquarearchives.com/...racker-castle/




St. Louis Public Library - The Great Cyclone of 1896

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Passenger Disappears In Plane Over Missouri 1968

https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticl...jerrold-potter





https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/show...tter-353806028