St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Al novembre 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 nens. El St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Es va produir el Torneig Internacional de Lluita Lliure en dues fases entre maig 19, 1915 i desembre 31, 1915. Cinquanta lluitadors competiran en la primera fase del torneig com World grecoromana Campió Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. El segon lliurament va tenir 40 lluitadors inclosos ascendents i que vénen estrella Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. La

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (affiliate link) based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. Després

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Inicialment, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Departament de Policia de Louis. When the bank association turned over the

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Vaig llegir per primera vegada sobre William Muldoon en una biografia de John L. Sullivan, l'últim campió de pes pesat artells nus. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. L'última gran baralla sense guants va ser lliurada per Sullivan contra Jake Kilrain en 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Era

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