The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday March 17, 1886 CITY AFFAIRS. The Sanitary Condition of Dubuque—Report of the City Health Physician. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque. HONORABLE GENTLEMEN: The board of health would respectfully submit the following report as a brief and general showing of the transactions of this department […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday March 17, 1886 THE CONDEMNATION CASE. Testimony on the Part of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Closed. The Illinois Central Company Will Now Come to the Front. Prospects of a Bitter Contest Between the Lawyers of the Two Corporations. The Testimony of Engineer Purdy—Yesterday’s Proceedings. Resolutions of Respect to the […]
The Dubuque Herald March 17, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 16, 1886. Mean barometer 30.126 Mean thermometer 38.9 Mean relative humidity 74.7 Maximum temperature, 50.5 Minimum temperature, 26.4 Prevailing Winds S. Total precipitation, unappreciable. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from 7 […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday March 16, 1886 CITY COUNCIL Reports of the City Officers for the Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 28th, 1886. Reports of the City Auditor, Street Committee, Chief Engineer, Etc. (Excerpt From City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 1886) The mayor called the council to order at half-past 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, there […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 14, 1886 THE POPULATION OF DUBUQUE. What it Would be on the Des Moines Plan—The Judiciary Re-organization. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. There is no doubt but that in estimating the population of our largest cities, that of Dubuque is underrated, while that of Des Moines is overrated. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 14, 1886 STILL GRINDING. The Jo Daviess County Judicial Mill in Active Operation. Chicago, Burlington and Northern Right of Way Case Progressing Slowly. Court Adjourns Till Tuesday Morning —Jurors Anxious to See Their Homes. The Witnesses Examined—Lawyers on Both Sides Becoming Fatigued—Other Railroad Notes. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., […]
The Dubuque Herald March 14, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 13, 1886. Mean barometer 29.643 Mean thermometer 24.6 Mean relative humidity 71.7 Maximum temperature, 34.3 Minimum temperature, 17.9 Prevailing Winds N. W. Total precipitation, 0.05 in. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. —Jordan and photographs. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday March 13, 1886 STILL ON TRIAL. The Great Right-of-Way Case on the East Side. Yesterday’s Proceedings in the Galena Temple of Justice. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 13. When our reporter reached the courtroom this morning he found seated on the witness stand General Superintendent Holcomb, of the Chicago, […]
The Dubuque Herald March 13, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 12, 1886. Mean barometer 29.586 Mean thermometer 34. Mean relative humidity 76. Maximum temperature, 42. Minimum temperature, 26.8 Prevailing Winds S. W. Total precipitation, 0.08 in. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened […]
The Dubuque Herald March 12, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, March 11, 1886. Mean barometer 29.764 Mean thermometer 30.2 Mean relative humidity 87.3 Maximum temperature, 36. Minimum temperature, 25.7 Prevailing Winds S. and S. W. Total precipitation, 0.20 in. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail […]