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MOLO, William S.
MOLO, William S. (New York, NY, Apr. 3, 1861--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 6, 1935). Molo came west in 1883 at the age of twenty-two. Settling in Dubuque, he began work with the A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. After several years, he purchased the heating and plumbing business of the MORRISON BROTHERS COMPANY. (1) In 1897 he was one of the directors of the KEY CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. (2)
In 1870 Molo entered the plumbing, heating and fuel business with his brother-in-law, Bart E. LINEHAN. The firm, LINEHAN & MOLO, was for many years located at 472 Main Street. The second part of the business, MOLO SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY, began in 1887. The two businessmen were also involved in the Linehan Railway Transfer Company. Bart Linehan was the president and general manager and William S. Molo was among the board of directors. (3) Incorporated on August 13, 1900, to provide ELECTRIC POWER to Dubuque, the UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY was the consolidation of two street railway systems, the Rhomberg line and the Allen & Sweeney line; STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY; and the HOME ELECTRIC COMPANY which furnished electricity for light and power. The company's officers included Frank D. STOUT, president; William S. Molo, vice-president; E. A. Engler, secretary; George W. Kiesel, treasurer; and W. J. Brown, manager. Stockholders included all the officers and John Peter ELLWANGER, Bart E. LINEHAN, Peter KIENE, Charles H. EIGHMEY, and Benjamin William LACY. Molo was once the sole owner of the DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY and the Dubuque Star Lighting Company.
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Source:
1. "William S. Molo Dies at Home," The Telegraph Herald, March 6, 1935, p. 1
2. Advertisement. The Dubuque Herald, July 18, 1897, p. 5
3. "Caught on the Fly," The Dubuque Herald, January 15, 1898, p. 5