The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday May 19, 1889 FINEST IN THE STATE. __________________ A Full Description of Mr. A. A. Cooper’s Palatial Residence. __________________ Biographical Sketch of One of Dubuque’s Self-Made Men. __________________ How a Tall and Sturdy Oak from a Little Acorn Grew—A Man of Whom the City is Proud. __________________ The fine new […]
The Dubuque Herald January 21, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 20, 1886. Mean barometer 30.069 Mean thermometer 7.7 Mean relative humidity 79.7 Maximum temperature, 12.5 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 1.7 Prevailing Winds N. Total precipitation, 0.45. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from […]
Mr. William Ryan was in the meat packing business, in Galena, Illinois, and later in Dubuque. It was his company that provided much of the meat for the troops of General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. His first residence in Dubuque was the house on the corner of Locust and Loras, adjacent to […]
The Dubuque Herald January 20, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 19, 1886. Mean barometer 30.202 Mean thermometer 2.8 Mean relative humidity 75. 3 Maximum temperature, 12.2 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 4.0 Prevailing Winds W. Total precipitation, inappreciable. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from […]
The Lacy House opposite Jackson Park was built around 1878 by Mr. J. R. Robinson, Esq., a prominent Dubuque lawyer. As far as can be determined, the architect’s name was Naescher. Jackson Park itself is of historical interest, the site having once been the first cemetery in the area where Indians and whites were interred. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday January 19, 1886 IOWA FIREMEN. Preparations for the State Tournament to be Held in This City. The Prizes Offered—The Waterloo Department Censored. The forthcoming meeting of the State Fireman’s association in this city will be an interesting event. The tournament promises to be as largely attended as in former years. The […]
The Dubuque Herald January 19, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 18, 1886. Mean barometer 29.995 Mean thermometer 11.5 Mean relative humidity 81.3 Maximum temperature, below zero 14.2 Minimum temperature, below zero 8.5 Prevailing Winds N. W. Total precipitation, 0.22. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 17, 1886 Dubuque’s Advantage. One of the greatest of Dubuque’s advantages as a jobbing, manufacturing and commercial city, is its position on the river. It is an advantage which does not receive the credit it deserves, though shippers should appreciate it at the close of navigation every November 15th, […]
The Dubuque Herald January 17, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 16, 1886. Mean barometer 29.980 Mean thermometer 12.4 Mean relative humidity 77.7. Maximum temperature, 31.2 Minimum temperature, 2.4 Prevailing Winds W. Total precipitation, 0.07. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from 7 a. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 30, 1887 THE BLACK HAWK WAR. The Night Surprise of the Whites at Kellogg’s Grove. As at Stillman’s Run, the Wily Indian is Ahead. One of the Episodes of the Frontier War. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. The march of the state and federal forces to the north from Dixon […]