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[[File:keeley.png|350px|thumb|left| Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]KEELEY, Wm. C. ( -- ). Kelley came to Dubuque around 1906 from managing a Chicago hotel to manage the [[JULIEN HOTEL]] and [[MERCHANTS' HOTEL]]. (1) | [[File:keeley.png|350px|thumb|left| Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]KEELEY, Wm. C. ( -- ). Kelley came to Dubuque around 1906 from managing a Chicago hotel to manage the [[JULIEN HOTEL]] and [[MERCHANTS' HOTEL]]. (1) | ||
Keeley left Dubuque | Keeley left Dubuque amid reports that he had three business opportunities. It was confirmed in 1908 that he had purchased the Cataract Hotel in Sioux City, South Dakota and had already taken control. (2) Keeley returned to Chicago where he operated the Southern Hotel. It was reported in 1917 that he had just sold it and had not reported his future intentions. (3) | ||
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KEELEY, Wm. C. ( -- ). Kelley came to Dubuque around 1906 from managing a Chicago hotel to manage the JULIEN HOTEL and MERCHANTS' HOTEL. (1)
Keeley left Dubuque amid reports that he had three business opportunities. It was confirmed in 1908 that he had purchased the Cataract Hotel in Sioux City, South Dakota and had already taken control. (2) Keeley returned to Chicago where he operated the Southern Hotel. It was reported in 1917 that he had just sold it and had not reported his future intentions. (3)
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1. "City Men of Affairs," Telegraph-Herald, December 07, 1906, p. 1
2. "Keeley Buys a Hotel," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Nov. 14, 1908, p. 5
2. Keeley Sells Chicago Hotel, Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Oct. 23, 1917, p. 13