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28 July 2008

• 04:3004:30, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,531 N MENSTER, William J. New page: MENSTER, William J. (Rev.). (Cascade, IA, Feb. 10, 1913-Apr. 14, 2007). Catholic priest who was the first clergyman to visit Antarctica. In 1946 Menster, a U.S. Navy chaplain, was assigned...
• 03:0403:04, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,005 N MELOY, Harold P. New page: MELOY, Harold P. (Benton, WI- ). County Auditor. Meloy held the position of county auditor for twenty-six years, believed to be a record for anyone in that office. Meloy claimed to be amon...
• 03:0303:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,216 N MELODY MILL New page: MELODY MILL. Well-known ballroom. Located along Highway 3 about one mile north of Dubuque, Melody Mill once featured the most popular big bands in the United States. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey...

27 July 2008

• 22:3522:35, 27 July 2008 diff hist −1 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3522:35, 27 July 2008 diff hist 0 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3422:34, 27 July 2008 diff hist −1 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3322:33, 27 July 2008 diff hist +10 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3222:32, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,762 N MEAT PACKING New page: MEAT PACKING. Credit for establishing Dubuque by the 1860s as an important meat-packing center is generally given to William RYAN. From November 1, 1875, through November...
• 22:3022:30, 27 July 2008 diff hist +687 N MCNEELY, Marian Hurd New page: MCNEELY, Marian Hurd. (Dubuque, IA, 1877--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 18,1930). Nationally recognized author of children's books. McNeely began her literary career writing a column for the [[TELEGRA...
• 22:2822:28, 27 July 2008 diff hist +792 N MCNAMARA, Francis Patrick New page: MCNAMARA, Francis Patrick. (Fitchburg, MA, Dec. 22, 1883- Dubuque, IA, July 2, 1944). Physician. McNamara, president of the medical staff at the FINLEY HOSPITAL in 1923 and 1924, publi...
• 22:2722:27, 27 July 2008 diff hist +222 N MCNAMARA, Earl New page: MCNAMARA, Earl. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19,1908--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 16, 1988). Grocer. McNamara, owner and operator of McNamara's Market for thirty-seven years, was a past president of the Iowa...
• 22:2622:26, 27 July 2008 diff hist +743 N MCKNIGHT, Thomas New page: MCKNIGHT, Thomas. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, Dec., 1865). Postmaster of PERU. In 1833 McKnight, with Patrick J. QUIGLEY, surveyed the site north of Dubuque known as ...
• 22:2522:25, 27 July 2008 diff hist +869 N MCKAY, Richard Vincent New page: MCKAY, Richard Vincent. (Milton, MA, Oct. 17, 1884-Dubuque, IA, July 25, 1958). Secretary-Treasurer from 1922 to 1942, MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. McKay became the director of t...
• 22:2422:24, 27 July 2008 diff hist +384 N MCGOVERN, Francis New page: MCGOVERN, Francis. (Dubuque County, IA, Nov. 16, 1916-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 18, 1989). Founder, McGovern Hardware. McGovern, a farmer in the Peosta, Iowa, area until 1954, founded and then op...
• 22:2322:23, 27 July 2008 diff hist 0 MCGEEHAN, William D. No edit summary
• 22:2322:23, 27 July 2008 diff hist +791 N MCGEEHAN, William D. New page: MCGEEHAN, William D. (Bayonne, NJ- ). President and director, AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and AMTRUST, Inc. McGeehan became the president of American Trust in 1983 and the presiden...
• 22:2022:20, 27 July 2008 diff hist +598 N MCFARLAND, John J. New page: MCFARLAND, John J. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 5, 1978). Superintendent of Mails. McFarland, employed at the Dubuque Post Office from 1936 until his retirement in 1972, held a variety o...
• 22:1822:18, 27 July 2008 diff hist +365 N MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY New page: MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the...
• 22:1722:17, 27 July 2008 diff hist +4 MCDONALD, Robert Delos No edit summary
• 22:1722:17, 27 July 2008 diff hist +750 N MCDONOUGH, Leo F. New page: MCDONOUGH, Leo F. (Hazelton, IA-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 9, 1977). Educator. McDonough, professor at LORAS COLLEGE for twelve years, was the first principal of Jefferson Junior High School (n...
• 22:1422:14, 27 July 2008 diff hist −4 MCDONALD, Robert Delos No edit summary
• 22:1322:13, 27 July 2008 diff hist +652 N MCDONALD, Robert Delos New page: MCDONALD, Robert Delos. (Dubuque, IA, Jan 30, 1931- ). Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of A.Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. McDonald joined the internationally kno...
• 22:1222:12, 27 July 2008 diff hist +943 N MCDONALD, John M. New page: MCDONALD, John M. (Dubuque, IA-San Diego, CA, Dec. 31, 1976). Chairman of the Board, A. Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Grandson of Andrew Young MCDONALD,...
• 22:1022:10, 27 July 2008 diff hist −10 MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie No edit summary
• 22:1022:10, 27 July 2008 diff hist +314 N MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie New page: MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 27, 191O-Dubuque, IA, July 7, 1988). Director. McDonald, a charter organizer of Chapter KI of PEO, served as treasurer of the [[HILLCREST SERVI...
• 22:0922:09, 27 July 2008 diff hist +642 N MCDONALD, Delos Lyon New page: MCDONALD, Delos Lyon (Dubuque, IA, July 14, 1897-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1981). President, A. Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. President of the company from 1944 to 1959, McDonald serve...
• 22:0822:08, 27 July 2008 diff hist +32 N MONKEY WRENCH New page: MONKEY WRENCH. See: A.Y.MCDONALD
• 22:0722:07, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,932 N MCDONALD, Andrew Young New page: MCDONALD, Andrew Young. (Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 14, 1834--Dubuque, IA, 1891). Pump and plumbing supply manufacturer. McDonald came to Dubuque in 1856 two years after entering the United S...
• 22:0622:06, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,303 N MCDERMOTT, Edward A. New page: MCDERMOTT, Edward A. (Dubuque, IA, June 28, 1920- ). Federal official. A listing of McDermott's accomplishments, published in the Who's Who in America, takes over three inches to recall. D...
• 22:0522:05, 27 July 2008 diff hist +391 N MCDERMOTT, Augustin Sylvester New page: MCDERMOTT, Augustin Sylvester. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 16, 1834-Dubuque, IA, July 6, 1906). First white male born in Dubuque. McDermott, as a child, moved with his parents to a farm. He return...
• 22:0422:04, 27 July 2008 diff hist +695 N MCDADE, Mary Theresa Francis New page: MCDADE, Mary Theresa Francis (Sister). (Chicago, IL-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 12, 1978). Educator. McDade, the former Helen McDade, gave thirty-five years of service as a faculty member of CLARKE ...
• 22:0322:03, 27 July 2008 diff hist +2,120 N MCCREADY, Mike New page: MCCREADY, Mike. (Dubuque, IA- ). Wrestler. McCready, a standout athlete at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa in the fall of 1968. As a heavyweight...
• 21:0721:07, 27 July 2008 diff hist +644 N MCCRANEY, Susan Ann New page: MCCRANEY, Susan Ann. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 10, 1833--Unknown). First white child born in Dubuque and perhaps in all of Iowa. The daughter of Tom McCraney, a local LEAD miner, Susan Ann wa...
• 21:0621:06, 27 July 2008 diff hist +8 MCCRANEY, Orlando No edit summary
• 21:0621:06, 27 July 2008 diff hist +676 N MCCRANEY, Orlando New page: MCCRANEY, Orlando. (Adams Co., IL, Sept. 22, 1826-Martinez, CA, Jan. 14, 1906). Publisher, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. McCraney's parents were the first to settle in Iowa, and hi...
• 21:0521:05, 27 July 2008 diff hist +828 N MCCOY, Judy New page: MCCOY, Judy. (Dubuque, IA,- ). First woman president of the DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (1985). Co-owner of the highly successful McCoy Goldsmiths and Jewelers, Judy McCoy establi...
• 21:0521:05, 27 July 2008 diff hist +569 N MCCANN, James New page: MCCANN, James. (Down County, Ireland, Aug. 27, 1840--Dubuque, IA, June 25, 1918). Political leader. McCann's political career began in 1881 with his election as Dubuque County Sheriff, a p...
• 21:0421:04, 27 July 2008 diff hist +2,076 N MCALEECE, Gerald "Red" New page: MCALEECE, Gerald "Red." (Dubuque, IA--Kenora, Canada, Sept. 14,1984). Coach and RADIO sports director. McAleece was sports director at KDTH from 1942 to 1979. Beginning in 1946 he establis...
• 21:0221:02, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,283 N MAZZUCHELLI, Samuel New page: MAZZUCHELLI, Samuel. (Milan, Italy, 1806-Feb. 23, 1864). Iowa's pioneer priest. Mazzuchelli's assignment in 1835 to the Upper Mississippi Valley, from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, to St. Loui...
• 21:0021:00, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1 MAYOR No edit summary
• 21:0021:00, 27 July 2008 diff hist +2,484 N MAYOR New page: MAYOR. The mayors of Dubuque and their terms of office are: Caleb BOOTH 1841 Samuel D. DIXON 1842 James FANNING 1843 F. K. O'Ferrall 1844-1846 P. A. LORIMIER 1847 George I. NIGH...
• 20:5620:56, 27 July 2008 diff hist −6 MAUSS, John J. No edit summary
• 20:5620:56, 27 July 2008 diff hist +21 O'BRIEN, Robert No edit summary
• 20:5520:55, 27 July 2008 diff hist +964 N MAUSS, John J. New page: MAUSS, John J. (New Albin, IA, May 22, 1940- ). Chief, Dubuque POLICE Department. Mauss, a member of the Dubuque Police Department since 1966, was appointed Chief of Police in 1985 suc...
• 20:5320:53, 27 July 2008 diff hist +960 N MATTHEWS, Robert New page: MATTHEWS, Robert. (Dubuque, IA- ). Athlete. Between 1933 and 1937 Matthews played in sixty-two basketball games for Columbia Academy and scored 656 points. In 1937 he was honored by the Io...
• 20:5220:52, 27 July 2008 diff hist +867 N MATTHEWS, Matthew C. New page: MATTHEWS, Matthew C. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1, 1862--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 13, 1921). Attorney. Matthews began his study of law in the office of James SHIELDS and, after passing...
• 20:5020:50, 27 July 2008 diff hist +701 N MATTHEWS, Blayney F. New page: MATTHEWS, Blayney F. (Dubuque, IA, 1894--Burbank, CA, Oct. 23, 1962). Director, Plant Protection and Personnel-Warner Bros. Studios. Considered an expert on extortion, blackmail, and indus...
• 20:4920:49, 27 July 2008 diff hist +931 N MATTHEWS, Alphons New page: MATTHEWS, Alphons. (Dubuque, IA, 1856--Dubuque, IA, July 15, 1909). Attorney. Considered one of the most able attorneys of his day, Matthews was appointed county attorney in 1883 and held ...
• 20:4920:49, 27 July 2008 diff hist +447 N MATTES, Joseph S. New page: MATTES, Joseph S. (Omaha, NB-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 30, 1981). Editor, TELEGRAPH HERALD. Mattes came to Dubuque in 1946 as the city editor, a position he held until 1953. He left the paper ...
• 20:4620:46, 27 July 2008 diff hist +954 N MASSEY, Woodbury New page: MASSEY, Woodbury. (Waterloo, NY, 1799--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 7, 1835). Justice of the Peace. Massey with James LANGWORTHY carried dispatches between General Dodge and Ge...