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Hubinger, John Carl

inventor, business man, was born March 18, 1852, in New Orleans, La. He is the senior member of the firm of J.C. Hubinger and Company, of Keokuk, Iowa, inventors of the celebrated elastic starch, which is used in nearly every household in America. He is the president and proprietor of the Keokuk Electric Light and Power system; and manager and owner of the Mississippi Valley Telephone company, which is the largest telephone company in the United States, excepting the Bell Telephone company.