The Dubuque Herald July 11, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, July 10, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer has risen with slight changes of temperature, and prevailing southeast winds. Rain reported at Davenport and Omaha. The Mississippi river has fallen 6 inches at St. Louis, 4 inches at […]
The Dubuque Herald Sunday May 26, 1878 AMONG THE CHURCHES—V The Episcopal Church in America—Its Growth in Dubuque. An Interesting Outline of the History of St. John’s Parish. Its Small, Early Start, and Present Influential Position. The Protestant Episcopal church of the United States is a direct off-shoot from the Church Of England. Before we out-break […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday July 10, 1878 MORTUARY. Funeral Obsequies of the Late John Mulligan. The funeral obsequies of the late John Mulligan were impressively solemnized on Tuesday (yesterday) morning, at St. Raphael’s Cathedral. The remains were encased in an elegant casket, richly ornamented, and surrounded by flowers and floral designs the tributary offerings of mourning […]
The Dubuque Herald July 10, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, July 9, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer has fallen slightly, with low temperature, and southerly winds. Rain reported at Leavenworth, Omaha, St. Paul, and LaCrosse. The Mississippi river has risen 1 inch at St. Louis, has fallen […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday July 9, 1879 Death of Mr. John Mulligan. A not unexpected event occurred on Sunday morning at 3:30 o’clock, in the death of Mr. John Mulligan, who had been ailing with consumption for a number of years, and confined to his house for the past three months. For weeks and days before […]
The Dubuque Herald Sunday May 19, 1878 AMONG THE CHURCHES—IV. Brief Resume of Congregationalism—Its Growth and Prosperity in Dubuque. Outline of the History of “The Congregational Church of Christ.” The history of Congregationalism is perhaps as interesting as any of the Protestant religions. The first out-cropping of a desire to be relieved from one man power […]
The Dubuque Herald July 9, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, July 8, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer has fallen slightly, with slight changes of temperature, northerly winds, and clear to cloudy weather. Heavy rain at Leavenworth. The Mississippi river has fallen 25 inches at St. Louis, 2 […]
The Dubuque Herald Sunday May 12, 1878 AMONG THE CHURCHES III. Catholicism in the Key City —St. Raphael’s Cathedral. Grown From a Missionary Station to the Chief City of the Diocese. The First Parish in the State and a Place Visited by the Earlier Missionaries. It is probable that the first introduction of religion here, though, […]
The Dubuque Herald Sunday May 5, 1878 AMONG THE CHURCHES, II. Another Very Old Religion in Our City. Early Foundation, Growth and Development of Presbyterianism. Presbyterianism was the real form that the earlier outbreaks from the Roman Catholic church assumed in their organization, but its great central stronghold has been in Scotland, though it was developed […]
The Dubuque Herald July 7, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, July 6, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer shows stationary or lower pressure. with a general increase of temperature, southerly winds, and clear to fair weather and prevailing north and west winds. Rain reported at St. Louis, Davenport, […]