The Dubuque Herald March 31, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 30, 1886. Mean barometer 29.920 Mean thermometer 32. Mean relative humidity 82. Maximum temperature, 35. Minimum temperature, 28. Prevailing Winds North. Total precipitation, 0.11. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points named […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday March 31, 1886 GONE TO THE JURY. The Last Gun Fired in Behalf of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern. Hon. Madison Y. Johnson Makes the Final Plea to the Jury. A Great Concourse of People Attend Court to Hear the Veteran Lawyer. The Jury, Up to 6 O’clock Last Night. Had […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday March 30, 1886 CLOSING CEREMONIES. The Great Railroad Case in Galena Hearing the End. Resumption of Arguments by the Counsel on Either Side. The Eloquent Speeches being Delivered by the Attorneys. Two Train- Missing Jurymen Walk Twelve Miles to Reach Court. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 29, 1886 When […]
The Dubuque Herald March 30, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 29, 1886. Mean barometer 30.053 Mean thermometer 31.4 Mean relative humidity 87.0 Maximum temperature, 34.8 Minimum temperature, 25.5 Prevailing Winds N-W Total precipitation, 0.05. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points named […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 28, 1886 PRESIDENT TOUZALIN. The Chicago, Burlington and Northern’s Chief Has a Meeting With Citizens, What He Has to Say Concerning the Pontoon Project—A Citizen’s Views on the Matter. Mr. Touzalin, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railroad. Arrived in the city yesterday morning from Galena in his […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 28, 1886 Dubuque’s Reputation. Dubuque has the reputation, particularly in this state, of being a very bad, immoral and disgraceful city, where laws are continually violated, where crime runs riot and where everything that is wicked finds excuse, a habitation and devotees. It is not at all overstating the case […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 28, 1886 NEARING THE END. The Greatest Railroad Case Ever Tried in the Northwest. Counsel on Both Sides Making Their Closing Speeches. Much Praise Given the Jury for Their Patient Endurance. Court Adjourned Till Monday—Other Items of the Case. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 27, 1886 The closing […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 12, 1871 DUBUQUE HISTORY Notice of the “First Things” Mr. Childs, who is preparing for publication a history of Dubuque city and county. Presents to us the following memoranda as to some of the “first things,” in our city after the permanent settlement, and asks that the early settlers, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday March 27, 1886 ANOTHER DAY. The Testimony in the Condemnation Case Concluded. Judge Brown Dismisses the Jury Till Saturday. The Arguments of Counsel Will Then Commence. Four Days, it is Thought, Will be Consumed by the Lawyers. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 26. Another sun has risen to cast […]
The Dubuque Herald March 27, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 26, 1886. Mean barometer 30.198 Mean thermometer 36.9 Mean relative humidity 56.3 Maximum temperature, 46. Minimum temperature, 30.9 Prevailing Winds W. Total precipitation, unappreciable. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points named […]