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26 July 2008
- 01:4101:41, 26 July 2008 diff hist +706 N VANDEVER, William New page: VANDEVER, William. (Baltimore, MD, Mar. 31, 1817-Ventura, CA, July 23, 1893). Iowa Congressman. Vandever, admitted to the Iowa bar in 1852, began his legal practice in Dubuque. He was elec...
- 01:4001:40, 26 July 2008 diff hist +734 N VANCE, Janet New page: VANCE, Janet. (Dubuque, IA- ). First woman in Iowa to be inducted into the Brotherhood of the Arrow (BOY SCOUTS). In 1989 Vance completed her twentieth year as a volunteer with Boy Sco...
- 01:3901:39, 26 July 2008 diff hist +239 N VAN VLIET, Adrian New page: VAN VLIET, Adrian. (Holland, 1850-Dubuque, IA, May, 1871). Reverend. Van Vliet, pastor of the German First Presbyterian Church, founded a theological seminary in connection with his church...
- 01:3601:36, 26 July 2008 diff hist +1,075 N VAN DUZEE, Kate Keith New page: VAN DUZEE, Kate Keith. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 18, 1874--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 7, 1962). Founder, DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB and DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION. Van Duzee, a director of the [[MOUNT PLEAS...
- 01:3501:35, 26 July 2008 diff hist −4 VAN DUYN, John No edit summary
- 01:3301:33, 26 July 2008 diff hist +8 VAN DUYN, John No edit summary
- 01:3301:33, 26 July 2008 diff hist +884 N VAN DUYN, John New page: VAN DUYN, John. (Grinnell, IA, Oct. 3, 1949- ). Real estate investor and hotel owner. With his family, Van Duyn moved to Dubuque in 1983 after commuting between Mason City, Iowa, and Dubuq...
- 01:3001:30, 26 July 2008 diff hist +321 N UTT, Anna New page: UTT, Anna. (Dubuque, IA, circa 1861—Dyersville, IA, Feb. 21, 1941). Attorney. When she was admitted to the practice of law in 1895, Utt was the first female attorney in Dubuque County a...
- 01:3001:30, 26 July 2008 diff hist +418 N URBACH, Dalton N. New page: URBACH, Dalton N. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, July 9, 1964). Clothier. Urbach, a graduate of DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, University of Iowa, and the Harvard School of Business Administration...
- 01:2901:29, 26 July 2008 diff hist +234 N UPTON, Samuel New page: UPTON, Samuel. (England, Feb. 15, 1832--Dubuque, IA, 1903). Proprietor, American Restaurant, 583 Main Street. Upton's American Restaurant, once located at the corner of Seventh and Main, w...
- 01:2801:28, 26 July 2008 diff hist +570 N UNMACHT, Martin New page: UNMACHT, Martin. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 4, 1895—Dubuque, IA, Mar. 12, 1953). Dubuque’s “Mr. Bowling.” At the time of his death, Unmacht was the only person in the history of the Amer...
- 01:2701:27, 26 July 2008 diff hist +765 N UNMACHT, George F. New page: UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While st...
- 01:2601:26, 26 July 2008 diff hist +762 N UNIVERSITY PARK New page: UNIVERSITY PARK. Recreational area located on the former site of SAINT JOSEPH'S SANITARIUM. The eighteen-acre recreational area was located on Asbury Road adjacent to [[BUNKERHILL GOLF...
- 01:2501:25, 26 July 2008 diff hist +8,050 N UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE New page: UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. One of Dubuque's TRI-COLLEGES. In 1852 the GERMAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE AND SEMINARY, first of its kind west of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER, was founded by Rev. ...
- 01:2201:22, 26 July 2008 diff hist +409 N UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH New page: UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. Formerly known as the Dubuque Gospel Tabernacle. Established around 1960 in Dubuque, the group had approximately fifty members in the congregation when its build...
- 01:1901:19, 26 July 2008 diff hist +1,427 N UNITED CLINICAL LABORATORIES New page: UNITED CLINICAL LABORATORIES. A unique cost-cutting innovation in the medical field. United Clinical Laboratories was envisioned by the Dr. Robert VERNON who planned a c...
- 01:1701:17, 26 July 2008 diff hist +1,146 N UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK New page: UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK. '"The Bank that Boosts Dubuque." Opened on January 20, 1887, Union Trust was originally known as the GERMAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK. The bank changed its n...
- 01:1401:14, 26 July 2008 diff hist −1 UNION PARK No edit summary
- 01:1301:13, 26 July 2008 diff hist −4 UNION PARK No edit summary
- 01:1201:12, 26 July 2008 diff hist +8,265 N UNION PARK New page: UNION PARK. Former popular park northwest of the city of Dubuque. The Dubuque Electric Railway Light and Power Company, known locally as the Allen and Swiney Motor Line Company, purchased ...
25 July 2008
- 23:5023:50, 25 July 2008 diff hist +12 UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY No edit summary
- 23:4923:49, 25 July 2008 diff hist +893 N UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY New page: UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY. Incorporated on August 13, 1900, to provide ELECTRIC POWER to Dubuque. The company, successor to the HOME ELECTRIC COMPANY, listed as its officers [[STOUT, ...
- 23:4523:45, 25 July 2008 diff hist +650 N UDULUTCH, Marie New page: UDULUTCH, Marie. (Omaha, NB- ). Owner, publisher, and editor of JULIEN'S JOURNAL. Udulutch was a recipient in November 1987, of a WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the [[YOUNG WOMEN'...
- 23:4323:43, 25 July 2008 diff hist +364 N U.S.S. DUBUQUE New page: U.S.S. DUBUQUE. U.S. Navy warship. The second U.S.S. Dubuque was commissioned on September 1,1967, in Portsmouth, Virginia. In November 1987, the ship's crew of twenty-six officers and fou...
- 23:4323:43, 25 July 2008 diff hist −2 U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY No edit summary
- 23:4123:41, 25 July 2008 diff hist +355 N U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY New page: U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Incorporated on April 17, 1883, to provide ELECTRIC POWER to Dubuque. The company was capitalized at $50,000 by [[KNIGHT, William J.|William J. K...
- 20:4520:45, 25 July 2008 diff hist 0 ADAMS, William No edit summary
- 20:4220:42, 25 July 2008 diff hist −50 ADAMS, Waldo No edit summary
- 20:3820:38, 25 July 2008 diff hist +5 ADAMS, John Taylor No edit summary
- 20:3620:36, 25 July 2008 diff hist +9 ADAMS, John Taylor No edit summary
- 20:3620:36, 25 July 2008 diff hist +11 ADAMS, John Taylor No edit summary
- 20:3420:34, 25 July 2008 diff hist −8 ADAMS, Eugene No edit summary
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- 20:2420:24, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 RICHARDS, Benjamin Billings No edit summary
- 20:2320:23, 25 July 2008 diff hist +2 RICHARDS, Benjamin Billings No edit summary
- 20:2320:23, 25 July 2008 diff hist +26 RICHARDS, Benjamin Billings No edit summary
- 20:2220:22, 25 July 2008 diff hist −2 RICHARDS, Benjamin Billings No edit summary
- 20:1820:18, 25 July 2008 diff hist +12 DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB No edit summary
- 20:1720:17, 25 July 2008 diff hist −4 DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB No edit summary
- 20:1520:15, 25 July 2008 diff hist −9 DUBUQUE CITY HALL No edit summary
- 20:1420:14, 25 July 2008 diff hist +14 DUBUQUE CITY HALL No edit summary
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- 20:1020:10, 25 July 2008 diff hist −2 DUBUQUE CITY HALL No edit summary
- 20:0220:02, 25 July 2008 diff hist +8 DUBUQUE AVIATION SCHOOL No edit summary
- 20:0120:01, 25 July 2008 diff hist 0 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
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- 19:5919:59, 25 July 2008 diff hist −12 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
- 19:5819:58, 25 July 2008 diff hist +10 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
- 19:4619:46, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1 RUSK, David Wm. No edit summary