St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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På November 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. The St. Louis Ærkebispedømmet indviede kirken

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Den internationale Wrestling turnering fandt sted i to faser mellem maj 19, 1915 og december 31, 1915. Halvtreds brydere ville konkurrere i den første fase af turneringen, herunder verdens græsk-romerske Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Den anden rate havde 40 brydere, herunder op og kommende stjerne Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Den

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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På torsdag, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Efter at have forsøgt at ulovlig betaling, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, tildelt til

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