William Rahr

Title

William Rahr

Description

Should run for mayor p. 1, col. 2

Elected (photo) 04/06/1899 p. 1, col. 3-4

Real estate 05/03/1900 p. 8, col. 3

Moved an elevator 08/16/1900 p. 6, col. 3

Birthday 09/20/1900 p. 1, col. 3

Sent money for disaster relief 09/20/1900 p. 2, col. 5

Deer heads on display 10/04/1900 p. 2, col. 4

Had a house moved 10/04/1900 p. 7, col. 4

Real estate (two transactions) 12/13/1900 p. 5, col. 5

At a funeral 01/17/1901 p. 7, col. 5

At a banquet 06/20/1901 p. 4, col. 3

Gave a big party 06/26/1901 p. 1, col. 4

Real estate (two entries) 10/31/1901 p. 8, col. 4

Court 01/18/1902 p. 1, col. 2

Real estate 02/06/1902 p. 1, col. 6

A musicale at his house 03/06/1902 p. 1, col. 1

Real estate 05/29/1902 p. 1, col. 4

Not a candidate for senate 09/04/1902 p. 1, col. 6

Resigned as trustee 12/04/1902 p. 5, col. 3

Retired as mayor, praised for public service 04/16/1903 p. 1, col. 4

More praise 04/16/1903 p. 7, col. 1

St Louis 05/07/1903 p. 1, col. 3

Had original city plat 05/28/1903 p. 4, col. 4

Gave fireworks display 07/09/1903 p. 2, col. 3

Built a cottage 07/16/1903 p. 3, col. 3

A comment on his cottage 10/01/1903 p. 1, col. 4

Had a guest 10/29/1903 p. 4, col. 4

Had the honor of being the first to pay tax 12/24/1903 p. 2, col. 1

Delegate (includes photo) 03/17/1904 p. 5, col. 4-5

Member of new company 04/14/1904 p. 2, col. 6

Had one of the first license plates in the country 09/28/1905

p. 2, col. 3

In a fist fight 09/28/1905 p. 9, col. 4

The mayor threatened to sue him 11/23/1905 p. 1, col. 1

Had a guest from Germany 11/23/1905 p. 3, col. 5

Real estate 03/29/1906 p. 1, col. 4

Won a case 07/05/1906 p. 2, col. 4

Had telephone poles cut down 08/16/1906 p. 3, col. 2

Resigned presidency of malting company 09/20/1906 p. 1, col. 4

Tax report 03/14/1907 p. 2, col. 1-2

Court 07/11/1907 p. 2, col. 5

Involved in investigation 08/01/1907 p. 3, col. 2-3

Real estate 05/21/1908 p. 1, col. 6

Expanded business 07/09/1908 p. 1, col. 2

Fire and Police Commission 04/29/1909 p. 3, col. 6

Source

Manitowoc Citizen 1898 - 1909

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Date

1899-03-16

Name

William Rahr

Date

1899-03-16

Notes

Should run for mayor p. 1, col. 2

Elected (photo) 04/06/1899 p. 1, col. 3-4

Real estate 05/03/1900 p. 8, col. 3

Moved an elevator 08/16/1900 p. 6, col. 3

Birthday 09/20/1900 p. 1, col. 3

Sent money for disaster relief 09/20/1900 p. 2, col. 5

Deer heads on display 10/04/1900 p. 2, col. 4

Had a house moved 10/04/1900 p. 7, col. 4

Real estate (two transactions) 12/13/1900 p. 5, col. 5

At a funeral 01/17/1901 p. 7, col. 5

At a banquet 06/20/1901 p. 4, col. 3

Gave a big party 06/26/1901 p. 1, col. 4

Real estate (two entries) 10/31/1901 p. 8, col. 4

Court 01/18/1902 p. 1, col. 2

Real estate 02/06/1902 p. 1, col. 6

A musicale at his house 03/06/1902 p. 1, col. 1

Real estate 05/29/1902 p. 1, col. 4

Not a candidate for senate 09/04/1902 p. 1, col. 6

Resigned as trustee 12/04/1902 p. 5, col. 3

Retired as mayor, praised for public service 04/16/1903 p. 1, col. 4

More praise 04/16/1903 p. 7, col. 1

St Louis 05/07/1903 p. 1, col. 3

Had original city plat 05/28/1903 p. 4, col. 4

Gave fireworks display 07/09/1903 p. 2, col. 3

Built a cottage 07/16/1903 p. 3, col. 3

A comment on his cottage 10/01/1903 p. 1, col. 4

Had a guest 10/29/1903 p. 4, col. 4

Had the honor of being the first to pay tax 12/24/1903 p. 2, col. 1

Delegate (includes photo) 03/17/1904 p. 5, col. 4-5

Member of new company 04/14/1904 p. 2, col. 6

Had one of the first license plates in the country 09/28/1905

p. 2, col. 3

In a fist fight 09/28/1905 p. 9, col. 4

The mayor threatened to sue him 11/23/1905 p. 1, col. 1

Had a guest from Germany 11/23/1905 p. 3, col. 5

Real estate 03/29/1906 p. 1, col. 4

Won a case 07/05/1906 p. 2, col. 4

Had telephone poles cut down 08/16/1906 p. 3, col. 2

Resigned presidency of malting company 09/20/1906 p. 1, col. 4

Tax report 03/14/1907 p. 2, col. 1-2

Court 07/11/1907 p. 2, col. 5

Involved in investigation 08/01/1907 p. 3, col. 2-3

Real estate 05/21/1908 p. 1, col. 6

Expanded business 07/09/1908 p. 1, col. 2

Fire and Police Commission 04/29/1909 p. 3, col. 6

Source Title

Manitowoc Citizen

Source Description

1898 - 1909

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Citation

“William Rahr,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed November 12, 2026, https://collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/101412.

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