St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Fuq Novembru 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 tfal. Il St. Louis Arċidjoċesi ddedikat il-knisja

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Il-Tournament Wrestling Internazzjonali seħħet f'żewġ fażijiet, bejn Mejju 19, 1915 u Diċembru 31, 1915. Ħamsin wrestlers tikkompetix fl-ewwel fażi tal-kampjonat inkluż World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. T-tieni pagament kellhom 40 wrestlers inklużi up u ġejjin star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Il-

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The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945)

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Warner Baxter returns for a fourth time as Dr. Robert Ordway in The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945). The newly married third wife of Gordon Carson asks Dr. Ordway to look into his first two wives’ mysterious deaths. Authorities declared both cases to be accidents. Kathleen Carson, played by Hillary Brooke, has begun to doubt the official verdict. Dr. Ordway arrives

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“Farmer” Burns Trains Jeffries

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. Wara

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Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

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Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. F'dan il-film, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including

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