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28 July 2008

• 15:3915:39, 28 July 2008 diff hist +35 N MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE New page: MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE. See: LAW, John.
• 15:3815:38, 28 July 2008 diff hist −64 MINING No edit summary
• 15:3515:35, 28 July 2008 diff hist +10,157 N MINING New page: MINING. Dubuque's oldest industry. Dubuque is situated in what was called the Northwestern district including land in Iowa and Illinois. Much of the richest LEAD-bearing ore was found ...
• 15:3015:30, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,519 N MINES OF SPAIN STATE RECREATIONAL AREA New page: MINES OF SPAIN STATE RECREATIONAL AREA. A 1,380-acre state recreation area south of Dubuque, the region contains five sites that were added to the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES...
• 15:2715:27, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,241 N MINES OF SPAIN New page: MINES OF SPAIN. Name given by Julien DUBUQUE to his LEAD MINING operation after obtaining a permanent grant to the land from the Spanish Governor, Baron de Carondel...
• 15:2515:25, 28 July 2008 diff hist +10 MILITARY ROAD No edit summary
• 15:2315:23, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,790 N MILWAUKEE RAILROAD SHOPS New page: MILWAUKEE RAILROAD SHOPS. Once one of the city's largest employers. In 1880 the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway obtained the north-south line from Clinton, Iowa, through Dubuque to...
• 15:2215:22, 28 July 2008 diff hist −2 MILLING No edit summary
• 15:2115:21, 28 July 2008 diff hist +787 N MILLING New page: MILLING. The principal types of mills built in Dubuque were constructed for the processing of flour, oatmeal, or spice. Important flourmills were the ROCKDALE MILLS, Pratt and Company,...
• 15:2015:20, 28 July 2008 diff hist +332 N MILLIGAN, Harold L. New page: MILLIGAN, Harold L. (Allamakee County, IA--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 5, 1970). Labor leader. Milligan, an employee of the Trausch Baking Company for forty-two years, was a charter member of the Ge...
• 15:2015:20, 28 July 2008 diff hist +815 N MILLER, Thomas J. New page: MILLER, Thomas J. (Dubuque, IA, August 11, 1944- ). Iowa Attorney General. Miller was elected attorney general on November 7, 1978, and was reelected in 1982. A graduate of [[WAHLERT HIGH ...
• 15:1915:19, 28 July 2008 diff hist +353 N MILLER, Raymond J. New page: MILLER, Raymond J. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 16, 1920--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 9, 1990). State Representative. Miller, the first Republican elected by Dubuque County, served in the Iowa House of Repres...
• 15:1815:18, 28 July 2008 diff hist +573 N MILLER, Henry B. New page: MILLER, Henry B. (Indian Harbor, IN-St. Louis, MO, Sept. 29, 1970). President, DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS. In 1941 Miller came to Dubuque to head the boat and boiler works. Active i...
• 15:1715:17, 28 July 2008 diff hist +471 N MILKMAN New page: MILKMAN. The last independent milkman in Dubuque was Howard Allen who came to Dubuque in 1931 from Connecticut. He retired in December 1971, after thirty years of service to as many as fiv...
• 15:1615:16, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,650 N MILITARY ROAD New page: MILITARY ROAD. Route between Dubuque and Iowa City planned for the quick movement of mail and troops. The idea for the road was delivered to Congress by W. W. Chapman, a delegate from Iowa...
• 15:1415:14, 28 July 2008 diff hist −2 MILITANT ORDER OF SPARTAN KNIGHTS No edit summary
• 15:1215:12, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1 MILITANT ORDER OF SPARTAN KNIGHTS No edit summary
• 15:1115:11, 28 July 2008 diff hist +491 N MILITANT ORDER OF SPARTAN KNIGHTS New page: MILITANT ORDER OF SPARTAN KNIGHTS. Organization begun in 1934 by Frederick Wilhelm KALTENBACH. Boys who joined the organization participated in boxing at ...
• 15:1015:10, 28 July 2008 diff hist +375 N MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY New page: MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY. Successor to the PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY. Established in 1923, the Midwest Lumber Company had its headquarters in Dubuque with thirty-two branches in Iowa, Illin...
• 15:0915:09, 28 July 2008 diff hist +804 N MIDWEST ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION New page: MIDWEST ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION. Financial arm of the COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY, ART AND SCIENCE. Organized to provide financial support to the museum and its activities, the Associat...
• 15:0715:07, 28 July 2008 diff hist +650 N MICHOPOULOS, Lois New page: MICHOPOULOS, Lois. (Dubuque, IA- ). Founder, Thalassemia Foundation for the Children of Greece, named for a type of anemia with high incidence in the Mediterranean area. Michopoulos, the f...
• 15:0615:06, 28 July 2008 diff hist +574 N MICHEL, Bernard A. New page: MICHEL, Bernard A. (Dubuque, IA, July 13, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 5, 1948). Physician. Michel was one of the founders of the FINLEY HOSPITAL. Educated in the public schools of Dubuque,...
• 15:0615:06, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,538 N MIAMI New page: MIAMI. An Algonquian tribe that convinced Nicholas PERROT in 1690 to settle along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Eager to trade with Perrot, the Native Americans showed Pe...
• 15:0315:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +283 N MEYER, John L. New page: MEYER, John L. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 3,1971). Educator. Meyer, an instructor and tennis coach at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL for thirty-five years, was founder of the Dubuque R...
• 15:0315:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +346 N MEYER, Edward New page: MEYER, Edward. (Holy Cross, IA-Dubuque, IA, May 5, 1982). President, Higley-Meyer. Meyer, a member of the DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and the 330 Club of the DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCI...
• 04:5704:57, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1 MEYER, Cletus No edit summary
• 04:5604:56, 28 July 2008 diff hist +788 N MEYER, Cletus New page: MEYER, Cletus. (Dubuque, IA- ). Executive Director of the DUBUQUE BOYS CLUB. Meyer began his long association with the Boys Club in 1957 as a coach and supervisor of the games room. He...
• 04:5604:56, 28 July 2008 diff hist +403 N MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY New page: MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY. Local business founded in 1888 by Peter J. SEIPPEL and Joseph A. MEUSER. Former employees of the [[C. W. ROBINSON...
• 04:5404:54, 28 July 2008 diff hist +4 MEUSER, Joseph A. No edit summary
• 04:5204:52, 28 July 2008 diff hist +581 N MEUSER BEER COMPANY New page: MEUSER BEER COMPANY. Local brewery founded by William Meuser, a CIVIL WAR veteran. Meuser died at the age of forty-eight leaving two sons who were too young to operate the business. Th...
• 04:5004:50, 28 July 2008 diff hist +465 N MEUSER, William H. New page: MEUSER, William H. (Mineral Point, WI--Dubuque, I, Nov. 28, 1944). MAYOR. A founder of the MAIZEWOOD Insulation Company, Meuser was also an important lumberman in Dubuque. Mayor of Dub...
• 04:4904:49, 28 July 2008 diff hist −4 MEUSER, Joseph A. No edit summary
• 04:4804:48, 28 July 2008 diff hist +455 N MEUSER, Leo New page: MEUSER, Leo. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 20,1976). Dubuque County Treasurer. Meuser, first elected county treasurer in 1938, never faced another political opponent until his retirement ...
• 04:4704:47, 28 July 2008 diff hist +872 N MEUSER, Joseph A. New page: MEUSER, Joseph A. (Warren, IL, Aug. 16, 1865--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 1, 1954). Lumberman. Meuser moved with his family to Dubuque in 1875. In 1887, in association with [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.|Peter...
• 04:4604:46, 28 July 2008 diff hist +676 N METZ, John D. New page: METZ, John D. (Holland, Mar. 5, 1822-Dubuque, IA, July 2, 1918). Book printer and manufacturer. In 1875 Metz received the American Institute of New York's only award for blank books. The f...
• 04:4404:44, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,095 N MERRITT, Jacqueline New page: MERRITT, Jacqueline. (Dubuque, IA- ). Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD in 1978. Merritt, the first woman to receive the First Citizen Award, joined with others in 1970 to form the Five F...
• 04:4304:43, 28 July 2008 diff hist −1 MERIWETHER, J. Bruce No edit summary
• 04:4204:42, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,670 N MERIWETHER, J. Bruce New page: MERIWETHER, J. Bruce. (Taylorville, IL,- ). President, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE. Meriwether was annually ranked among the most influential people in the City of Dubuque. His pers...
• 04:3804:38, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,561 N MERCER, Michael New page: MERCER, Michael. (Dubuque, IA- ). Professional athlete. The son of "Moco" and Helen MERCER, Michael graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 1953, the year he was...
• 04:3504:35, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,022 N MERCER, Kenneth E. New page: MERCER, Kenneth E. (Albia, IA--Dubuque, IA, 1970). Coach. In 1960 Mercer, acclaimed coach at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate A...
• 04:3404:34, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,853 N MERCER, Helen New page: MERCER, Helen. (Ringold Co, IA- ). President, DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Mercer came to Dubuque in 1939 with her husband, Kenneth MERCER. She retired in 19...
• 04:3204:32, 28 July 2008 diff hist +720 N MENTZ, Artie New page: MENTZ, Artie. (Dubuque, IA, 1943- ). Entertainer. Mentz used his close physical resemblance to Elvis Presley to develop a highly popular nightclub routine seen nationwide. Given the nickna...
• 04:3004:30, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,531 N MENSTER, William J. New page: MENSTER, William J. (Rev.). (Cascade, IA, Feb. 10, 1913-Apr. 14, 2007). Catholic priest who was the first clergyman to visit Antarctica. In 1946 Menster, a U.S. Navy chaplain, was assigned...
• 03:0403:04, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,005 N MELOY, Harold P. New page: MELOY, Harold P. (Benton, WI- ). County Auditor. Meloy held the position of county auditor for twenty-six years, believed to be a record for anyone in that office. Meloy claimed to be amon...
• 03:0303:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,216 N MELODY MILL New page: MELODY MILL. Well-known ballroom. Located along Highway 3 about one mile north of Dubuque, Melody Mill once featured the most popular big bands in the United States. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey...

27 July 2008

• 22:3522:35, 27 July 2008 diff hist −1 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
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• 22:3222:32, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,762 N MEAT PACKING New page: MEAT PACKING. Credit for establishing Dubuque by the 1860s as an important meat-packing center is generally given to William RYAN. From November 1, 1875, through November...