April 9, 1874 – The Daily Press features the timetable for the four Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific (CRI&P) Railroad passenger trains that steam through Iowa City on a daily basis.

From the 1860’s to 1970, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was the main source of transportation in and out of Iowa City, making the Rock Island depot into Iowa City’s Grand Central Station.

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April 8, 1904 – After 32 years of service with the Iowa City Police Department, Deputy Marshal Lewis A. Clearman – master detective & criminal catcher – retires.

Over a thirty-two year period (1872-1904) Deputy Marshal Lewis A. Clearman served Iowa City as a faithful police officer. He began in the 1870’s by simply keeping livestock off city streets, but by the late-1890’s, Clearman had made a name for himself serving as Iowa City’s super sleuth who could solve some of the most difficult crimes committed across the state.

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April 7, 2024 – Caitlin Clark plays her final game as an Iowa Hawkeye, and while that last one didn’t result in a miracle victory, this 2023-24 Hawkeye Women’s Basketball Team will always be victorious in our hearts!

While the University of Iowa has a rich history in collegiate athletics, no one has ever seen anything like what happened when Catlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeye Women’s Basketball Team played their 2023-2024 season. After finishing as the NCAA National Champion Runner-Up in 2023, not many expected this team to roar back to the Final Four in 2024, but with Caitlin Clark on our side, we were nearly unstoppable.

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