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24 July 2008

• 01:2001:20, 24 July 2008 diff hist +18 ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM No edit summary
• 01:1901:19, 24 July 2008 diff hist +998 N ZEHENTNER, Joseph New page: ZEHENTNER, Joseph. (Dubuque, IA- ). Wrestler. During the 1930s, Zehentner was a popular local wrestler. Known as "Tiger Joe" for his agility, he became interested in the sport at the [[DUB...
• 01:1801:18, 24 July 2008 diff hist +918 N ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM New page: ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. Major navigational improvement on the Upper MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Work on the lock and dam, named for famed explorer Zebulon PIKE, began on February 2, 1934. Th...
• 01:1701:17, 24 July 2008 diff hist +640 N ZAK, Margaret Sieppel New page: ZAK, Margaret Sieppel. (Dubuque, IA,- ). First president of the BARN COMMUNITY THEATER. Under Zak's leadership, the Barn Community Theater grew to provide entertainment for six hundred...
• 01:1601:16, 24 July 2008 diff hist +458 N YWCA WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD New page: YWCA WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Local recognition program. First presented in 1975, the awards are given in seven categories. Recipients in 1975 were Dorothy B. Rossiter (Creative and Per...
• 01:1401:14, 24 July 2008 diff hist +8 YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) No edit summary

23 July 2008

• 23:3723:37, 23 July 2008 diff hist +4,532 N YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) New page: YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.). The first YWCA business meeting in Dubuque took place on May 23, 1902. The. first General Secretary, Edna Kyle, prepared meals, led the devo...
• 23:2923:29, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,555 N XAVIER HOSPITAL New page: XAVIER HOSPITAL. Former health-care provider on Windsor Avenue. Opened in 1949, Xavier had 132 beds and was operated by the SISTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS. The use of the hospital began to d...
• 23:2623:26, 23 July 2008 diff hist +204 QUINN, Kenneth No edit summary
• 23:2623:26, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,880 N QUINN, Kenneth New page: QUINN, Kenneth. (Dubuque, IA- ). Diplomat. Quinn has served as a representative of the American government in many of the most troubled areas in the world. A 1960 graduate of [[WAHLERT HIG...
• 23:2423:24, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,755 N QUIGLEY, Patrick J. New page: QUIGLEY, Patrick J. (Binghamton, NY, June I, 1837-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 28, 1917). Publisher of the TELEGRAPH HERALD. Quigley, the son of John Quigley became one of the organizers of the '...
• 23:2123:21, 23 July 2008 diff hist +312 N QUIGLEY, Joseph C. New page: QUIGLEY, Joseph C. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 28, 1878-- Dubuque, IA, Jan. 22, 1952). Vice-President, TELEGRAPH-HERALD. Quigley joined the staff of the Telegraph-Herald in 1896 and managed the...
• 23:1923:19, 23 July 2008 diff hist +300 N QUIGLEY, Catherine New page: QUIGLEY, Catherine (Mrs. Patrick) (County of Leitrim, Ireland, Aug. I5, 1796-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 8, 1878). Pioneer. One of the first white women to cross the MISSISSIPPI RIVER into mode...
• 23:1823:18, 23 July 2008 diff hist +754 N QUEEN FOR A DAY New page: QUEEN FOR A DAY. Popular radio and television show that ran for twenty years. The program awarded prizes to women contestants selected from the audience after they explained why they neede...
• 23:1723:17, 23 July 2008 diff hist +783 N QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE New page: QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE. One of the most frequently used styles by architects of Dubuque's mansions. Introduced at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, the style became popular ...
• 19:2519:25, 23 July 2008 diff hist +275 LYONS, Michael E. No edit summary
• 19:2419:24, 23 July 2008 diff hist +323 N LYONS, Michael E. New page: LYONS, Michael E. (St. Louis, MO, 1861-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 1,1932). MAYOR. Lyons, elected alderman in 1904 and again in 1906, became the city auditor and was re-elected to that position ...
• 19:2319:23, 23 July 2008 diff hist +51 N LYONS, Edwin Lee New page: LYONS, Edwin Lee. See: KNIGHT YORK CROSS OF HONOUR.
• 19:2219:22, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1 LYON, George T. No edit summary
• 19:2219:22, 23 July 2008 diff hist +956 N LYONS, Edwin B. New page: LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Owner, BAYLESS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. Lyons purchased the college in 1909, one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operat...
• 19:1819:18, 23 July 2008 diff hist +626 N LYON, George T. New page: LYON, George T. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 21, 1873--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 14, 1934). Attorney. Upon graduation from the University of Iowa law school, Lyon joined his father D. E. LYON...
• 19:1619:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +449 N HELES, John B. New page: HELES, John B. (Worthington, IA, June 25, 1874--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 15,1956). Co-founder, MEDICAL ASSOCIATES. Heles began his practice in Dubuque in 1903. In association with Drs. [[LYNN...
• 19:1319:13, 23 July 2008 diff hist +344 N LYNN, Clarence New page: LYNN, Clarence. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 25, 1885--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1960). Physician. In 1924 with Drs. John B. HELES and Wayne A. JOHNSTON, Lynn fou...
• 18:5818:58, 23 July 2008 diff hist −11 LUZ, J. Heinrich No edit summary
• 18:5718:57, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,009 N LUZ, J. Heinrich New page: LUZ, J. Heinrich. (Heidenheim, Germany, May 30, l840--Dubuque,IA, Sept. 5, 1922). Reverend. In 1889 Luz was instrumental in raising the six thousand dollars necessary for transferring [[WA...
• 18:5318:53, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,076 N LUTHER MANOR New page: LUTHER MANOR. Nursing and retirement home. An outgrowth of the Martin Luther Home which was sold in 1968, Luther Manor was opened for occupancy in June 1969. Built at a cost of nearly $1 m...
• 18:5118:51, 23 July 2008 diff hist +606 N LUTHER, William C. New page: LUTHER, William C. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 22, 1865--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 16, 1946). Vice-president and secretary, TELEGRAPH-HERALD. Luther began working for the Dubuque Times at the age of f...
• 18:4918:49, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,386 N LUNDH, Alvin Emil New page: LUNDH, Alvin Emil. (Rockford, IL- ). MAYOR. Lundh served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1976, the festive bicentennial year. During his term of office, the Planning and Zoning Commission c...
• 18:4318:43, 23 July 2008 diff hist −4 LUMBER INDUSTRY No edit summary
• 18:4118:41, 23 July 2008 diff hist +3,622 N LUMBER INDUSTRY New page: LUMBER INDUSTRY. Utilizing its ideal location on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Dubuque became a hub of lumbering activity. The first development took place in 1866 with the establishment of a...
• 18:3518:35, 23 July 2008 diff hist +198 N LUCKSINGER, Rose C. New page: LUCKSINGER, Rose C. (Mallard, IA,-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 24, 1986). Mother of the Year. Lucksinger, named Iowa State Mother of the Year in 1962, was chairwoman of the Dubuque County Extension H...
• 18:3518:35, 23 July 2008 diff hist +131 N LUCK, Larkin New page: LUCK, Larkin. (VA, July 17, 1801-July 27, 1855). Wagon-maker. Luck is often credited with manufacturing the first wagon in Dubuque.
• 18:3418:34, 23 July 2008 diff hist +406 N LUCAS, Percy New page: LUCAS, Percy. (Dubuque, IA- ). Chief of Police. Lucas was named chief of police on March 1, 1960, succeeding Hugh Callahan. Lucas joined the force on December 17, 1927, and was promoted to...
• 18:3318:33, 23 July 2008 diff hist +649 N LUBCK, Louis C. New page: LUBCK, Louis C. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 2, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 7, 1933). Publisher. Lubck, in association with John Smith and M. M. Walker, purchased the Evening Globe in 1892. He then reor...
• 18:3218:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2,168 N LOUISIANA PURCHASE New page: LOUISIANA PURCHASE. The largest and most important annexation to the original thirteen colonies. The region, purchased from France in 1803, was an ill-defined area including all of present...
• 18:3018:30, 23 July 2008 diff hist +141 N LORIMIER HOUSE New page: LORIMIER HOUSE. Hotel built by Peter LORIMIER in 1857. The building remained the largest hotel in Dubuque for many years.
• 18:2918:29, 23 July 2008 diff hist +5 LORIMIER, Peter No edit summary
• 18:2818:28, 23 July 2008 diff hist +692 N LORIMIER, Peter New page: LORIMIER, Peter. (Canada, 1783-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 1871). MAYOR. Coming to Dubuque in 1833, Lorimier began both MINING and merchandising activities and met with sufficient success to pur...
• 18:2818:28, 23 July 2008 diff hist +600 N LORENZ, Matt New page: LORENZ, Matt. (Dubuque, IA- ). Director, Human Rights Department. In 1973 Lorenz became Dubuque's first full-time director of the Human Rights Department. Under his direction the March Exp...
• 18:2718:27, 23 July 2008 diff hist +515 N LORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH New page: LORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH. Founded on April 17, 1979, as a mission congregation of the American Lutheran Church on the westside of Dubuque, the church had eighty-six charter members. ...
• 18:2618:26, 23 July 2008 diff hist +560 N LORAS PLAYERS New page: LORAS PLAYERS. Iowa's oldest amateur theater group. Founded in 1910, the Players presented their most monumental performance, "Hid Battlements," thirty-six times during the centennial of t...
• 18:2518:25, 23 July 2008 diff hist +496 N LORAS JUDO CLUB New page: LORAS JUDO CLUB. In 1991 the oldest active club of its type in Iowa. Not affiliated with LORAS COLLEGE, the club is open to tri-state students and Dubuque-area residents. The original ...
• 18:2418:24, 23 July 2008 diff hist +5 LORAS COLLEGE No edit summary
• 18:2318:23, 23 July 2008 diff hist 0 LORAS COLLEGE No edit summary
• 18:2318:23, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2 LORAS COLLEGE No edit summary
• 18:2218:22, 23 July 2008 diff hist +8,712 N LORAS COLLEGE New page: LORAS COLLEGE. Iowa's oldest college. Loras offers four-year undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Music degrees. Pre-professional pro...
• 18:1718:17, 23 July 2008 diff hist −6 LORAS ACADEMY No edit summary
• 18:1618:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +14 LORAS ACADEMY No edit summary
• 18:1518:15, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2 LORAS ACADEMY No edit summary
• 18:0218:02, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1 LORAS ACADEMY No edit summary