Early Life and Innovations of Jacob Haish in Barbed Wire
Jacob Haish, born 1826 in Germany, became a self-made industrialist pivotal to barbed wire and fencing. He started as a carpenter and farmer, then by 1873 devised wire thorn concepts, patented the wire in 1873, and built an automatic barb wire machine. He shipped products to eight states, contributed to bank leadership in DeKalb, and left a legacy as a pioneering inventor and banker.
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Jacob Haish
Cilsul
Germany
Christian
Christina Haish
Mr. Haish
DuPage County
Ohio
Naperville
Sophie Ann Brown
Harsh
Wold
Haish
Barb City Bank of
DeKalb
George W. Baldwin
DeKalb Mourns Death Of City Builder Jacob Haish
Sorrow spread through DeKalb as residents mourned Jacob Haish, known as DeKalb's Grand Old Man. He helped build the city, provided employment with fair wages, and supported the community through his bank visits, cheerful manner, and business leadership that shaped local families and commerce. His passing marks a deep loss to business and civic life.
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Jacob Haish
Mr. Haish
Harsh
Haish
DeKalb
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Fine building to masons
A future DeKalb Masonic Temple will rise at Lincoln Highway and Third Street on Mrs. Haish’s donated corner lot worth about 50 000 dollars. The gift signals a permanent home for Masonic bodies here, though current building conditions have delayed progress on the site long deemed the town’s most valuable. The project was once called the Bee Hive for its many busy activities.
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DeKalb
Masonic Temple
Lincoln Highway
Third Street
Haish
Masonic Fraternity
Baptist Pipe Organ Gift Enriches City Church
The Moeller organ at the First Baptist Church in the city, one of the largest in town, combines conservation and balance across three manuals with 19 speaking stops. Donor Mr Haish’s posthumous gift has inspired concerts and praise from organists, including Edwin Seder, who called it artistically designed.
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Moeller Company
Hagerstown
Gethsemane
Alin
Bourbon and Lieblich Gedeckt
Haish
First Baptist Church
Edwin Stanley Seder
Chicago
The
Gift of Jacob Haish Creates Northern Illinois Library
One of the great gifts of Jacob Haish was a splendid library donated to Northern Illinois State Normal school. After the school became DeKalb, it was disclosed that Haish set aside 10000 for buying books, making the Haish library the nucleus of the collection. A bust of Haish sits in the large room, a tribute to the donor.
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Jacob Haish
Northern Illinois State Normal School
DeKalb
Haish
Haish, DeKalb Pioneer and Benefactor, Dies at Home
Jacob Haish inventor manufacturer and civic benefactor died at 3 25 p m at his Pine Street home after a period of failing health He dedicated wealth to DeKalb including a library and Masonic Temple and Haish Memorial Library at the Teachers College His death marks the end of a long era of public spirited leadership in the community
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Pine Street
DE Kalb
Jacob Haish
Chicago
Haish
Commonwealth
DeKalb
Jacob
Chronicle
Masonic Temple
Teachers College
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