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19 July 2008

• 02:0302:03, 19 July 2008 diff hist +502 N DAVIS, Timothy New page: DAVIS, Timothy. (Newark, NJ, Mar. 29, 1794--Elkader, IA, Apr. 27, 1872). Iowa Representative. Davis, an attorney from Missouri, moved to Dubuque in 1837 and established his law practice. H...
• 02:0202:02, 19 July 2008 diff hist +732 N DAVIS, Jefferson New page: DAVIS, Jefferson. (Fairview, KY, June 3, 1808-New Orleans, IA, Dec. 6, 1889). President of the Confederate States of America. In 1832 Davis, then a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, was ordered...
• 01:5701:57, 19 July 2008 diff hist +214 N DAVIDSAVER, George R New page: DAVIDSAVER, George R. (Dubuque, IA-Chicago, IL, Apr. 27, 1970). Athlete. Davidsaver, a railroad conductor with the Illinois Central Railroad, reached the Golden Gloves finals in Chicago in...
• 01:5601:56, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3 DAVENPORT, Ira No edit summary
• 01:5601:56, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,778 N DAVENPORT, Ira New page: DAVENPORT, Ira. (Winfield, KS, Oct. 8, 1887--Dubuque, IA, July 17, 1941). Owner, DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS. Davenport came to Dubuque on January 1, 1915, and served as the construc...
• 01:4701:47, 19 July 2008 diff hist +714 N DANK (Deutsch-Amerikanischer National Kongress) New page: DANK (Deutsch-Amerikanischer National Kongress). Chicago-based organization dedicated to the preservation of German customs and heritage in the United States. Also known as the German-Ame...
• 01:4401:44, 19 July 2008 diff hist +950 N DAN DONOVAN TOURNAMENT New page: DAN DONOVAN TOURNAMENT. One of the longest lasting basketball tournaments in the United States. The annual tournament, sponsored by the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE and played in McCormick Gy...
• 01:4301:43, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DALZELL, Wilbur No edit summary
• 01:4301:43, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,189 N DALZELL, Wilbur New page: DALZELL, Wilbur. (Dartown, OH, Nov. 11, 1897--Dubuque, IA, July 18, 1980). Coach. Dalzell was the first prep coach named to the Iowa Coaches' Hall of Fame in three sports. Inducted in 1968...
• 01:4001:40, 19 July 2008 diff hist +470 N DALE, Paul D New page: DALE, Paul D. (Chariton, IA, -Dubuque, IA, May 14,1986). Founder of THERMOLYNE. Dale, retired as company president in 1970, co-founded the Dubuque JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT. He served on the ...
• 01:3901:39, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,058 N DAKOTA New page: DAKOTA. Powerful tribe of Native Americans, often called the Sioux, that forced the MIAMI back into Wisconsin, dominated other tribes and posed a serious threat to white settlement of the ...
• 01:3401:34, 19 July 2008 diff hist +36 N CYCARE PLAZA New page: CYCARE PLAZA. See: DUBUQUE BUILDING.
• 01:3101:31, 19 July 2008 diff hist +568 N CUSHING, James New page: CUSHING, James. (Plymouth Co., MA, Aug. 4, 1830-Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 9, 1917). Owner, Northwestern Vinegar Works. Cushing came to Iowa in 1859 and soon bought his father's interest in the...
• 01:3001:30, 19 July 2008 diff hist +754 N CURNAN, Robert New page: CURNAN, Robert. (Davenport, IA- ). Judge. Curnan, Dubuque County Attorney for eight years, was appointed an Iowa District Court judge by Iowa Governor Robert Ray in 1980. As County Attorne...
• 01:2901:29, 19 July 2008 diff hist +578 N CUNNINGHAM, Gordon New page: CUNNINGHAM, Gordon. (Davenport, IA- ). Golf pro. Cunningham served as the head golf professional at BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE for thirteen years. During his tenure from 1953 through 1965...
• 01:2701:27, 19 July 2008 diff hist +724 N CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE New page: CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE. Site of dazzling displays of rock formations. Discovered in 1868 by James Rice, a LEAD miner in search of ore-bearing stone, the cave originally had to be reached by...
• 01:2601:26, 19 July 2008 diff hist +99 N CRYSTAL BALLS New page: CRYSTAL BALLS. Elegant holiday galas used by the Friends of Finley to raise money for the hospital.
• 01:2501:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,183 N CRUSE, Dick New page: CRUSE, Dick. (Shelton, WA- ). "Singing Sheriff." By 1991 Cruse had become one of Dubuque's most popular sources of after dinner musical entertainment with such songs as "In the Good Old Su...
• 01:2401:24, 19 July 2008 diff hist +38 N CRUISE New page: CRUISE. See: Saturday Night KAT Cruise
• 01:2301:23, 19 July 2008 diff hist +794 N CROSSLEY, George Emmons New page: CROSSLEY, George Emmons. (Dubuque, IA, May 21, 1911-Dubuque, IA, May 21, 1989). Naturalist. Crossley, past president of Nature Conservancy of Iowa and member/officer of the Dubuque Audubon...
• 01:2201:22, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,163 N CROSSLEY, Frieda New page: CROSSLEY, Frieda. (Denver, IA- ). Naturalist and teacher. Crossley, a music teacher at IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, and [[JEFF...
• 01:2001:20, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,078 N CROSIER New page: CROSIER. Symbol of a bishop's authority presented to him when he is consecrated. The gold plated crosier of Bishop Mathias LORAS was used for the first time since his de...
• 01:1401:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +275 N CRESTING New page: CRESTING. Decorative work, often wrought iron, found along the roof of homes done in SECOND EMPIRE ARCHITECTURE. An example in Dubuque may be found on the roof of the Hoffmann Mortua...
• 01:1301:13, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,655 N CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY New page: CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY. Major wholesale electrical distributor in the United , States. Crescent Electric Supply Company was founded on April 15, 1919, by [[SCHMID, Titus B.|Titus...
• 01:0901:09, 19 July 2008 diff hist +62 N COUNTRY CLUB COMPANY (THE) New page: COUNTRY CLUB COMPANY (THE) See: DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.
• 01:0501:05, 19 July 2008 diff hist +491 N CORNERSTONE New page: CORNERSTONE. Drug contact house established in 1971 and operated by Service and Fraternal, Inc., a non-profit corporation having a five-member board of directors. Jack Hanson, the director...

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