History of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Journey back in time to Sioux City, Iowa, USA

•  1888 - Brewere Arsendorf, who was twice tried at Sioux City, Ia., for the Haddock murder, spent a fortune. His defense cost him over $175,000 and he is now reduced to traveling for a Milwaukee concern.
  
  St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  January 28, 1888
  
  
• 1895 - Sioux City
  Sioux City, the second city of Iowa in population and the capital of Woodbury co., is situated on the Missouri River, about 100 miles above Omaha, and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Samaritan Hospital
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•  1902 - Much Damage Done
  Sioux City, Ia., July 10. - Damage to the extent of many thousands of dollars has been done in the bottomlands southeast of Sioux City by floods. Rain...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Sioux City, a city, capital of Woodbury co., Iowa, is situated on the Missouri River, about 100 miles above Omaha and 157 miles (direct) NW. of Des Mo...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1912 - FATAL STREET CAR WRECK.
  SIOUX CITY, Ia., Oct. 28. - Charles Kemp, a street car conductor, was killed and 15 passengers injured tonight at Fourth and Division streets when a B...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1912 - Fire Destroys Lindholm Store.
  Sioux City, Iowa - Like so much tinder, the stock ad building occupied by the Lindholm Furniture company at the southwest corner of Fifth ad Douglas s...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1914 - TWO FIREMEN LOSE LIVES IN SIOUX CITY BLAZE; HEAVY LOSS. MEN TRAPPED UNDER FALLING WALL AS THEY FIGHT FLAMES; THREE FIGHTERS INJURED. PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL REACH NEARLY $400,000.
  HOTEL ALSO FLAME SWEPT - GUESTS MAKE THRILLING ESCAPES, JUMPING INTO NETS.
  
  Sioux City, Ia., March 26. - Two firemen were killed and three injured a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Union Depot, 3rd and Douglas, Sioux City, Iowa
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•  1916 - SIOUX CITY BOY BURNS TO DEATH PROTEGE OF CONGRESSMAN LATTA LOSES LIFE WHEN HOUSE IS SET ON FIRE.
  Sioux City, Sept. 14. - An arson gang seeking revenge for some unknown reason is suspected of having set fire to the residence of the late Congressman...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Martin Hotel
  
  "The Martin Hotel, erected as a Chicago style building in 1912, is located in Sioux City, Iowa...
  
  Because of people's excitement over the upcoming Interstate Fair, the Martin Hotel was constructed at the intersection of the Fourth ... Read MORE...
  
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•  1944 - June 16 - A tornado in Sioux City, IA, traveled an odd course. It spun in one place for about twenty minutes, made a U-turn, traveled southeast for about three miles, then traveled south, east, north, and finally east again.
  
  The Weather Channel
  June 16, 1944
  
  
• 1953 - March 28 - KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  
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