User contributions for Randylyon

28 July 2008

• 18:0318:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +4 MURPHY, Charles J. No edit summary
• 17:5717:57, 28 July 2008 diff hist +691 N MYERS, Dorrance Dixon New page: MYERS, Dorrance Dixon. (Dubuque Co, IA, Nov. 3, 1841-Apr. 16, 1917). Manufacturer of tobacco products. The firm of Myers, Tice and Company was the first manufacturer of chewing, fine cut, ...
• 17:5517:55, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,110 N MURRAY, S. Frank New page: MURRAY, S. Frank. (Dubuque, IA, November 4, 1918- ). President, Permit Express. Murray pioneered the field of facsimile transmission. In 1969 he was one of 125 applicants awarded fax terri...
• 17:5417:54, 28 July 2008 diff hist +18 MURRAY, Francis A. No edit summary
• 17:5417:54, 28 July 2008 diff hist +803 N MURRAY, Frank New page: MURRAY, Frank. (O'Neill, NB- ). Public Works Chief. Murray led the Public Works Department through construction of the DUBUQUE GREYHOUND PARK and initial construction phases of the U.S...
• 17:5317:53, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,658 N MURRAY, Francis A. New page: MURRAY, Francis A. "Chip." (Chicago Heights, IL- ).Vice president-trust department manager, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE. Murray led People for Parks and Recreation, a group that suc...
• 17:5117:51, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,482 N MURPHY PARK New page: MURPHY PARK. Recreational area in southern Dubuque named in memory of Richard Lewis MURPHY. Located along Highway 151, Murphy Park was begun in 1926 with the purc...
• 17:4917:49, 28 July 2008 diff hist +861 N MURPHY, Richard Louis New page: MURPHY, Richard Louis. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 6, 1875—Chippewa Falls, WI, July 16, 1936). Iowa Senator. Murphy, a delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, served...
• 17:4717:47, 28 July 2008 diff hist +383 N MURPHY, Larry New page: MURPHY, Larry. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 17,1952- ). Member, Iowa Senate. Elected to represent the 14th Senatorial District, Murphy was the former chairman of the First Judicial Department of Cor...
• 17:4617:46, 28 July 2008 diff hist +605 N MURPHY, John Stanford New page: MURPHY, John Stanford. (Schuylkill Co., PA, 1846-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 10, 1902). Journalist. Murphy served as city editor of the Dubuque Herald and the staff of several other local papers unt...
• 17:4517:45, 28 July 2008 diff hist +262 N MURPHY, George R. New page: MURPHY, George R. (Unknown-Pittsburgh, PA, May3, 1978). MAYOR. An employee of LORAS COLLEGE for many years, Murphy served as mayor of Dubuque in 1939. He was a member of the Quarte...
• 17:4417:44, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,389 N MURPHY, Charles J. New page: MURPHY, Charles J. (Dubuque, IA- ). Postmaster. Murphy, postmaster in Dubuque from 1963 to 1990, was one of the last politically appointed postmasters in the United States. Chosen by Presi...
• 17:4217:42, 28 July 2008 diff hist −6 MURALS No edit summary
• 17:3817:38, 28 July 2008 diff hist +6 MURALS No edit summary
• 17:3717:37, 28 July 2008 diff hist −2 MURALS No edit summary
• 17:3617:36, 28 July 2008 diff hist +13 MURALS No edit summary
• 17:3517:35, 28 July 2008 diff hist +3 MURALS No edit summary
• 17:3417:34, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,633 N MURALS New page: MURALS. Murals depicting life in Dubuque and along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER may be found in DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and inside the West 6th Street entrance of the post office. In...
• 17:3017:30, 28 July 2008 diff hist +282 N MULLANY, John New page: MULLANY, John. (Tipperary County, Ireland, July 30, 1813-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 18, 1884). Architect. Mullany was considered one of Dubuque's brightest architects with projects under his direct...
• 17:2817:28, 28 July 2008 diff hist +556 N MULHOLLAND, Mary Ambrose New page: MULHOLLAND, Mary Ambrose (Sister). (Stanberry, MO-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1979). President, CLARKE COLLEGE. Mulholland, a graduate of Clarke in 1921, returned to her alma mater and served...
• 17:2717:27, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,800 N MULGREW, Thomas James New page: MULGREW, Thomas James. (Dubuque, IA, May 8, 1867-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 24, 1954). President, Mulgrew Fuel Company. Soon after returning from Nevada in 1893, Mulgrew formed the Thomas J. Mulgre...
• 17:2517:25, 28 July 2008 diff hist +504 N MULGREW, Kate New page: MULGREW, Kate. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 29, 1955- ) Actress. Starring in such television programs as the mini series “The Word" with David Janssen, an episode of the popular "Dallas," "Mrs. Co...
• 17:2417:24, 28 July 2008 diff hist 0 MULGREW, John Patrick No edit summary
• 17:2317:23, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,369 N MULGREW, John Patrick New page: MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886- Dubuque,IA, 1949). Writer. Mulgrew regularly wrote the "Wake of the News" column of the ''Chicago Tribune'' under his pseudonym "Jazbo o...
• 17:2017:20, 28 July 2008 diff hist +564 N MOZENA, Kenneth E. New page: MOZENA, Kenneth E. (Dubuque, IA- ). Owner, Tri-State Auction and Realty Service, Inc. In 1991 Mozena celebrated more than fifty years in the auction business. Beginning with the auction of...
• 17:1117:11, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,554 N MOUNT PLEASANT HOME New page: MOUNT PLEASANT HOME. Non-sectarian home originally founded to care for women and children. Originally called the Home of the Friendless and the Iowa Home for the Friendless, the institutio...
• 17:0917:09, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,077 N MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY New page: MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY. Originally the Key West Burying Ground, the cemetery was renamed in April 1901. The Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association, led by a board of eleven trustees, was given the...
• 17:0717:07, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,274 N MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY New page: MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY. With the purchase of five acres of land from William Rumpf and Herman Bruening, a burial site for German-speaking Catholics was established on July 19, 1861, and de...
• 17:0517:05, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,126 N MOUND BUILDERS New page: MOUND BUILDERS. A term used by archaeologists to describe various Native Americans who constructed humps of earth in various sizes and shapes from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and...
• 17:0417:04, 28 July 2008 diff hist +3,272 N MOTION PICTURES New page: MOTION PICTURES. Motion pictures, referred to in 1913 as "talkies," first appeared in Dubuque on July 31, 1913. Shown to hundreds of curious viewers at the MAJESTIC THEATER, the Edison...
• 16:5716:57, 28 July 2008 diff hist +771 N MOSS, Ernestine New page: MOSS, Ernestine. (Milwaukee, WI- ). Civil rights advocate. Moss succeeded Ralph Watkins in February 1990 as president of the Dubuque chapter of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEME...
• 16:5116:51, 28 July 2008 diff hist +599 N MORRIS, Joel New page: MORRIS, Joel. (Waukegon, IL-- ). Superintendent. In 1996 Dr. Morris was named superintendent of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT succeeding Dr. [[O'HARE, Marvin|Marvin O’HARE]...
• 16:5016:50, 28 July 2008 diff hist +481 N MOORE'S MILL New page: MOORE'S MILL. Prosperous lumber mill in the late 1800s. Moore's Mill was built in 1876 for $75,000 by W. H. and N. S. Moore. Until 1876 when the second of two disastrous fires in six yea...
• 16:4316:43, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,030 N MONTGOMERY, Ralph New page: MONTGOMERY, Ralph. (Unknown-Unknown). Slave. In failing to consider the case of Ralph, the United States Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision inflamed those in resistance to slavery in the ...
• 16:3716:37, 28 July 2008 diff hist +679 N MOLONEY, Lawrence New page: MOLONEY, Lawrence. (Ireland, 1819--Dubuque, IA, 1864). Real estate developer. Moloney accumulated vast quantities of property in the Dubuque area through shrewd investing and profits from ...
• 16:0216:02, 28 July 2008 diff hist +8 MOLO, William S. No edit summary
• 16:0216:02, 28 July 2008 diff hist +832 N MOLO, William S. New page: MOLO, William S. (New York, NY, Apr. 3, 1861--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 6, 1935). Founder, Linehan and Molo Company. Molo came west in 1883 at the age of twenty-two. Settling in Dubuque, he began ...
• 16:0016:00, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,468 N MOLO, Robert E. New page: MOLO, Robert E. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 20, 1928- ). President, Molo Companies. Molo, credited with the growth of one of Dubuque's oldest businesses, became the president of the Molo Companies...
• 15:5615:56, 28 July 2008 diff hist +522 N MOLO, Bart L. New page: MOLO, Bart L. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 26, 1885--Dec., 1948). Partner, Molo Sand and Gravel Company. Beginning in 1918, Molo and his brother Harold founded the family business bearing their name...
• 15:5515:55, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,732 N MOLITORE, Edward New page: MOLITORE, Edward. (Wilmette, IL- ). Leading grand opera tenor and artist. Molitore came to Dubuque at the age of three with his father, Rev. Hugh Atchison, who was beginning as pastor of [...
• 15:5315:53, 28 July 2008 diff hist 0 MOLDENHAUER, Wayne No edit summary
• 15:5215:52, 28 July 2008 diff hist +6 MOLDENHAUER, Wayne No edit summary
• 15:5215:52, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,324 N MOLDENHAUER, Wayne New page: MOLDENHAUER, Wayne. (Charles City, IA- ). MAYOR of Dubuque, 1972. Moldenhauer, a children's dentist, was elected to the city council in 1969 by the largest number of votes ever cast for a ...
• 15:5015:50, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2 MOCO MERCER AWARDS No edit summary
• 15:5015:50, 28 July 2008 diff hist +330 N MOCO MERCER AWARDS New page: MOCO MERCER AWARDS. Annual presentation made by the Dubuque JAYCEES beginning in 1970. The first awards, made in 1971, were presented to Tom Danner, state wrestling champion from [[WAHLERT...
• 15:4815:48, 28 July 2008 diff hist +695 N MOBLEY, Mordecai New page: MOBLEY, Mordecai. (Wellsburg, Brook County, VA, Aug.29, 1800-Washington, D.C. June 26, 1887). Banker. Mobley, formerly a representative in the Illinois House of Representatives, came to Du...
• 15:4715:47, 28 July 2008 diff hist 0 MISSISSIPPI RIVER No edit summary
• 15:4615:46, 28 July 2008 diff hist +5,407 N MISSISSIPPI RIVER New page: MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Principal river of the Midwest, named by the Ojibway "mis" meaning "great" and "isipi" meaning "river." An estimated 2,348 miles long, the river drains 1, 243,700 square...
• 15:4115:41, 28 July 2008 diff hist −8 MISSISSIPPI MOUNTAINEERS No edit summary
• 15:4015:40, 28 July 2008 diff hist +374 N MISSISSIPPI MOUNTAINEERS New page: MISSISSIPPI MOUNTAINEERS. Dubuque band of the 1930s. Featuring Gus Fuhrman on accordion, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Whitey WOELK playing bass, Mark Gavin on clarinet and Ru...