St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Lapkričio 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 vaikai. St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Tarptautinės imtynių turnyras vyko dviem etapais: nuo gegužės 19, 1915 iki gruodžio 31, 1915. Penkiasdešimt kovotojai galėtų konkuruoti pirmojo etapo turnyro įskaitant Pasaulio graikų-romėnų čempionas Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Antroji įmoka turėjo 40 kovotojai, įskaitant ir ateinančiais Žvaigždžių k “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

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The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When

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The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945)

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Warner Baxter returns for a fourth time as Dr. Robert Ordway in The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945). The newly married third wife of Gordon Carson asks Dr. Ordway to look into his first two wives’ mysterious deaths. Authorities declared both cases to be accidents. Kathleen Carson, played by Hillary Brooke, has begun to doubt the official verdict. Dr. Ordway arrives

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Juve versus Fantomas (1913)

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and Fandor are

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Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing

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Į 2010, St. Louis buvo 58th pagal dydį miestas Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose ir 19 pagal dydį metropolinės zonos. Aplink amžių sandūroje, buvo penkta ar šešta pagal dydį miestas Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose ir didžiausias į vakarus nuo Misisipės upės. St. Louis turėjo vieną didžiausių drabužių, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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On Thursday, Rugsėjis 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. Po bandymo neteisėtai sumokėti, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, priskirtas

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