St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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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 og Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louis erkebispedømmet viet kirken

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Den internasjonale Wrestling Tournament skjedde i to faser mellom mai 19, 1915 og desember 31, 1915. Femti brytere ville konkurrere i den første fasen av turneringen, inkludert Verdens gresk-romersk Champion Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. Den andre utgaven hadde 40 brytere inkludert opp 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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On Thursday, 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. Etter å ha forsøkt å ulovlig betaling, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, tildelt til

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