St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Në nëntor 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 fëmijë. St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Tournament International Wrestling ndodhur në dy faza në mes të majit 19, 1915 dhe dhjetor 31, 1915. Pesëdhjetë mundësit do të konkurrojnë në fazën e parë të turneut, duke përfshirë Botërore greko-romak kampion Aleksandër “Alex” Aberg. Kësti i dytë kishte 40 mundësit duke përfshirë deri dhe të vijnë yll ed “Strangler” Lewis, i cili u bashkua një muaj në turneun më November 22, 1915. The

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Behind the Mask (1946)

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Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), i dyti nga tre filmat (lidhje Filialin) bazuar në programin e njohur radiofonik Shadow, 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. Pas

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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Në shkurt 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Fillimisht, 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. Departamenti i policisë 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. Ai ishte

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