St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Noong Nobyembre 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 mga bata. Ang St. Louis Archdiocese na inialay ang simbahan

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Ang International Wrestling Tournament naganap sa dalawang phase sa pagitan ng Mayo 19, 1915 at Disyembre 31, 1915. Limampung wrestlers gusto makipagkumpetensya sa unang yugto ng paligsahan kabilang ang World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Ang pangalawang grupo ng paninda ay nagkaroon 40 wrestlers kabilang ang up at darating na star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Ang

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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 ay isang mahusay na fighter sa kanyang sariling karapatan bagaman. Ryan ay ipinanganak noong Marso 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan ay kilala sa pamamagitan ng ang kanyang

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Opisyal ng Pamamaril ng Kriminal 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. Hindi malinaw kung ang mga aksyon ni Charles Sanders ay nakakuha ng atensyon ni Printz, o natisod lang ni Printz si Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Lumapit si Printz kay Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Kailan

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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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New School St. Louis Criminals

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Gayunman, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Sabi ni Chief Desmond

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Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing

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Sa 2010, St. Louis ay ang 58 pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang ika-19 pinakamalaking metropolitan area. Paikot ang pagliko ng siglo, ito ay ang ikalimang o ika-anim na pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang pinakamalaking kanluran ng Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Sa Huwebes, Setyembre 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. Matapos subukan ang bawal na pagbabayad, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, nakatalaga sa

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