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18 July 2008

• 23:5323:53, 18 July 2008 diff hist +465 N CORN BELT PACKING COMPANY New page: CORN BELT PACKING COMPANY. A local meatpacking firm. Corn Belt Packing, occupying the buildings constructed for the DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY, opened for business on October ...
• 23:5123:51, 18 July 2008 diff hist +414 N CORBETT, James W New page: CORBETT, James W. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 25, 1983). "Mayor of Eighth Street." Corbett, a member of the Dubuque POLICE Department, served twenty-one years at the comer of Eighth...
• 23:5023:50, 18 July 2008 diff hist +164 N CORBEL New page: Projecting masonry used for supporting weight or merely for decoration. Corbelled chimneys, a feature of QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE, are found on the REDSTONE.
• 20:4820:48, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1 COPPERHEADS No edit summary
• 20:4820:48, 18 July 2008 diff hist +763 N COPPERHEADS New page: COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the CIVIL WAR. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head p...
• 20:3920:39, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,081 N COOLEY, D. N. New page: COOLEY, D. N. (Lisbon, Grafton Co, NH, Nov. 7, 1825-New York, Nov. 12, 1892). President, FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Coming to Dubuque in 1854, Cooley, an attorney, was a member of several la...
• 20:3720:37, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,283 N COOLEY, Clara Aldrich New page: COOLEY, Clara Aldrich. (Wyndham, VT, Sept. 13, 1829-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 16, 1925). Founder and first president, DUBUQUE LADIES' LITERARY ASSOCIATION. The wife of Judge [[COOLEY, D.N.|D. ...
• 20:3320:33, 18 July 2008 diff hist +82 N SAINT LUKES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH New page: SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. See: SAINT LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
• 20:3220:32, 18 July 2008 diff hist 0 COOK, Anna Blanche No edit summary
• 20:3120:31, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,548 N COOK, Anna Blanche New page: COOK, Anna Blanche. (Warsaw, IN, Feb. 24, 1874--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 11,1923). Parish deaconess of SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Although Cook was superintendent of the junior ...
• 20:2020:20, 18 July 2008 diff hist +698 N CONTINUUM New page: CONTINUUM. Stainless steel sculpture and focal point placed TOWN CLOCK PLAZA. Created by Paul T. Granlund of St. Peter, Minnesota, the sculpture was the winner of the Five Flags Sculpt...
• 20:0520:05, 18 July 2008 diff hist +435 N CONNOLLY, Maurice New page: CONNOLLY, Maurice. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 3, 1877-Indianhead, MD, May 28,1921). Iowa Representative. Elected as a Democrat to the 63rd Congress, Connolly served from March 4, 1913, until March...
• 20:0420:04, 18 July 2008 diff hist +495 N CONNOLLY, Martha New page: CONNOLLY, Martha. (Dubuque, IA- ). Counselor. Connolly was named the 1988 Iowa Guidance Counselor of the Year by the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counselors. Employed by the [[DU...
• 20:0220:02, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,370 N CONLON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY New page: CONLON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Conlon Construction, one of Dubuque's premier builders, dates from 1922 when Richard Conlon moved his family to Dubuque because of its quality educational oppo...
• 20:0020:00, 18 July 2008 diff hist +273 N CONLON, Richard New page: CONLON, Richard. (Dubuque, IA, 1931-Maryland, June 19, 1988). Director. Conlon served for twenty years as the Director of the House Democratic Study Group, a group of reform-minded legisla...
• 19:5919:59, 18 July 2008 diff hist −1 CONLON, Patrick No edit summary
• 19:5919:59, 18 July 2008 diff hist +484 N CONLON, Patrick New page: CONLON, Patrick. (Dubuque, IA- ). In 1972 Conlon was chosen by the twelve member Youth Services Board of Directors to head the Youth Services Bureau. As coordinator, Conlon directed needy ...
• 19:5519:55, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,066 N CONLIN AND KEARNS New page: CONLIN AND KEARNS. The last of Dubuque's three major icehouses to continue river "ice harvests." ICE was cleared from the MISSISSIPPI RIVER to form channels to the company's icehouse o...
• 19:5419:54, 18 July 2008 diff hist +39 N CONFIDENCE DAY New page: CONFIDENCE DAY. See: BANKS AND BANKING.
• 19:5319:53, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,101 N COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMMING New page: COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMMING. Method used to increase citizen use of television. Community Access Programming (CAP) was first announced by Group W Cable in September 1982. CAP would provid...
• 19:5119:51, 18 July 2008 diff hist +49 N COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK New page: COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. See: BANKS AND BANKING.
• 19:5119:51, 18 July 2008 diff hist +959 N COMMERCIAL FISHING New page: COMMERCIAL FISHING. In 1980,754 fisherman reported commercial catches along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER along the Iowa shoreline. This number, triple the number reported in the 1960s accordi...
• 19:4819:48, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,419 N COMISKEY, Charles Albert New page: COMISKEY, Charles Albert. (Chicago, IL, Aug. 15, 1859-Eagle River, WI, Nov. 26, 1931). "Old Roman." Comiskey was the only BASEBALL player ever to become the sole owner of a major leagu...
• 19:4519:45, 18 July 2008 diff hist +86 N COLUMBIA MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ART New page: COLUMBIA MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ART. See: COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY, ART AND SCIENCE
• 19:4419:44, 18 July 2008 diff hist +2,236 N COLUMBIA COLLEGE New page: COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Plans for the construction of a diocesan college began immediately with the arrival of Bishop Mathias LORAS in 1839. Father [[MAZZUCHELLI, Samuel|Samue...
• 19:4019:40, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,625 N COLTS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS New page: COLTS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS. "Iowa's Ambassadors of Music." An award-winning musical group, the Colts were named "Iowa's Ambassadors of Music" by Governor Terry Branstad. The Colts began in...
• 19:3819:38, 18 July 2008 diff hist +219 COLLINGS, William No edit summary
• 19:3719:37, 18 July 2008 diff hist +373 N COLLINGS, William New page: COLLINGS, William. (Dubuque, IA- ). Musician. In 1991 Collings completed twenty years of service as the organist for FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Making the record more unique was the ...
• 19:3619:36, 18 July 2008 diff hist +529 N COLLIER, Robert Hutcheson New page: COLLIER, Robert Hutcheson. (Dalkeith, Scotland, July 17, 1842-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 1896). Businessman. Collier settled in Dubuque as manager of the Northwest Department of Laflin and Rand ...
• 19:3419:34, 18 July 2008 diff hist +899 N COLLIER, James Currie New page: COLLIER, James Currie. (Dubuque, IA-Apr. 26, 1869-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 29, 1947). President of CARR, RYDER,AND ENGLER COMPANY. Collier, son of [[COLLIER, Robert Hutcheson|Robert Hutcheson...
• 19:3219:32, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1 COLD (Record) No edit summary
• 19:2919:29, 18 July 2008 diff hist +413 N COLD (Record) New page: COLD (Record) On January 7,1887, Dubuque set a record low [[TEMPERATURE] of 32 degrees below zero. The coldest month on record was January 1912, with an average temperature of four degrees...
• 19:2619:26, 18 July 2008 diff hist +666 N COLALUCA, Joseph New page: COLALUCA, Joseph. (New Castle, PA- ). Celebrated trumpeter and chair of the LORAS COLLEGE music faculty. Colaluca came to Loras in 1969 and started a stage band, brass choir, and a con...
• 19:2419:24, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,948 N COINS AND CURRENCY New page: COINS AND CURRENCY. The City of Dubuque and many local merchants once printed money. Currency, carrying the name of a merchant, advertised his place of business and encouraged customers to...
• 19:2119:21, 18 July 2008 diff hist +658 N COGSWELL, Henry New page: COGSWELL, Henry. (Unknown). In the 1880s Cogswell donated a large metal sculpture of himself atop a large drinking fountain to WASHINGTON SQUARE in Dubuque, although he had never lived...
• 19:1619:16, 18 July 2008 diff hist +698 N COATES OPERA HOUSE New page: COATES OPERA HOUSE. Dubuque's first theater on Fourth and Main STREETS. The Coates Opera House was formerly the CITY HOTEL until extensive remodeling was done in 1858. The theater,...
• 19:1519:15, 18 July 2008 diff hist +506 N COAL TAR PITS New page: COAL TAR PITS. Remnants of coal gasification. In 1987 two coal tar pits, remains of the coal gasification process used until the development of natural gas after World War II, were discove...
• 19:0919:09, 18 July 2008 diff hist +548 N CLEMENS, Raymond New page: CLEMENS, Raymond. (Balltown, IA, Mar. 4, 1903--Dubuque, IA, June 16, 1989). Car dealer. Clemens, a businessman and new car dealer in Dubuque for forty-seven years, owned and operated the C...
• 19:0819:08, 18 July 2008 diff hist +459 N CLEMENS, David New page: CLEMENS, David. (Dubuque, IA- ). Attorney. Clemens has handled legal matters for the DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION and served as its president. A partner in the firm of Clemens and King, ...
• 18:5018:50, 18 July 2008 diff hist +388 N CLARKE, E. Lincoln New page: CLARKE, E. Lincoln. (Conway, Franklin Co., MA, Nov. 22, 1822-Dubuque,IA,Oct. 7, 1903). Hypnotic dentist. Dr. Clarke, a new arrival to Dubuque in 1861, was possibly the first dentist in Iow...
• 18:4918:49, 18 July 2008 diff hist +432 N CLARK, Max New page: CLARK, Max. (Unknown-Decorah, IA, Dec. II, 1982). Former superintendent, DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Clark held the position of school superintendent in Dubuque from 1946 until ...
• 18:4818:48, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1 CAPONE, Alphonse No edit summary
• 18:4718:47, 18 July 2008 diff hist +438 N CAPONE, Alphonse New page: CAPONE, Alphonse. (Naples, Italy, Jan. 7, 1899--Miami, FL, Jan. 25, 1947). Notorious gangster. Occasionally finding the "atmosphere" in Dubuque and East Dubuque friendlier than Chicago, Ca...
• 16:1716:17, 18 July 2008 diff hist +378 N CLARK, Lincoln New page: CLARK, Lincoln. (Conway, Franklin County, MA, Aug. 9, 1800-Conway, MA, Sept. 16, 1886). Iowa Representative. Clark, an attorney, moved to Dubuque in 1848. In 1852 he was a presidential ele...
• 16:1616:16, 18 July 2008 diff hist +521 N CLARK, Kevin New page: CLARK, Kevin. (St. Donatus, IA, Jan. 29, 1958--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 1987). Peace Corps member. Between June 1984, and September 1986, Clark helped natives of Lesotho, South Africa, establi...
• 16:1516:15, 18 July 2008 diff hist +606 N CLARK, James New page: CLARK, James. (Dubuque, IA- ). Dentist. In 1974 Clark received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Dentistry for Children. The award recognized Clark as a founding...
• 16:0716:07, 18 July 2008 diff hist +1,527 N CLAM HUNTING New page: CLAM HUNTING. Profitable business on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Clamming reached its economic peak in the late 1800s when several varieties, including the HIGGIN'S EYE CLAM were used i...
• 16:0516:05, 18 July 2008 diff hist +957 N CLAIM CLUBS New page: CLAIM CLUBS. Loosely organized groups of squatters who banded together for self-protection and claimed property before land offices were opened. There were only twenty-six claim clubs in I...
• 16:0416:04, 18 July 2008 diff hist +14 CIVIL WAR No edit summary
• 16:0116:01, 18 July 2008 diff hist −12 CIVIL WAR No edit summary