Sunday, February 11, 1923. Gang Wars.

The truce between the Egan's Rats and the Hogan Gang came to an end in St. Louis.  The breach of the peace came when the Rats invaded the Hogan territory on the north side and killed Jacob Mackler, a Hogan lawyer.

Ah. . . the good old days.

Monday, December 3, 1922. Erin go Bragh

The House of Lord voted to approve the Irish Free State Constitution Act of 1922 with only one dissenting vote.  That came from Lord Carson, who had blocked Home Rule in 1914, thereby ironically bringing about the Anglo-Irish War a couple of years later, and guaranteeing that Ireland would become an independent state.

Lord Carson, whose opposition to any independence for Ireland helped set it on the path to full independence.

Rudolph Valentino toured St. Louis.

French Legion in St. Louis, Missouri., Sept. 26, 1918

Sunday, April 18, 1909. St. Joan d'Arc beatified.

 St. Joan d'Arc was beatified by Pope Pius X before a crowed of 30,000 in St. Peter's Square.

Drawing of St. Joan d'Arc made during her lifetime.  

A patron saint of France who lived from 1412 to 1431 before being executed, her canonization would follow in May, 1920.

Remarkably, an example of her signature exists.

The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals were photographed.

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Saturday, April 17, 1909. Soccer riots.

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