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22 July 2008

• 23:1923:19, 22 July 2008 diff hist +26 KEANE, James J. No edit summary
• 23:1723:17, 22 July 2008 diff hist +766 N KEANE, John J. New page: KEANE, John J. (Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, Sept. 12, 1839-Dubuque, IA, June 22,1918). Second ARCHBISHOP of Dubuque. Rev. Keane was named to succeed Archbishop [[HENNESSY, ...
• 23:1223:12, 22 July 2008 diff hist +254 KEANE, James J. No edit summary
• 23:1123:11, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,193 N KEANE, James J. New page: KEANE, James J. (Joliet, IL, Aug. 25, 1857--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 2, 1929). ARCHBISHOP. Keane came to Dubuque in 1911 as the successor to Archbishop John J. KEANE and wa...
• 23:0923:09, 22 July 2008 diff hist +392 N KEAN, James J. New page: KEAN, James J. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 20, 1979). MAYOR. Kean, a city councilman from 1960 to 1965, served as mayor of Dubuque in 1963. He was remembered for the Mayor's Committ...
• 23:0823:08, 22 July 2008 diff hist 0 KAUFMANN, Nicholas No edit summary
• 23:0823:08, 22 July 2008 diff hist +312 N KAUFMANN, Nicholas New page: KAUFMANN, Nicholas. (Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Aug. 13, 1836-Dubuque, IA, May 5, 1908). Builder. Kaufmann was an organizer and founder of the ''Luxemburger Gazette'', a pioneering German C...
• 23:0523:05, 22 July 2008 diff hist +19 GERMANS No edit summary
• 23:0423:04, 22 July 2008 diff hist +373 N KATZENJAMMERS New page: KATZENJAMMERS. German band of the 1890s. Remembered for their merrily spontaneous parades down many of Dubuque's major STREETS, the band also performed at the Saegerbund Auditorium. Oc...
• 23:0323:03, 22 July 2008 diff hist +259 N KARIGAN, Andrew New page: KARIGAN, Andrew. (Messenia, Greece-Dubuque, IA, May 16, 1980). Restaurant owner. Karigan, in the restaurant business for forty years and founder of the popular Karigan's Restaurant, was on...
• 23:0223:02, 22 July 2008 diff hist +685 N KARBERG, Peter Kiesel New page: KARBERG, Peter Kiesel. (Lincoln, NB, Nov. 21, 1882-Unknown). Vice-President, H. B. GLOVER COMPANY. Karberg, son of Peter KARBERG, began employment with the Glover Co...
• 23:0023:00, 22 July 2008 diff hist −15 KARBERG, Peter No edit summary
• 22:5622:56, 22 July 2008 diff hist +319 N KARBERG, Peter New page: KARBERG, Peter. (Germany, Aug. 27, 1840-Lincoln, NB, July 2, 1884). Publisher of the ''Nord Iowa Post''''Italic text''. Karberg purchased the printing equipment of the ''Dubuque Staats Zei...
• 21:3621:36, 22 July 2008 diff hist +423 N KAPP, Milton L. New page: KAPP, Milton L. (Galena, KS-Dubuque, IA, June 20,1981). Retired chairman, INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY. Kapp was a director of AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, [[A. Y. MCDONALD MANUFAC...
• 21:3421:34, 22 July 2008 diff hist +311 N KAPP, John New page: KAPP, John. (Rhine Province, Germany, Sept. 15, 1845-Unknown). Co-founder, DUBUQUE MATTRESS COMPANY. Kapp and his father formed the firm of Kapp and Son in 1876. In 1877 they changed t...
• 21:3321:33, 22 July 2008 diff hist +579 N KANE, Mark R. New page: KANE, Mark R. (Dubuque County, IA, July 22, 1883-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 11, 1964). MAYOR. Kane served as a member of the Dubuque City Council for six years and held the position of mayor fr...
• 21:3221:32, 22 July 2008 diff hist +274 N KAMMER, John "Doc" New page: KAMMER, John "Doc" (Bern, Switzerland--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 1, 1985). Athletic trainer. Kammer held the position of athletic trainer at LORAS COLLEGE for forty-one years. A member of the...
• 21:3121:31, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,958 N KALTENBACH, Frederick Wilhelm New page: KALTENBACH, Frederick Wilhelm. (Dubuque, IA, 1895-Berlin, Germany, Oct. 1945). "Lord Hee Haw." During World War II, Kaltenbach, a teacher of economics, business law and debate at [[DUBUQU...
• 21:3021:30, 22 July 2008 diff hist +998 N KALHORN, Carolyn New page: KALHORN, Carolyn. (Dubuque, IA- ). Violinist. Growing up in Dubuque, Kalhorn gave her first solo recital at the age of seven. While a student for eleven years of Doris Preucil of the Preuc...
• 21:2921:29, 22 July 2008 diff hist −1 KAEP, Louis J. No edit summary
• 21:2821:28, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,014 N KAEP, Louis J. New page: KAEP, Louis J. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1903-Greenwich, CT, Oct. 5, 1991). Artist. Kaep, a graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, has been among those listed in both ''Who's Who in American Art'' an...
• 21:2721:27, 22 July 2008 diff hist +615 N KADESKY, Max New page: KADESKY, Max. (Vinstead, CN-Dubuque, IA, Aug.14, 1970). Dentist. Kadesky became active in sports at DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL and played end on the University of Iowa's first unbeaten, untie...
• 21:2621:26, 22 July 2008 diff hist +8 KABAT, Joseph H. No edit summary
• 21:2621:26, 22 July 2008 diff hist +552 N KABAT, Joseph H. New page: KABAT, Joseph H. (Dubuque, IA, June 12, 1866--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 12, 1940). Clothing designer. Kabat, the son of one of Dubuque's premier clothing designers, was nationally acclaimed as a d...
• 21:2421:24, 22 July 2008 diff hist +621 N JURISDICTION New page: JURISDICTION. The area on which the City of Dubuque developed was subject to various territories and jurisdictions. These included: Louisiana Purchase Apr. 30, 1803-Sept. 30, 1804 Dist...
• 21:2221:22, 22 July 2008 diff hist +527 N JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL (JCI) SENATORSHIP New page: JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL (JCI) SENATORSHIP. The highest international award a Jaycee can receive in conjunction with a life membership in the Jaycees. The award is given to honor the J...
• 21:1921:19, 22 July 2008 diff hist +361 N JUNGK, J. Carl New page: JUNGK, J. Carl. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 6, 1974). Veteran. Jungk, Dubuque's last surviving veteran of the Spanish-American War, owned and operated Jungk Bakery. Later he served as a...
• 21:1821:18, 22 July 2008 diff hist −8 JULIEN'S JOURNAL No edit summary
• 21:1721:17, 22 July 2008 diff hist +988 N JULIEN'S JOURNAL New page: JULIEN'S JOURNAL. Local monthly magazine featuring positive news and history about Dubuque and its citizens. The magazine debuted in February 1976, with a limited, free circulation to five...
• 21:1521:15, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1 JULIEN MOTOR INN No edit summary
• 21:1421:14, 22 July 2008 diff hist +2,569 N JULIEN MOTOR INN New page: JULIEN MOTOR INN. Landmark downtown Dubuque hotel known today as The Julien Inn. The site at Second and Main has been the location of an inn or hotel since 1844. The WAPLES HOUSE, the...
• 21:1021:10, 22 July 2008 diff hist +2,134 N JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT New page: JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT. Final resting place of the founder of Dubuque, Iowa. Julien DUBUQUE died of pneumonia on March 24,1810, and was buried on the bluff above Catfi...
• 21:0921:09, 22 July 2008 diff hist +2,396 N JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE New page: JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE. Bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with East Dubuque, Illinois. The Dubuque-East Dubuque Bridge Commission was established in 1938 with power to issue revenue bonds to...
• 21:0721:07, 22 July 2008 diff hist +398 N JULIE N. DUBUQUE New page: JULIE N. DUBUQUE. Excursion boat. On October 19, 1970, the Julie N. Dubuque, owned by Art Bull, challenged the Delta Queen to a race from Catfish Creek to the JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE, a ...
• 17:2317:23, 22 July 2008 diff hist +6 JUDGES, IOWA SUPREME COURT No edit summary
• 17:2217:22, 22 July 2008 diff hist +124 JUDGES, IOWA SUPREME COURT No edit summary
• 13:5613:56, 22 July 2008 diff hist +239 N JUDGES, IOWA SUPREME COURT New page: JUDGES, IOWA SUPREME COURT. Among the judges who have served on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1838 to 1990, Dubuque has been the home of Thomas S. WILSON, Austin ADAMS, John W. KINTZINGER, W...
• 13:5513:55, 22 July 2008 diff hist +260 N JONES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL New page: JONES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Located in 1991 at 1090 Alta Vista. During the 1990-1991 academic year, Jones had an enrollment of 394 students of which 197 were shared-time students from the pa...
• 13:4613:46, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,066 N JOLLIET, Louis New page: JOLLIET, Louis. (Beaupre, Quebec, Canada-Sept. 21, 1645--Quebec, Canada, May 1700). French-Canadian cartographer and explorer. Together with Father Jacques MARQUETTE...
• 13:4413:44, 22 July 2008 diff hist +4 JOHNSTON, Wayne A. No edit summary
• 13:4313:43, 22 July 2008 diff hist 0 JOHNSTON, Wayne A. No edit summary
• 13:4313:43, 22 July 2008 diff hist +793 N JOHNSTON, Wayne A. New page: JOHNSTON, Wayne A. (Champaign, IL--Bloomington, WI, July 3, 1970). Physician. Johnston was one of the founders of MEDICAL ASSOCIATES. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he serve...
• 13:4013:40, 22 July 2008 diff hist +507 N JOHNSON, Diane Chalmers New page: JOHNSON, Diane Chalmers. (Dubuque, IA- ). Author. As an art history professor at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, Johnson wrote ''American Art Nouveau'', a three hu...
• 13:3913:39, 22 July 2008 diff hist +402 N JOHN ERNSDORFF AND SONS New page: JOHN ERNSDORFF AND SONS. Business established in 1889 as a successor to the Westphal and Hinds Hardware Company's heavy hardware department. John Ernsdorff and Sons chiefly supplied large ...
• 13:3813:38, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,560 N JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS New page: JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. Major manufacturing firm of construction, utility, and forestry equipment in the Midwest. The need for a new factory to make tractors became apparent to the compa...
• 13:3713:37, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1 JOHN CALDWELL-IRVING WINDT LIBRARY OF CHECKERS No edit summary
• 13:3713:37, 22 July 2008 diff hist +681 N JOHN CALDWELL-IRVING WINDT LIBRARY OF CHECKERS New page: JOHN CALDWELL-IRVING WINDT LIBRARY OF CHECKERS. A unique research and reference library considered to be of unequalled depth in the field of checkers. The library has been maintained in Du...
• 13:3613:36, 22 July 2008 diff hist +650 N JOHANNSEN, Wilfred New page: JOHANNSEN, Wilfred. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 7, 1901-Saltillo, Mexico, Aug. 11, 1987). Educator. Johannsen was the first junior high counselor in Iowa. He began his teaching career at Jefferson ...
• 13:3013:30, 22 July 2008 diff hist +641 N JENNINGS, John D. New page: JENNINGS, John D. (Pittsburgh, PA, Feb. 8, 1824--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 23, 1889). Justice of the Peace. Jennings, an attorney, settled in Dubuque on April 17, 1851, and became one of the edito...
• 13:2913:29, 22 July 2008 diff hist +747 N JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL New page: JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. North-end junior high perched high on the bluffs above the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. On April 27, 1921, a resolution was adopted by the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIS...