User contributions for Randylyon

23 July 2008

• 14:1514:15, 23 July 2008 diff hist +816 N LAM, Diana New page: LAM, Diana. (Lima, Peru--). Educator. In July 1992, Lam was hired as the superintendent of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. He succeeded Dr. Howard PIGG. Lam e...
• 14:1414:14, 23 July 2008 diff hist +154 N LADY ELMS New page: LADY ELMS. Stately trees once found in WASHINGTON PARK. The base of the trees was said to swirl like the folds of a lady's floor-length evening dress.
• 14:1314:13, 23 July 2008 diff hist +206 N LADIES CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY New page: LADIES CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Social organization founded in 1892 by the Most Reverend John HENNESSY. The organization is believed to be the earliest organized wome...
• 14:1214:12, 23 July 2008 diff hist +426 N LACY, Frank New page: LACY, Frank. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 22, 1881--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 2, 1965). Attorney. Lacy served as a director of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank and the Key City Gas Company. He was president...
• 14:1014:10, 23 July 2008 diff hist +630 N LACY, Benjamin William New page: LACY, Benjamin William. (Locke, NY, Mar. 12, 1849-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 28, 1912). Judge. Lacy settled in Dubuque in 1872 and became a member of the firm of Adams and Robinson in 1873. In 187...
• 14:0814:08, 23 July 2008 diff hist +4,758 N LABOR MOVEMENT New page: LABOR MOVEMENT. The rise of the organized labor movement in Dubuque began with the rise of industrialization in the 1850s. Dubuque's first union belonged to the typographers during that de...
• 14:0514:05, 23 July 2008 diff hist +254 N LA PETITE NUIT New page: LA PETITE NUIT. FOX name meaning "the little night" given to Julien DUBUQUE. The name was used in the original registration of the 1788 agreement in which the Fox gave Dubuque permissi...
• 04:0004:00, 23 July 2008 diff hist +949 N KWASKY, Albert New page: KWASKY, Albert. (Manistee, MI- ). President/ CEO-Pillsbury and Martignoni, Inc. Kwasky remains one of Dubuque's most entertaining historians. His books ''The Old Lady in Dubuque, The Old L...
• 03:5703:57, 23 July 2008 diff hist −1 KUTSCH, Joseph P. No edit summary
• 03:5703:57, 23 July 2008 diff hist +507 N KUTSCH, Joseph P. New page: KUTSCH, Joseph P. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 6, 1859--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 9, 1939). Contractor and builder. As a student of his father, Kutsch learned contracting and building skills so well that ''...
• 03:5503:55, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,244 N KUNNERT, Kevin New page: KUNNERT, Kevin. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 11, 1951- ). Basketball star. In 1973 Kunnert, a star player all four years at WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL, attended the University of Iowa and played center...
• 03:5403:54, 23 July 2008 diff hist −127 KUEFLER, Joseph No edit summary
• 03:5203:52, 23 July 2008 diff hist +646 N KUEFLER, Joseph New page: KUEFLER, Joseph. (Dubuque, IA- ). Teacher. In 1971 Kuefler, long-time golf coach for the City Recreation Department and the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT was honored with an Outsta...
• 03:5103:51, 23 July 2008 diff hist −1 KUCERA, Daniel No edit summary
• 03:5003:50, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,273 N KUCERA, Daniel New page: KUCERA, Daniel. (Chicago, IL, May 7, 1923- ). ARCHBISHOP. Archbishop Kucera was installed as the tenth bishop of Dubuque and the eighth archbishop on February 23, 1984, after the retir...
• 03:4703:47, 23 July 2008 diff hist +4 KRUSE, William G. No edit summary
• 03:4703:47, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,965 N KU KLUX KLAN New page: KU KLUX KLAN. Known by its initials, K.K.K., the Klan was originally a southern white supremacist organization. It was developed during Reconstruction following the CIVIL WAR to prevent [[...
• 03:4503:45, 23 July 2008 diff hist 0 KRUSE, William G. No edit summary
• 03:4503:45, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,752 N KRUSE, William G. New page: KRUSE, William G. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 4, 1924- ). Civic leader and retired chief executive officer of FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Kruse joined First National Bank as a messenger fifteen days a...
• 03:4203:42, 23 July 2008 diff hist +995 N KRIEG, Kathryn "Katie" New page: KRIEG, Kathryn "Katie" (Long Beach, CA-). City Council member. Krieg was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission in 1978 and served until 1981. She was the second woman to serve in...
• 03:4103:41, 23 July 2008 diff hist 0 KRETSCHMER, Herbert C. No edit summary
• 03:4003:40, 23 July 2008 diff hist +570 N KRETSCHMER, Herbert C. New page: KRETSCHMER, Herbert C. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 2, 1866--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 11, 1933). Founder, Kretschmer Manufacturing Company. At the age of fifteen, Kretschmer began working as a plumber's a...
• 03:3903:39, 23 July 2008 diff hist +780 N KRETSCHMER, Charles New page: KRETSCHMER, Charles (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 15,1979). President, Kretschmer-Tredway Company. Kretschmer, president of Kretschmer-Tredway for thirty-two years, was also the presiden...
• 03:3703:37, 23 July 2008 diff hist +623 N KRETSCHMER, Charles G. New page: KRETSCHMER, Charles G. (Gloschkau, Germany, Jan. 22, 1822-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 9, 1897). Educator. Kretschmer is believed to hold the record for service in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST...
• 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...