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23 July 2008

• 03:3603:36, 23 July 2008 diff hist +402 N KRAMER, Richard J. New page: KRAMER, Richard J. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1, 1982). Superintendent, Dubuque Park Department. Kramer, a life-long Dubuque resident, was superintendent of the park department beginni...
• 03:3503:35, 23 July 2008 diff hist +393 N KRAMER, John New page: KRAMER, John. (East Grand Forks, MN, Nov. 12, 1949- ). Executive Director, GREATER DUBUQUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. In 1989 Kramer completed his second year recruiting industry for Dub...
• 03:3403:34, 23 July 2008 diff hist +706 N KRAKOW, Carl C. New page: KRAKOW, Carl C. (Dubuque, IA, June 2, 1887--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 27, 1937). Naval commander. Krakow, graduated from the naval academy with honors in 1907, made his first round-the-world tour...
• 03:3303:33, 23 July 2008 diff hist +354 N KRAJEWSKI, Casimir Ignatius New page: KRAJEWSKI, Casimir Ignatius. (Poland, July 13, 1893-Dubuque, IA). Architect. Krajewski opened an office in Dubuque in 1925 after working with architectural firms in St. Paul, Minnesota, an...
• 03:3303:33, 23 July 2008 diff hist +510 N KOPPLE, Harry New page: KOPPLE, Harry. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1891--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 22, 1987). Grocer. One of the city's best known merchants, Kopple is remembered as the owner-operator of Kopple's Market where...
• 03:3203:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +262 N KOOB, James New page: KOOB, James. (Temple Hill, IA, May 16, 1940--Dubuque, IA, July 24, 1989). Baseball player. A director of the DUBUQUE BOWLING ASSOCIATION, Koob was inducted into the [[DUBUQUE FAST PITC...
• 03:3003:30, 23 July 2008 diff hist +310 N KOHLER, William New page: KOHLER, William. (Dubuque, IA- ). Keyline transit manager. Kohler began his duties as transit manager on September I, 1973. He had previously served twenty-two years with the [[INTERSTATE ...
• 03:2903:29, 23 July 2008 diff hist +216 N KOHAUS, R. New page: KOHAUS, R. (Prussia, Germany, Apr. 24, 1837--Unknown). Music publisher and dealer in musical instruments. In 1858 Kohaus settled in Dubuque and became the city's principal salesman of musi...
• 03:2803:28, 23 July 2008 diff hist +372 N KNOERNSCHILD, Emory New page: KNOERNSCHILD, Emory. (Maquoketa, IA--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 11, 1975). Assistant trust officer. Knoernschild, an employee of FIRST NATIONAL BANK, served as president and state district dire...
• 03:2603:26, 23 July 2008 diff hist +457 N KNIGHT YORK CROSS OF HONOUR New page: KNIGHT YORK CROSS OF HONOUR. The highest degree in the York Rite of Freemasonry. Conferred only on those who hold the highest office in each of the four bodies of the rite, the honor was a...
• 03:2203:22, 23 July 2008 diff hist +30 KNIGHT, William J. No edit summary
• 03:2103:21, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,082 N KNIGHT, William J. New page: KNIGHT, William J. (Kilkenny, Ireland, Mar. 3, 1838-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 23, 1908). MAYOR. Knight, partner in the law firm of Griffith and Knight, was one of the first attorneys to establ...
• 03:1603:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +764 N KNAPP, William A. New page: KNAPP, William A. (Webster Grove, MO-). President, A. Y. McDonald Supply Company, Inc. Knapp was the recipient in 1980 of the City of Dubuque Outstanding Service Award. Four years later he...
• 03:1503:15, 23 July 2008 diff hist +219 N KLOSER, Mike New page: KLOSER, Mike. (Dubuque, IA,. 1960- ). Biker. In 1986 Kloser finished fifth in the National Off Road Bicycle Association world championships held in Durango, Colorado. In 1987 he competed i...
• 03:1403:14, 23 July 2008 diff hist +624 N KLINKNER, Anthony Ferdinand Timothy New page: KLINKNER, Anthony Ferdinand Timothy. (Cascade, IA, July 10, 1880-Dubuque, IA, May 13, 1953). First poet laureate of Iowa. The Poet Laureate League of America named Klinkner its first poet ...
• 03:1203:12, 23 July 2008 diff hist +334 N KLEINSCHMIDT, Carl J. New page: KLEINSCHMIDT, Carl J. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 21, 1973). Bank official. Kleinschmidt served many years as the treasurer of Catholic Charities. A senior vice-president of [[AMERICAN ...
• 03:0703:07, 23 July 2008 diff hist +40 N SNOGO New page: SNOGO. See: KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
• 03:0603:06, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,085 N KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY New page: KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Local firm founded by Peter KLAUER and incorporated in 1904. In 1870 the company began operations from a small frame building at 1236 Iowa S...
• 03:0403:04, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2 KLAUER, William J. No edit summary
• 03:0403:04, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,233 N KLAUER, William J. New page: KLAUER, William J. (Dubuque, IA, February 15, 1909- ). Chairman of the board, KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Klauer has been associated with the firm started by his grandfather, [[KLAUE...
• 03:0103:01, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1 KLAUER, William H. No edit summary
• 03:0103:01, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1 KLAUER, William H. No edit summary
• 03:0003:00, 23 July 2008 diff hist +956 N KLAUER, William H. New page: KLAUER, William H. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 18, 1870-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 2, 1952). Chairman of the Board, [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]. Son of the founder of the company, Klauer operated the fi...
• 02:5802:58, 23 July 2008 diff hist +3 KLAUER, Walter E. No edit summary
• 02:5802:58, 23 July 2008 diff hist +27 KLAUER, Walter E. No edit summary
• 02:5602:56, 23 July 2008 diff hist +513 N KLAUER, Walter E. New page: KLAUER, Walter E. (Dubuque, IA-Chicago, IL, Jan. 31, 1964). President, KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. In the 1930s Klauer, the son of William H. KLAUER, founded radi...
• 02:5402:54, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,146 N KLAUER, Peter New page: KLAUER, Peter. (Coblenz, Germany, Nov. 28, 1842-Dubuque, IA, July 8, 1919). Founder, KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Klauer moved to Dubuque in 1855 and served as an apprentice with the ...
• 02:5202:52, 23 July 2008 diff hist +775 N KLAUER, John P. New page: KLAUER, John P. (Chicago, IL, Nov. 15, 1950- ). Architect of Dubuque's current ward system of government. Klauer, a map technician in the Dubuque County Auditor's Office, was a founding me...
• 02:5102:51, 23 July 2008 diff hist +352 N KLAUER, Howard Rudolph New page: KLAUER, Howard Rudolph. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 3, 1915-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 25, 1988). Professional engineer. Founder of the International Recording Company of Chicago, Klauer worked in the Dubuq...
• 02:5002:50, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,074 N KLAUER, Donald New page: KLAUER, Donald. (Dubuque, IA, July 24,1935- ). Optician. Klauer's purchase and renovation of an out-of-date shoe store marked a significant boost to the downtown business area. Beginning i...
• 02:4902:49, 23 July 2008 diff hist +547 N KISTING, V. Voggenthaler New page: KISTING, V. Voggenthaler. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 5, 1911- ). President, E. J. Voggenthaler Company. Kisting, granddaughter of E. J. Voggenthaler, the company's founder, worked in the company'...
• 02:4802:48, 23 July 2008 diff hist +913 N KIRKBRIDE, Sandra New page: KIRKBRIDE, Sandra. (Dubuque, IA- ). Founder, Voices for Life. Kirkbride, Dubuque's leading antiabortion advocate, in January 1986 traced her conversion to activism to a June 1983 broadcast...
• 02:4702:47, 23 July 2008 diff hist +873 N KIRK, Walton (Walt) New page: KIRK, Walton (Walt) (Mt. Vernon, IL- ). Educator. Kirk, retired assistant principal at STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, played in the National Basketball Association from 1947 through 19...
• 02:4602:46, 23 July 2008 diff hist +563 N KINTZINGER, John W. New page: KINTZINGER, John W. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 12, 1870-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 3, 1946). Judge. Kintzinger, a member of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1933, until December 31,1938, served as Ch...
• 02:4502:45, 23 July 2008 diff hist +455 N KINTZINGER, John New page: KINTZINGER, John. (Luxemburg, Germany, Jan. 4, 1835-Chicago, IL, Mar. 20, 1914). Police officer. Kintzinger, father of Judge John W. KINTZINGER, came to Dubuque in ...
• 02:4402:44, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,149 N KINTZINGER, Charles New page: KINTZINGER, Charles. (Dubuque, IA, July 22, 1925—Dubuque, IA, Jan. 28, 1999). MAYOR of Dubuque, 1955 and 1959. Kintzinger, an attorney, was twenty-nine when he began his first term as ma...
• 02:4102:41, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,248 N KING, John New page: KING, John. (Shepardstown, VA, 1803--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 13, 1871). Newspaper publisher. In 1835 and 1836, King served as a judge in Dubuque when there was no authority for a trial of accuse...
• 02:3902:39, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,128 N KING, D. Michael New page: KING, D. Michael. (Dundee, IL- ). MAYOR of Dubuque, 1981. King, an attorney, announced his candidacy for a position on the Dubuque City Council in September 1977. In announcing his int...
• 02:3602:36, 23 July 2008 diff hist −8 KILLEEN, Mary No edit summary
• 02:3202:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,103 N KILLEEN, Mary New page: KILLEEN, Mary. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 15,1937). Physician. Killeen in 1935 became the first Dubuque woman to be listed in the ''Catholic Who's Who''. After attending Catholic schoo...
• 02:3102:31, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,144 N KILLEEN, John F. New page: KILLEEN, John F. (County Mayo, Ireland, Nov.27, 1844--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 13, 1938). Famous river captain. Killeen was one of the last surviving riverboat captains from what has been describ...
• 02:2902:29, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,116 N KILGORE, Gordon New page: KILGORE, Gordon. (Akron, OH- ). KDTH news director. Kilgore, arriving in Dubuque in 1950, possessed one of the area's most recognized voices through sports, news and such radio programs as...
• 02:2702:27, 23 July 2008 diff hist +791 N KIENE, Peter New page: KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Community leader. Kiene, a director of FIRST NATIONAL BANK, was also a charter member of the Library Board, a memb...
• 02:2502:25, 23 July 2008 diff hist +535 N KIENE, Henry New page: KIENE, Henry. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 21, 1859--Dubuque, IA, July 18, 1930). Real estate developer. A graduate of the BAYLESS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE in Dubuque, Kiene went on to establish a ban...
• 02:1802:18, 23 July 2008 diff hist +253 N KEY CITY New page: KEY CITY. The idea of nicknaming Dubuque the "Key City" came from an editor of the ''Miner's Express''. In response to this idea, the ''Burlington Express'' suggested that either the Irish...
• 02:1702:17, 23 July 2008 diff hist +330 N KEY 73 New page: KEY 73. Nationwide ecumenical project during 1973 with its motto being "Calling the Continent to Christ." Locally, 75 percent of the congregations joined in the project. As part of the pro...
• 02:1602:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,366 N KERPER, John A. New page: KERPER, John A. (New Vienna, IA, Dec. 17,1872--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 7, 1956). "Father of the Nine Foot Channel." Kerper is remembered for his tireless efforts to improve transportation on the...
• 02:1402:14, 23 July 2008 diff hist +368 N KERPER, Angelo New page: KERPER, Angelo. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 3, 1981). Executive, DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY. Kerper, a lifetime member of the Musicians Union, was the leader of Ang Kerper and His Orch...
• 02:1302:13, 23 July 2008 diff hist +409 N KEOPFLI, Charles New page: KEOPFLI, Charles. (Canton of Luzerne, Switzerland, 1799-Dubuque, IA, 1870). Physician. Keopfli was one of only three doctors to serve Dubuque in 1846. A physician with extensive European t...
• 02:1302:13, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1 KENNEDY MALL No edit summary