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30 July 2008

• 21:2021:20, 30 July 2008 diff hist +400 N STOUT, James Huff New page: STOUT, James Huff. (Dubuque, IA, 1850--Menominee, WI, Dec. 8, 1910). Senator. Stout, the eldest son of Henry L. STOUT, served as manager of the Menominee branch of the ...
• 21:1921:19, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1 STOUT, Henry L. No edit summary
• 21:1821:18, 30 July 2008 diff hist −5 STOUT, Henry L. No edit summary
• 21:1721:17, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,390 N STOUT, Henry L. New page: STOUT, Henry L. (Hunterdon County, NJ, Oct. 23, 1814-Dubuque, IA, July 18, 1900). Lumberman. Stout amassed one of Dubuque's largest personal fortunes between 1853 and 1900. He came to Dubu...
• 21:1521:15, 30 July 2008 diff hist −6 STOUT, Frank D. No edit summary
• 21:1421:14, 30 July 2008 diff hist −5 STOUT, Frank D. No edit summary
• 21:1321:13, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,016 N STOUT, Frank D. New page: STOUT, Frank D. (Dubuque, IA, 1854-Rice Lake, WI, 1927). Donor of the land for the CARNEGIE STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Stout proved to be as successful in business as his father, [[STOUT, H...
• 21:1121:11, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,148 N STOUT, Fannie New page: STOUT, Fannie. (Dubuque, IA, 1862-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 27, 1914). Youngest daughter of Henry L. STOUT. An extremely shy girl, Stout was forced to end a romance with a Cath...
• 21:0921:09, 30 July 2008 diff hist +518 N STORES New page: STORES (first). Noble F. Dean opened Dubuque's first store in 1832. Selling such "Yankee notions" as cotton shirts, razors, handkerchiefs, and boots, the store was located along Mineral St...
• 21:0721:07, 30 July 2008 diff hist +313 N STONE ARCHITECTURE New page: STONE ARCHITECTURE. Style of construction using native stone quarried from the bluffs. Following the age of log buildings, stone architecture is said to have developed in Cornwall and othe...
• 21:0621:06, 30 July 2008 diff hist +42 N EMMY AWARD New page: EMMY AWARD. See: Mark STEINES, John STOLTZ
• 21:0521:05, 30 July 2008 diff hist +358 N STICK ARCHITECTURE New page: STICK ARCHITECTURE (Eastern). One of the most rare styles of architecture found in Dubuque. Stick is characterized by a steeply pitched gable roof, towers, pointed dormers, and porches. Th...
• 21:0421:04, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,620 N STEWART, William G. New page: STEWART, William G. (Jonesville, WV, July 10, 1813-Dubuque, IA, May 23, 1900). President, Dubuque County Bank. Stewart came to Dubuque in March 1834, and became a miner and farmer. Wealthy...
• 21:0321:03, 30 July 2008 diff hist +399 N STEWART, Robert W. New page: STEWART, Robert W. (Dubuque, IA, July 6, 1855--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1905). MAYOR. Stewart served as mayor of Dubuque for two terms, from 1889 to 1891. Although elected to the office ...
• 21:0221:02, 30 July 2008 diff hist +699 N STEPHENSON, Karin New page: STEPHENSON, Karin. (Huron, SO- ). Real estate manager, DUPACO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION. Stephenson has assumed increasing responsibility in the area of real estate financing since coming...
• 21:0121:01, 30 July 2008 diff hist +888 N STEPHEN MINISTRY New page: STEPHEN MINISTRY. Program of training lay ministers to provide individual care for people in traumatic experiences. The Stephen Ministry program was first offered in Dubuque through [[FIRS...
• 21:0021:00, 30 July 2008 diff hist +559 N STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL New page: STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL. Newest of Dubuque's senior high schools. Planning for the $5.7 million building began in the fall of 1966 with non-teaching, instructional, and administrativ...
• 20:5920:59, 30 July 2008 diff hist +7 STEINES, Mark No edit summary
• 20:5820:58, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,561 N STEINES, Mark New page: STEINES, Mark. (Dubuque, IA, June 7, 1964-- ). Broadcaster and co-anchor of ''Entertainment Tonight''. Steines joined the staff of ''Entertainment Tonight'' on August 24, 1995. He becam...
• 20:5620:56, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1 STEFFEN, Don Carl No edit summary
• 20:5520:55, 30 July 2008 diff hist +644 N STEFFEN, Don Carl New page: STEFFEN, Don Carl. (Dubuque, IA- ). Photojournalist. Steffen's photographs have appeared as covers or within articles in such magazines as ''Life, Time, Sports Illustrated, Saturday Evenin...
• 20:5420:54, 30 July 2008 diff hist +419 N STEELE, Mary Paula Zaytoun New page: STEELE, Mary Paula Zaytoun. (Rocky Mount, NC- ). Orthodontist. In 1988 Steele became the first woman practicing orthodontics in Iowa or North Carolina certified by the American Board of Or...
• 20:5320:53, 30 July 2008 diff hist +589 N STEELE, Jane New page: STEELE, Jane. (Prairie du Chien, WI- ). Vice President-Loan Administration, HARVEST SAVINGS BANK. Joining Dubuque Savings and Loan, now Harvest Bank, in 1977, Steele has assumed variou...
• 20:5220:52, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,326 N STEAM SLEIGHS New page: STEAM SLEIGHS. Bizarre transportation scheme in the early Midwest. Dependency on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER for communication led to frontier hardships when the frozen river prevented ships...
• 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...