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25 July 2008

• 20:3320:33, 25 July 2008 diff hist −5 ADAMS, Eugene No edit summary
• 20:2420:24, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 RICHARDS, Benjamin Billings No edit summary
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• 20:1820:18, 25 July 2008 diff hist +12 DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB No edit summary
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• 20:1520:15, 25 July 2008 diff hist −9 DUBUQUE CITY HALL No edit summary
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• 20:0220:02, 25 July 2008 diff hist +8 DUBUQUE AVIATION SCHOOL No edit summary
• 20:0120:01, 25 July 2008 diff hist 0 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
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• 19:5919:59, 25 July 2008 diff hist −12 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
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• 19:4619:46, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 RUSK, David Wm. No edit summary
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• 19:4419:44, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,986 N RUSK, David Wm. New page: RUSK, David Wm. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 9, 1954-- ). Publisher. Growing up in Dubuque, Rusk left the city in 1972 after an early graduation from [DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. He was employ...
• 19:2119:21, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 RAILROADS No edit summary
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• 19:1319:13, 25 July 2008 diff hist +7,981 N RAILROADS New page: RAILROADS. The passage on September 20, 1850, of the Illinois Central Land Grant by the United States Congress provided the first grant of public lands to assist in the construction of rai...
• 17:5917:59, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,758 N RYAN, William A. New page: RYAN, William A. (Shepardstown, WV, July 10, 1820--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 6, 1890). Owner of one of the most profitable meatpacking companies in the early Midwest. A resident of Galena, Illino...
• 17:5217:52, 25 July 2008 diff hist +435 N RYAN, Emmett New page: RYAN, Emmett. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 28, 1972). Dentist. Ryan retired in 1958 after forty years of practicing dentistry in Dubuque. Civic minded, Ryan served as a member of the [[...
• 17:5017:50, 25 July 2008 diff hist +720 N RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY New page: RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY. Successor of the LESURE LUMBER COMPANY. The Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company purchased its predecessor and began a wholesale and retail business with retail o...
• 17:4817:48, 25 July 2008 diff hist +257 N RUEGNITZ, Robert New page: RUEGNITZ, Robert. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 16, 1986). Druggist. Ruegnitz, the retired owner of Ruegnitz Drug Store, was a former member of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT s...
• 17:4317:43, 25 July 2008 diff hist +575 N RUEGNITZ, Bernard A. New page: RUEGNITZ, Bernard A. (Clayton, IA, Sept. 26, 1878-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 12, 1953). Pharmacist. Ruegnitz served as president of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association and secretary of the State Ve...
• 17:4217:42, 25 July 2008 diff hist +412 N RUEGAMER, John New page: RUEGAMER, John. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 7, 1830--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 20, 1889). Butcher. With only ten dollars, Ruegamer came to this country in 1854. He entered into a partnership the follo...
• 17:4117:41, 25 July 2008 diff hist +387 N ROWHOUSES New page: ROWHOUSES. A series of abutting houses sharing common walls, covered by a common roof, and frequently constructed in SECOND EMPIRE ARCHITECTURE. Dubuque once boasted of having more row...
• 17:3917:39, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 ROUSE, Hammond No edit summary
• 17:3817:38, 25 July 2008 diff hist +521 N ROUSE, Hammond New page: ROUSE, Hammond. (Penfield, Monroe Co., TN, Oct.15, 1824-lndependence, IA, May 16, 1885). Proprietor of IOWA IRON WORKS. Rouse began the first iron works manufacturing business north o...
• 17:3717:37, 25 July 2008 diff hist +58 N ROUND HOUSE SUNDAY SCHOOL New page: ROUND HOUSE SUNDAY SCHOOL. See: THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
• 17:3517:35, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 ROTARY ENGINE No edit summary
• 17:3317:33, 25 July 2008 diff hist +235 N ROTARY ENGINE New page: ROTARY ENGINE. Revolutionary advancement in automotive engineering. The ADAMS COMPANY built the first successful rotary engine. The design was originated by [[FARWELL, Fay O.|Fay O. FARWEL...
• 17:3217:32, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2,067 N ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE New page: ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE. Once Iowa's largest department store. Founded by John J. ROSHEK, the firm's history began as a store at the corner of 8th and Main. With a gr...
• 17:2917:29, 25 July 2008 diff hist +987 N ROSHEK, John J. New page: ROSHEK, John J. (Linn County, IA, Jan. 22, 1873--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 14, 1945). President, Roshek Brothers Company. Roshek and his brother, F. H. Roshek, came to Dubuque in 1884 and opened a...
• 17:2717:27, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2,227 N ROSE, George DeForest "Bud" New page: ROSE, George DeForest "Bud" (Freeport, IL, Sept. 16, 1879--June 12, 1950). Company president. In January 1904, in association with Charles J. SPAHN, Sr., Rose es...
• 17:2317:23, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2,106 N ROLLER SKATING New page: ROLLER SKATING. One of early Dubuque’s most popular recreational activities. On September 7, 1882, Professor Levi, proprietor of skating rinks in Chicago, Memphis and Nashville, demonstr...
• 17:1817:18, 25 July 2008 diff hist −4 BECKMAN, Francis J.L. No edit summary
• 17:1617:16, 25 July 2008 diff hist −1 BECKMAN, Francis J.L. No edit summary
• 17:1517:15, 25 July 2008 diff hist +6 BECKMAN, Francis J.L. No edit summary
• 17:1417:14, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 BECKMAN, Francis J.L. No edit summary
• 17:1317:13, 25 July 2008 diff hist +4,665 N BECKMAN, Francis J.L. New page: BECKMAN, Francis J. L. (Cincinnati, OH, Oct. 25, 1875-Chicago, IL, Oct. 17, 1948). Archbishop. Beckman's service in Dubuque for many was as tragic as the Great Depression that began as he ...
• 17:1017:10, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,099 N ROHLMAN, Henry P. New page: ROHLMAN, Henry P. (Munster, Germany, Mar. 17, 1876-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 13, 1957). Archbishop of Dubuque. Rohlman served a quarter of a century in the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE prior to his...
• 17:0817:08, 25 July 2008 diff hist +641 N ROGERS, Thomas New page: ROGERS, Thomas. (Fort Edward, NY, Oct. 14, 1808-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 6, 1874). Attorney. Advised by Senator Henry Clay to come to Iowa, Rogers moved to Burlington in 1839 from New York. A let...
• 17:0717:07, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 ROEDELL, Robert Percy No edit summary
• 17:0617:06, 25 July 2008 diff hist +8 ROEDELL, Robert Percy No edit summary
• 17:0517:05, 25 July 2008 diff hist +348 N ROEDELL, Robert Percy New page: ROEDELL, Robert Percy. (Dyersville, IA--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 29, 1952). Attorney. Between 1898 and 1899 Roedell served as private secretary to Charles T. HANCOCK. A mem...