St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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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 e Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 bambini. Il St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Il Wrestling Torneo Internazionale avvenuto in due fasi tra maggio 19, 1915 e dicembre 31, 1915. Cinquanta lottatori sarebbero competere nella prima fase del torneo tra cui il campione del mondo greco-romano Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. La seconda parte ha avuto 40 lottatori, tra cui e provenienti stella Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Il

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (link di affiliazione) 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. Dopo

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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Nel febbraio 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Inizialmente, 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. Dipartimento di Polizia di Louis. 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. Era

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