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Mason, W. D.

Mason, W. D.



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   Date  Event(s)
1 1884 
  • 1884: Kaukauna History
    On June 20, the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river was granted a charter and John Hickey was elected village president.
2 1885 
  • 1885: Appleton History
    1885 The Appleton Edison Light Company was organized.
  • 1885: USA History
    Twenty-Second President of the US is Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
  • 1885: Wisconsin History
    The act of incorporation for the City of Kaukauna was passed by the state legislature in early March, 1885.
  • 1885: Kaukauna History
    The Kaukauna Sun newspaper is started.
  • 1885: Kaukauna History
    In March, the villages of Ledyard and Kaukauna are incorporated into the City of Kaukauna.
  • 1885: Kaukauna History
    On April 5th, Colonel H.A. Frambach was elected the city\'s first mayor.
  • 1885: Kaukauna History
    Colonel H. A. Frambach elected Mayor of Kaukauna
  • 14 Jun 1885: Wisconsin History
    June 14, 1885: The first observance of Flag Day in the U.S. took place at Waubeka in Ozaukee County by Bernard J. Cigrand, a teacher at Stony Hill School. He campaigned to have June 14 a national remembrance day. This was the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day in 1916.
3 1886 
  • 1886: Appleton History
    1886 A Board of Public Works was established and plans were made for a sewer system in the city of Appleton.
  • 1886: Appleton History
    1886 A successful movement began to urge the public to plant shade trees in the city.
  • 1886: Appleton History
    1886 Amos A. Lawrence died of heart disease in Boston on August 22.
  • 1886: Appleton History
    1886 On August 16, the Appleton Electric Street Railway Company began operation with a track running for four miles.
  • 1886: Appleton History
    1886 The Thompson and Houston Electric Light Company of Boston received the franchise to provide electric lights for the city.
  • 1886: Kaukauna History
    Thomas Reese elected Mayor of Kaukauna
4 1887 
  • 1887: Kaukauna History
    Peter Reuter elected Mayor of Kaukauna in both 1887 and 1888.
  • 15 Aug 1887: Wisconsin History
    August 15: 1887: Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on this date. Her first job was as a reporter for the Daily Courant of Appleton. She also wrote for the Milwaukee Journal and the Chicago Tribune. Ferber developed a flair for short story writing, drawing much of her material from her life in Wisconsin. Much of her magazine fiction centered on the family, small towns and working women. Some of her novels are Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace. Ferber died in 1968.
5 1889 
  • 1889: USA History
    Twenty - Third President of the US is Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
  • 1889: Kaukauna History
    Free Public High School organized.
  • 1889: Kaukauna History
    Michael Sullivan elected Mayor of Kaukauna
6 1890 
  • 1890: USA History
    Yosemite National Park created
  • 1890: Kaukauna History
    Luther Lindauer elected Mayor of Kaukauna
7 1891 
  • 1891: Kaukauna History
    Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna


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