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DUBUQUE CARNIVAL
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DUBUQUE CARNIVAL. Held in 1899, the carnival led to the following editorial in The Herald on October 17, 1899:
The green-eyed monster still has its claws implanted on the newspapers of Cedar Rapids as far as the Dubuque carnival is concerned. Don't feel bad, boys, because the Dubuque affair was better than yours. Like the capture of Cervera's fleet, there is enough glory to go around.
The comparison mentioned referred to a famous sea battle pictured below: