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30 July 2008

• 20:4420:44, 30 July 2008 diff hist +468 N STEAMBOAT ARCHITECTURE New page: STEAMBOAT ARCHITECTURE. Also known as "Riverboat Gothic," the style displays multi-level porches typical of those found on homes with a French influence in Louisiana. large porches helped ...
• 20:4420:44, 30 July 2008 diff hist −4 STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY No edit summary
• 20:4320:43, 30 July 2008 diff hist +573 N STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY New page: STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. Company incorporated in 1892 with capital of $100,000. The company purchased the franchise and property of the U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Listed as t...
• 20:4120:41, 30 July 2008 diff hist +831 N STANKE, Nicky New page: STANKE, Nicky. (Ottawa, IL- ). Director, CARNEGIE STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Stanke became director of the library in July 1988, after serving over seventeen years in the library field. In ...
• 20:3920:39, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,984 N DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY. Iowa's oldest brewery. Founded by the Rhomberg family in 1898, the brewery was sold in the 1970s to Joseph PICKETT and Sons, Inc. Ownership transferred again ...
• 20:3120:31, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1 STAMPFER, Thomas M. No edit summary
• 20:3120:31, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,031 N STAMPFER, Thomas M. New page: STAMPFER, Thomas M. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 26, 1898-Chicago, IL, Oct. 1,1962). President, Stampfer Company. Stampfer, son of Joseph Frederick STAMPFER, became pr...
• 20:3020:30, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,192 N STAMPFER, Joseph Frederick New page: STAMPFER, Joseph Frederick. (Louisville, KY, Nov. 9, 1855-Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 10, 1937). Founder, J. F. Stampfer and Company. Stampfer became one of the Midwest's most successful clothin...
• 20:2920:29, 30 July 2008 diff hist +369 N STAMMEYER, Virgil New page: STAMMEYER, Virgil. (Stacyville, IA- ). Member, Iowa State Patrol. In 1990 Stammeyer became the third officer from Dubuque shot in the line of duty. Then within days of retirement, he was i...
• 20:2820:28, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,619 N STAGECOACHES New page: STAGECOACHES. Vehicles pulled by teams of four or six horses. Used to carry passengers and freight, stagecoach horses were changed at stations, called stages, along the route. Because of p...
• 20:2620:26, 30 July 2008 diff hist +37 N INDUSTRIAL LEADER New page: INDUSTRIAL LEADER. See: John STAFFORD
• 20:2620:26, 30 July 2008 diff hist +588 N STAFFORD, John New page: STAFFORD, John. (Wexford, IA-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 15, 1888). Editor. Stafford, only twenty-five years old when he died of "brain fever," was editor of the ''Industrial Leader'', the labor new...
• 20:2320:23, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,082 N SPRENGELMEYER, Mary Beth New page: SPRENGELMEYER, Mary Beth. (Dubuque, IA- ). Owner, Allied Camera. In 1990 Sprengelmeyer owned and managed Allied Camera, the firm that her mother began shortly after World War II. Sprengelm...
• 20:2220:22, 30 July 2008 diff hist −2 SPRAGUE No edit summary
• 20:2220:22, 30 July 2008 diff hist +877 N SPRAGUE New page: SPRAGUE. Largest and most famous of the Mississippi paddlewheel steamers. Manufactured in 1901 by the DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER COMPANY, the 318-foot Sprague was often called "Big Mama."...
• 20:1920:19, 30 July 2008 diff hist +545 N SPENCER, John New page: SPENCER, John. (York, England, Dec. 26, 1856--Unknown). Architect. Spencer moved to Dubuque in the late 1880s and became a junior member of the firm of W. W. Boynton and Company that desig...
• 20:1820:18, 30 July 2008 diff hist +376 N SPECIAL EDUCATION New page: SPECIAL EDUCATION. Specially designed programs for children with specific needs. Lobbied for by the newly formed Dubuque County Association for Retarded Citizens, the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY S...
• 20:1720:17, 30 July 2008 diff hist +377 N SPECHT, Mary Ann New page: SPECHT, Mary Ann. (Dubuque, IA- ). Victim witness coordinator. In February 1985 Specht became Dubuque County's first victim witness coordinator as the result of a federal grant administere...
• 20:1620:16, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,103 N SPANISH LAND GRANTS New page: SPANISH LAND GRANTS. Deeds of ownership granted by Spanish officials to settlers on land claimed by Spain. In 1763, with the end of the French and Indian War, English and Spanish claims fa...
• 20:1420:14, 30 July 2008 diff hist +391 N SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE New page: SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE. One of the rarest styles of architecture found in Dubuque. Spanish Colonial was popular in the United States from 1915 through 1940. Often using low-...
• 20:1320:13, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1 SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY No edit summary
• 20:1320:13, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,109 N SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY New page: SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY. Last of the major line-yards located in Iowa. Consistently ranked within the top 200 of the top four hundred lumber companies in the United States, Spahn an...
• 20:1020:10, 30 July 2008 diff hist +702 N SPAHN, Robert J. (Rev.) New page: SPAHN, Robert J. (Rev.) (Dubuque, IA-Guttenberg, IA, Sept. 19, 1985). Catholic priest. Spahn, a graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, studied at the University of Innsbruck and Catholic Universit...
• 20:0920:09, 30 July 2008 diff hist +238 N SPAHN, E. A. "Chip" New page: SPAHN, E. A. "Chip" (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 18, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1989). Banker. From 1920 to 1934 Spahn worked for the GERMAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK. He was associated with Federa...
• 20:0520:05, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,323 N SPAHN, Charles J., Jr. New page: SPAHN, Charles J., Jr. (Dubuque, IA- ). Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO,SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY. Spahn served as president of the company, founded by his grandfather, from ...
• 20:0320:03, 30 July 2008 diff hist +424 N SPAHN, Charles D. New page: SPAHN, Charles D. (Dubuque, IA- ). President, SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY. Spahn succeeded Franc Collier ALTMAN as president of the Spahn and Rose Lumber Co...
• 20:0220:02, 30 July 2008 diff hist +367 N SOUND OFF New page: SOUND OFF. Controversial RADIO program. Sound Off was thirteen years old in 1985 when it was aired every day from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on KDTH. By the time the last program was aire...
• 20:0120:01, 30 July 2008 diff hist +580 N SONG OF DUBUQUE New page: SONG OF DUBUQUE. Bicentennial music written by Sister Carol Hoverman's fourth grade class at SAINT MARY'S SCHOOL. In 1976 the song won a bicentennial composition contest sponsored by M...
• 20:0020:00, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,536 N SNOWFALL New page: SNOWFALL (Record). Dubuque's record annual snowfall was set in 2007-2008 when the city received inches. The second heaviest snowfall came in 1961-1962 with 75.7 inches. On April l0,...
• 19:5919:59, 30 July 2008 diff hist +413 N SNOW COVER DAYS New page: SNOW COVER DAYS (record). Days that have one inch or more of snow cover at 6:00 a.m. Local Standard Time. Through 1979 the record amount of snow cover occurred during the winter of 1978--1...
• 19:5819:58, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,019 N SMYTH, Clement New page: SMYTH, Clement. (Finlea, near Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland, Jan. 24, 1810-Sept. 23, 1865). Second bishop of Dubuque. Father Smyth founded the monastery of New Melleray near Dubuque. Wit...
• 19:5719:57, 30 July 2008 diff hist +706 N SMITH, William Avery New page: SMITH, William Avery. (Andalusia, IL, Nov. 19, 1870-Dubuque, IA, June 10, 1958). Iowa Supreme Court Justice. Smith served as a judge on the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1943, to June...
• 19:5619:56, 30 July 2008 diff hist +625 N SMITH, Terry New page: SMITH, Terry. (Dubuque, IA- ). Student of judo. Smith, associated with the LORAS JUDO CLUB for thirty years, received a first degree black belt in 1970 and a fourth degree black belt i...
• 19:5519:55, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,688 N SMITH, Platt New page: SMITH, Platt. (Hoosick, NY, May 6, 1813-1882). Attorney. Smith, one of the most influential men in the early history of Iowa RAILROADS, successfully presented two legal cases that dete...
• 19:5419:54, 30 July 2008 diff hist +738 N SMITH, Donna New page: SMITH, Donna. (Epworth, IA- ). County supervisor. Smith made local history in 1974 by being the first woman to head the Dubuque County Democratic Party. In 1978 she became the first woman ...
• 19:5319:53, 30 July 2008 diff hist 0 SMITH, Don E. No edit summary
• 19:5319:53, 30 July 2008 diff hist +370 N SMITH, Don E. New page: SMITH, Don E. (Reverend). (Zwingle, IA, March 3, 1928-Flagstaff, AZ, June 23, 1989). Miss]]ionary. A graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Reverend Smith served as a missionary to the ...
• 19:5119:51, 30 July 2008 diff hist +21 DUBUQUE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION No edit summary
• 19:5119:51, 30 July 2008 diff hist +25 DUBUQUE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION No edit summary
• 19:5019:50, 30 July 2008 diff hist +32 DUBUQUE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION No edit summary
• 19:4919:49, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,521 N SMELTZER, Barbara K. New page: SMELTZER, Barbara K. (Dubuque, IA- ). Educator. A graduate of DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, and CLARKE COLLEGE with masters' degrees in reading and element...
• 19:4719:47, 30 July 2008 diff hist +482 N SLIMMER, Abraham New page: SLIMMER, Abraham. (Poland, Sept.16, 1835-Aug. 15,1917). Humanitarian. Slimmer, one of the Midwest's many fascinating businessmen, donated fifty thousand dollars to FINLEY HOSPITAL to b...
• 19:4619:46, 30 July 2008 diff hist +651 N SLATTERY, Richard J. New page: SLATTERY, Richard J. (Dubuque, IA--Davenport, IA, May 10, 1977). Director, Dubuque Recreation Department. Slattery, a graduate of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE where he played varsity foot...
• 19:4519:45, 30 July 2008 diff hist 0 SLATTERY, Doris No edit summary
• 19:4419:44, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,700 N SLATTERY, Doris New page: SLATTERY, Doris. (Zwingle, IA- ). Educator. In 1965 Slattery taught the first Head Start class in the city of Dubuque. A teacher with the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT from 1950 to...
• 19:4219:42, 30 July 2008 diff hist +988 N SKYWALK New page: SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust STREETS to their second buil...
• 19:4119:41, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,973 N SKIING New page: SKIING. Popular winter sport. Long before SUNDOWN, Dubuque was a mecca for skiing enthusiasts. In 1932 a Works Progress Administration project called for construction of a ski hill sou...
• 19:4019:40, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,726 N SISTERS OF THE VISITATION OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (SVM) New page: SISTERS OF THE VISITATION OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (SVM) Order founded in 1610 in France by Saint Francis de Sales and Jane Frances de Chantal. The first group of sisters arrived in...
• 19:3719:37, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,579 N SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE HOLY FAMILY (OSF) New page: SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE HOLY FAMILY (OSF). Order founded in 1864 in Herford, Germany, by Mother Xavier Termehr to care for orphans and offer home nursing and care ...
• 19:3519:35, 30 July 2008 diff hist +4 SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (PBVM) No edit summary