St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Op november 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 kinderen. De St. Louis aartsbisdom wijdde de kerk in

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Worger” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. De

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Wild Bill Longson herwint titel

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Willard “Wild Bill” Longson werd geboren in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 maar bracht het grootste deel van zijn volwassen leven door in St. Louis, Missouri. Na het begin van zijn carrière als professionele worstelaar in 1931, Longson werkte voor Tom Packs in St. Louis. Hij is nooit echt weggegaan, want het zou zijn thuisbasis zijn voor de rest

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