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KIENE, Emil
KIENE, Emil. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1869--Dubuque, IA, June 22, 1923). At the age of seventeen Emil and his brother Paul joined their father Peter KIENE, Sr., in the DUBUQUE RUBBER AND BELTING COMPANY. (1)
Emil mastered all the details of the company and in 1900 bought out the interests of his brother and father and operated the business as his own. The offices and warehouse were located at 422 Main. (2)
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Source:
1. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 559
2. "Prominent Local Merchant in Dead," The Telegraph-Herald, June 22, 1923, p. 2