The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday February 27, 1868 LETTER FROM GEN. JONES The Burlington Bridge—Feeling of the People— General Discussion of the Question—Influence on Navigation. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb 24. My first sortie after my arrival here on Friday morning was to inspect the railroad bridge which […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday February 9, 1868 BRIDGE MEETING. Meeting of Citizens at the Court House. Speeches by Messrs. Jones, Mahony, Rowan. McNulty and Others. Appointment of Committees. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS. Adjournment Until Next Thursday In pursuance of a call by for hundred citizens, a meeting was held at the court house yesterday. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday January 29, 1868 RAILROAD MEETING The Proposed Change of Route, Earnest Protest by Citizens of Dubuque. Speeches by Gen. Jones, Wm. Mills, Col. Pollock and others, Resolutions of Instructions to Representatives In Legislature. Memorial to Congress for Wagon Bridge. A large meeting of our citizens was held at the court house […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 24, 1867 RAILROAD MEETING. The Adjourned Meeting—Report of the Committee —Committee of Conference Appointed. The meeting adjourned from Friday evening was held at the court house Saturday evening. But a small number of citizens were present. Meeting called to order by Gen. Jones, and F. Hinds called to the chair. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday November 23, 1867 THE SHULLSBURG AND PLATTEVILLE ROUTES. SPEECHES BY REPRESENTATIVES OF RIVAL INTERESTS. MONROE AND DUBUQUE ROAD TO BE BUILT. MEETING ADJOURNED TO THIS EVENING. A meeting was held at the Court house last evening to listen to the representatives of gentlemen from Wisconsin in reference to […]
The Telegraph-Herald July 8, 2012 History Quirk Julien was a clerk So you think you know Julien Dubuque? This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the city’s founder, who was born Jan. 10, 1762, in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. An exhibit at the Dubuque County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum explores the […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday August 31, 1958 Julien Dubuque First White Settler in Iowa Appearance of a suave French-Canadian with a propensity for getting along well with the Indians launched development of the present site of Dubuque in 1788. Julien Dubuque built up a fur trading, farming and lead mining business on the site during a period […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday October 29, 1950 Relics Being Sent Here From Julien’s Birthplace Some relics from Julien Dubuque’s home town of St. Pierre les Becquets, Canada, are on their way to Dubuque. John Rider Wallis, director of the Dubuque County Historical society, has received a letter saying so from Guy F. Dubuc, Montreal businessman who visited […]
The Telegraph-Herald Thursday March 23, 1950 (Photo Omitted Due to Poor Quality) Guy Francois Dubuc (center), a great-great-grandnephew of Julien Dubuque, visited the city Wednesday and Thursday. He is shown chatting with two members of the Dubuque, County Historical society, John Rider Wallis (left) and Horace S. Poole as he examines “Antique Dubuque,” the book […]
The Telegraph-Herald and Times – Journal Sunday August 24, 1930 IULIEN DUBUQUE WAS ROMANTIC DID HE MARRY FOR LOVE OR MONEY? MANY OPINIONS LOVED “ROSE 0F QUEEN”? Handsome Stranger Tells Dubuque of Girl Who Waited There is more than one legend about the romance of Julien Dubuque, the intrepid little French explorer, the “Little White Cloud” of […]