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| 1 | 1908 | - 1908: Appleton History
1908 Lawrence University changes its name to Lawrence College.
- 1908: Kaukauna History
Julius Kuehn elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died October 24, 1908]
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| 2 | 1909 | - 1909: USA History
Twenty - Seventh President of the US is William Howard Taft 1909-1913
- 1909: Kaukauna History
Julius J. Martens [Filled the unexpired term of Julius Kuehn]
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| 3 | 1911 | - 1911: Appleton History
1911 For the next seven years, Appleton was governed by a commission form of government.
- 1911: Appleton History
1911 On October 26, President William Howard Taft spoke at Lawrence University.
- 1911: Appleton History
1911 The Soldiers\' Square monument was dedicated.
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| 4 | 1912 | - 1912: Appleton History
1912 An ice jam on the Fox River caused flooding at the electric power plant on January 10. The city was without electricity as 100 men worked to unblock the ice jam in a temperature of 22 degrees below zero.
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| 5 | 1913 | - 1913: USA History
Twenty - Eighth President of the US is Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
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| 6 | 1916 | - 1916: Kaukauna History
Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1918, 1920 and 1922. (He had previously served terms in 1898 and 1904)
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| 7 | 1920 | - 1920: Appleton History
1920 Appleton\'s two newspapers, The Appleton Post and the Appleton Crescent, merged their operations and became the Appleton Post-Crescent.
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| 8 | 1921 | - 1921: USA History
Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
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| 9 | 1922 | - 1922: Irish History
1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
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| 10 | 1923 | - 1923: USA History
Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
- 1923: Kaukauna History
Construction of high school on the island.
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| 11 | 1924 | - 1924: Appleton History
1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
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| 12 | 1925 | - 1925: Appleton History
1925 Edna Ferber, the author who spent her teen years in Appleton, won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel So Big.
- 1925: Appleton History
1925 Street addresses in the city of Appleton were changed to provide greater organization and consistency.
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| 13 | 1926 | - 1926: Appleton History
1926 Erich Weiss, better known as the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, died on Halloween night in Detroit, Michigan. Houdini spent his childhood in Appleton where his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, served as a rabbi.
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| 15 | 1929 | - 1929: Appleton History
1929 A record low temperature of thirty-two degrees below zero was recorded in Appleton.
- 1929: Appleton History
The Institute of Paper Chemistry was organized in Appleton.
- 1929: USA History
Thirty- First President of the US is Herbert Clark Hoover 1929-1933
- 1929: Kaukauna History
The Vaudette Theatre shows the first talkie motion picture.
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| 16 | 1930 | - 1930: Appleton History
The last electric streetcar ran on April 6.
- 1930: Kaukauna History
The Bank of Kaukauna is robbed of $40,000.
- 1930: Kaukauna History
B.W. Fargo elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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1907 - 1930 (23 years)
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