St. Joseph
Jesse James and his family were on the run when they rented a house in St. Joseph to hide. Robert Ford was one of the only people James trusted, but unbeknownst to James, Ford had been communicating with Missouri governor Thomas Crittenden behind James’ back. He was going to help capture the fugitive during a …
Standing just 4 feet tall, and weighing 97 pounds, Shigeru Akabane was a popular professional wrestler in the Midget Class. Born in Japan, Akabane died in 2011 in St. Joseph. Once wrestling before a crowd of 93,000, Akabane held the NWA World Midget’s Championship on three occasions. He competed in North American promotions from the …
On June 16, 1860, about ten weeks after the Pony Express began, Congress authorized a bill instructing the Secretary of the Treasury to fund building a transcontinental telegraph line connecting the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. The bill’s passage resulted in the incorporation of the Overland Telegraph Company of California and the Pacific Telegraph …
This article was originally published in our September 2020 issue. The growing desire for farm-to-table, sustainable food is drawing customers back to the traditional meat market and the craft of cutting, trimming, and packaging meat. Missouri’s butcher shops do more than just sell meat—customers appreciate the personal service, specialty products, and expertise. From small towns …