The Dubuque Daily Herald May 8, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, May 7, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has risen slightly with a general decrease of temperature, and variable winds. Rain reported from St. Louis, Keokuk and Davenport. The Mississippi river has […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 7, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, May 6, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has shown a marked decrease of pressure, together with an increase of temperature, prevailing southerly winds, and clear to cloudy weather. Rain reported at […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday, June 4, 1878 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes June 3, 1878) THE CITY FATHERS. Deliberate in Council Upon the Occasion of Their Regular Monthly Session. And Transact the Usual Routine of Business. Council met in regular session yesterday morning at 9 o’clock, the mayor and all the members of the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 1, 1878 Caught On The Fly —First day of May. —Firemen’s ball to-night. —F. Hoppe is laid up with rheumatism. —The grass in Washington park was again clipped yesterday. —’Squire Mills presides over the police court this month. —Lager beer costs $9 a barrel to-day, and tastes as much better. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 2, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, May 1, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley shows slight changes of pressure, to-gether with lower temperature and variable winds. The Mississippi river has remained stationary at Keokuk, has fallen 2 inches […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 3, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, May 2, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has fallen, with higher temperature, and prevailing north and west winds. Rain reported at St. Louis, Leavenworth, Davenport and LaCrosse. The Mississippi river has […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 4, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, May 3, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has risen slighty, with general decrease of temperature, prevailing north and west winds. Rain reported at St. Louis. Local summary—10:05 p. m.; Mean barometer, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald May 5, 1878 Caught On The Fly Indications: Northerly winds, shifting to southerly, warmer, clear weather, with rising barometer. —Go to church. —This is a day of rest. —Sugars point upwards. —Council to-morrow morning. —Plenty of music in town to-day. —An excursion arrived from down river to-day. —Strawberries are cheap for […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday May 29, 1938 FROM ‘DARK AGE’ TO THE PRESENT Yankee Miners Finally Got Foothold in 1833 (Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and concluding article of a series dealing with the history of Dubuque in connection with the pageant scheduled in August here to celebrate the sesqui-centennial of the city along with […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday December 8, 1940 ‘THEN AND NOW’ Final Installment of ‘Beginnings of Dubuque’ (Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a series of articles by William J. Petersen, a native of Dubuque, entitled “The Beginnings of Dubuque.” The articles appeared in the November issue of “The Palimpsest,” monthly publication of the State Historical […]