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25 July 2008

• 04:0504:05, 25 July 2008 diff hist +341 N RAESLE, John New page: RAESLE, John. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 28, 1859--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 17, 1915). POLICE chief. Raesle served in the Dubuque police department for nearly thirty-five years. Beginning as a patrol...
• 04:0404:04, 25 July 2008 diff hist +4 RADIO No edit summary
• 04:0104:01, 25 July 2008 diff hist +5,903 N RADIO New page: RADIO. Pioneering broadcast media. A Wireless Association existed in Dubuque in 1917 with Clifford Patch as general manager. In 1920 Patch, in cooperation with other wireless operators, ac...
• 03:5703:57, 25 July 2008 diff hist +761 N RADBOURNE, Charles Gardner New page: RADBOURNE, Charles Gardner. (Rochester, NY, Dec. 11, 1854-Bloomington, IL, Feb. 5, 1897). Baseball Hall of Fame member. Radbourne, called the "greatest of all nineteenth century pitchers,"...
• 03:5703:57, 25 July 2008 diff hist +645 N RABE, William New page: RABE, William. (Dwight, IL, Feb. 12, 1906--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 14, 1989). Vice-President, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local I5O-A. Rabe, retired from the [[DUBUQUE...
• 03:5303:53, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 RABE, David No edit summary
• 03:5203:52, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 RABE, David No edit summary
• 03:5203:52, 25 July 2008 diff hist +912 N RABE, David New page: RABE, David. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 10,1940- ). Playwright. Rabe graduated from LORAS COLLEGE with degrees in English and psychology. His first play ''The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel'...
• 03:4203:42, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2,144 N FARLEY, Jesse P. New page: FARLEY, Jesse P. (Tennessee, Apr. 2, 1813--Dubuque, IA, May 8,1894). MAYOR. Farley came to Dubuque in 1832, but did not permanently settle here until 1833 after making a contract to bu...
• 03:3803:38, 25 July 2008 diff hist +963 N TWAIN, Mark New page: TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). (Florida, MO, Nov. 30, 1835-Redding, CT, Apr. 21, 1910). Author and humorist. In 1882 Twain visited Dubuque, twenty-one years after his days as a r...
• 03:3703:37, 25 July 2008 diff hist +354 N TURCK, Solomon New page: TURCK, Solomon. (St. Louis, MO-New York, NY, Jan. 30, 1907). MAYOR. Turck held the office of mayor in 1868 and again in 1872 before resigning to accept the presidency of the Laflin-Ran...
• 03:3603:36, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 TULLY, Thomas No edit summary
• 03:3503:35, 25 July 2008 diff hist +3,710 N TULLY, Thomas New page: TULLY, Thomas. (Dubuque, IA- ). [MAYOR]], 1978. Tully was elected to a four-year term to the Dubuque City Council in November 1975. He led successful efforts to initiate a rolling five-yea...
• 03:3303:33, 25 July 2008 diff hist +480 N TULLY, Catherine New page: TULLY, Catherine. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 12, 1974). Nursing supervisor-instructor. Tully served as supervisor-instructor of nursing at the School of Nursing for [[MERCY MEDICAL CE...
• 03:3103:31, 25 July 2008 diff hist −11 TRUEBLOOD, Terry No edit summary
• 03:3003:30, 25 July 2008 diff hist +599 N TRUEBLOOD, Terry New page: TRUEBLOOD, Terry. (Lyons, CO- ). Recreation director. Trueblood was appointed recreation director in 1982 when the park and recreation departments were combined by the City Council. He rep...
• 03:2903:29, 25 July 2008 diff hist +26 N TROLLEYS New page: TROLLEYS. See: STREETCARS.
• 03:2803:28, 25 July 2008 diff hist +532 N TRILOG, INC. New page: TRILOG, INC. In 1990 the first major company to locate in Dubuque in three years. A division of Cigna Corp., Trilog was a Hartford, Connecticut, based insurance service company that came t...
• 03:2803:28, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,027 N TRI-COLLEGES New page: TRI-COLLEGES. On October 10, 1989, on the twentieth anniversary of the Tri-College consortium of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, [[LORAS COLLEGE], and CLARKE COLLEGE, the Tri-Colleges r...
• 03:2503:25, 25 July 2008 diff hist +711 N TREDWAY, Harry Ennis New page: TREDWAY, Harry Ennis. (Dubuque, IA, June 30, 1861-Florlssant, MO, Nov. 12,1944).President, John Ernsdorff Iron Company. Tredway began business in association with his father, [[TREDWAY, Al...
• 03:2403:24, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,181 N TREDWAY, Alfred New page: TREDWAY, Alfred. (NewYork, NY,Aug.11, 1817--Dubuque, IA, Nov., 1897). Hardware dealer. Tredway and H. A. Rouse were instrumental in the founding of the IOWA IRON WORKS. Tredway remained in...
• 03:2203:22, 25 July 2008 diff hist +910 N TRAUT, Paul New page: TRAUT, Paul. (Dubuque, IA, June 27, 1851--Dubuque, IA, May 23, 1898). Dubuque County Treasurer. Traut was elected City Treasurer of Dubuque in 1880 and won re-election three times. In 1889...
• 03:2103:21, 25 July 2008 diff hist +713 N TRAUT, George E. New page: TRAUT, George E. (Rickardsville, IA-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 23, 1977). Second district director of the Iowa Association of Veteran Affairs. Traut, a deacon of FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH and...
• 03:1903:19, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,484 N TRAUSCH BAKING COMPANY New page: TRAUSCH BAKING COMPANY. One of Dubuque's first bakeries to make a complete line of baked goods. The company unveiled Iowa's first donut-making machine on February 6, 1929. Trausch Baking...
• 03:1503:15, 25 July 2008 diff hist +469 N CLEWELL, Robert W. New page: CLEWELL, Robert W. (Dubuque, IA, Dubuque, IA, July 8, 1986). Attorney. An original partner in the Dubuque law firm of Clewell, Cooney and Fuerste, Clewell practiced law for Sixty-five year...
• 03:0903:09, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,539 N CLEMENS, William Sr. New page: CLEMENS, William Sr. (North Washington, IA, Feb. 28, 1892-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 25, 1966). President, TRAUSCH BAKING COMPANY. Clemens, president of the Trausch Baking Company until his ret...
• 03:0303:03, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,182 N TRAPPISTS New page: TRAPPISTS. Irish monks, following the rules established by St. Benedict in 580 A.D., who settled southeast of Dubuque. As part of his efforts to encourage the Catholic settlement of the Mi...
• 03:0103:01, 25 July 2008 diff hist +353 N TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE New page: TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. State-of-the-art scientific instrument. Nicknamed TEM, the microscope passes electrons rather than light through a subject and is capable of 200,000-power...
• 03:0103:01, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,628 N TRADITIONS New page: TRADITIONS. Regularly or annually followed practices often associated with religious events. In 1961 Donna GINTER began serving a free Thanksgiving feast for the lonely, ...
• 02:5802:58, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,469 N TOWN CLOCK PLAZA New page: TOWN CLOCK PLAZA. Iowa's first open tree-lined pedestrian mall. Named for its most distinctive feature, the TOWN CLOCK, Dubuque's downtown plaza was dedicated in 1971 by George Romney,...
• 01:4001:40, 25 July 2008 diff hist −1 TOWN CLOCK No edit summary
• 01:4001:40, 25 July 2008 diff hist −16 TOWN CLOCK No edit summary
• 01:3801:38, 25 July 2008 diff hist +3,540 N TOWN CLOCK New page: TOWN CLOCK. A prominent landmark of Dubuque since 1864 when a campaign for subscriptions for its purchase was successfully led by Dubuque physician and surgeon, Asa HORR. Mr....
• 01:3501:35, 25 July 2008 diff hist +3,594 N TOURISM New page: TOURISM. Dramatically successful new industry of Dubuque. Local tourism, prior to the late 1980s, had been considered seasonal with many visitors coming to the area only to observe fall le...
• 01:3101:31, 25 July 2008 diff hist +566 N TORNADO New page: TORNADO. A powerful storm characterized by a twisting funnel of wind. On September 28, 1972, a tornado struck near Dubuque in a manner that made it unique. The tornado touched ground near ...
• 01:2901:29, 25 July 2008 diff hist +982 N TOLLARI, Joseph New page: TOLLARI, Joseph. (Des Moines, IA- ). Educator. In 1991 Tollari became the first educator in Dubuque to receive the Charles F. Martin Award. The highest honor presented by the Iowa State Ed...
• 01:2801:28, 25 July 2008 diff hist +798 N TOALE, Thomas (Rev.) New page: TOALE, Thomas (Rev.) (Independence, IA-). Educator. Beginning in 1987 Toale, a graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, served as the Superintendent of Schools for the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE. To...
• 01:2701:27, 25 July 2008 diff hist +634 N TIMMONS, William E. New page: TIMMONS, William E. (Stanley, WI-). Insurance Commissioner, State of Iowa. Timmons was Dubuque County's first assistant county attorney and served in the position for six years. From 1957 ...
• 01:2601:26, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,239 N TIMMERMAN, Robert New page: TIMMERMAN, Robert. (Dubuque, IA-). Coach. Timmerman, head football coach for seventeen years at STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, became during his final season Dubuque’s most successfu...
• 01:2401:24, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,078 N TILP, Ken New page: TILP, Ken. (Dubuque, IA, 1943- ). President, Iowa State Education Association. Tilp, a foreign language teacher in West Des Moines, was elected president of the 30,000 member Iowa State Ed...
• 01:2301:23, 25 July 2008 diff hist +248 N TIGGES, John G. New page: TIGGES, John G. (Centralia, IA--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1973). Supervisor. Tigges served as a Dubuque County Supervisor from 1955 to 1964. Prior to his role as a supervisor, Tigges was a well...
• 01:2001:20, 25 July 2008 diff hist +458 N TIERNEY, Maurice New page: TIERNEY, Maurice. (Fort Dodge, IA-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 2, 1981). Funeral director. Tierney, co-owner of Hoffmann-Tierney Mortuary, was president of the Iowa Funeral Directors' Association. He...
• 01:1601:16, 25 July 2008 diff hist 0 NUTWOOD PARK No edit summary
• 01:1601:16, 25 July 2008 diff hist +4,812 N NUTWOOD PARK New page: NUTWOOD PARK. Home of HORSE RACING in Dubuque. Nutwood Park, named for NUTWOOD, the famous Kentucky trotting stallion owned by Henry L. STOUT, was built by [[S...
• 01:1101:11, 25 July 2008 diff hist +17 NUTWOOD No edit summary
• 01:1101:11, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,364 N NUTWOOD New page: NUTWOOD. A 1,150-pound Kentucky trotting stallion owned by Henry L. STOUT and the source of the name of NUTWOOD PARK. Hoping to increase interest in horse racing in...
• 01:0901:09, 25 July 2008 diff hist +6,138 N NURSING EDUCATION New page: NURSING EDUCATION. In 1896 a school of nursing was established by FINLEY HOSPITAL. On January 10, 1900, the first class of four Dubuque trained nurses graduated from the program. The g...
• 01:0501:05, 25 July 2008 diff hist +727 N NORWEGIAN PLOW COMPANY New page: NORWEGIAN PLOW COMPANY. Pioneering agricultural implement manufacturer. Incorporated under Iowa laws in 1879, the Norwegian Plow Company manufactured a wide variety of products including t...
• 01:0401:04, 25 July 2008 diff hist +640 N NORTHWEST SANITARY COMMISSION New page: NORTHWEST SANITARY COMMISSION. Among the predecessors of the Red Cross. With the start of the CIVIL WAR, women by the hundreds organized soldier aid societies in the north. Initially t...
• 01:0401:04, 25 July 2008 diff hist +543 N NORTHWEST MEDICAL SOCIETY New page: NORTHWEST MEDICAL SOCIETY. Forerunner of the Dubuque County Medical Society. The Northwest Medical Society was founded on January 11, 1853. The eight founding members, including Dr. [[FINL...