St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Dne 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 children. St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Došlo International Wrestling turnaj ve dvou fázích v období od května 19, 1915 a prosinec 31, 1915. Padesát zápasníci by se soutěžit v první fázi turnaje, včetně Světové řecko-římského Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Druhá splátka měla 40 zápasníci, včetně nahoru a nadcházející hvězdu Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (partnerský odkaz) 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. Po

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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Dne 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Zpočátku, 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. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Byl

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