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CYCLONE CLUB

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CYCLONE CLUB. Founded in Dubuque by such leaders as Thomas J. CONLIN, the organization included many important local business men and national "notables." (1)

In 1916 the Club offered $100 for every White Sox player who made a homerun between September and the end of the American League Season. (2)

In 1903 the club owned a cabin on Frentress Lake. (3) By 1915 a cabin was maintained south of the city for entertaining. (4) This site at Gordon's Ferry was the scene in 1915 of a large party given for Clarence "Pants" Rowland. Among those invited was Charles Albert COMISKEY, owner of the Chicago White Sox. (5)

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1. "Heart Attack Claims Thomas J. Conlin, 81," Telegraph Herald, July 30, 1940, p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3BJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jMkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2829,2549865&dq=conlin+and+kearns+dubuque&hl=en

2. "Expects Cyclone Club to Deliver," Telegraph Herald Sept. 11, 1916, p. 19. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XxleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5l8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3590,2862291&dq=cyclone+club+dubuque&hl=en

3. "Life in the Open Air," Telegraph Herald, Jan. 21, 1903, p. 5. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gJVFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ar0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3944,2513167&dq=cyclone+club+dubuque&hl=en

4. "City Was Gay on St. Patrick's Day," Telegraph Herald, Telegraph Herald, Mar. 17, 1910, p. 3. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RSlCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gKoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6827,5468729&dq=cyclone+club+dubuque&hl=en

5. "Comiskey Is Coming Here Tuesday," Telegraph Herald, Jan. 18, 1915, p. 12. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FQpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4l8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2019,4207323&dq=cyclone+club+dubuque&hl=en