The Parade and What is to Be Done To-day—Names of Visiting Firemen

Posted Posted in 1886 Tournament, Fire Department

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Wednesday June 9, 1886 BRAVE FIREMEN. They are Arriving on Every Incoming Train. The City Thronged With Visitors from Abroad The Parade and What is to Be Done To-day—Names of Visiting Firemen The eighth annual tournament of the Iowa Fireman’s Association  is daily growing to immense proportions. Every incoming train brings large […]

Dubuque Herald June 9, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Posted Posted in June 1886, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald June 9, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF DUBUQUE, June 8, 1886. Mean barometer                                          30.045 Mean thermometer                                      66. Mean relative humidity                              60. Maximum temperature,                              80. Minimum temperature,                              50. Prevailing Winds                                         SE. Total precipitation, 0.00. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points named […]

Cow Ordinance Passed: Also An Ordinance Relating to Material to Be Used in Sidewalks.

Posted Posted in City Council

The Dubuque Herald Tuesday June 8, 1886 CITY COUNCIL The Regular Monthly Meeting Held at the Chamber Yesterday. Cow Ordinance Passed: Also An Ordinance Relating to Material to Be Used in Sidewalks. The Main Street Kickers Against Interest on the Account Due to the City Again Rebuked—Other Notes. MORNING SESSION. The council met in regular monthly session […]

Everything in Readiness for the Big Gathering

Posted Posted in 1886 Tournament, Fire Department

The Dubuque Daily Herald   Tuesday June 8, 1886 THE TOURNAMENT. Everything in Readiness for the Big Gathering.   Companies, Apparatus, and Fire-Fighters Arriving Daily. Representatives From All the Chief Points in the Northwest. Ten Thousand People Expected to Attend During the Week. The firemen’s tournament is with us, and with it comes a large crowd of […]

Dubuque Herald June 8, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Posted Posted in June 1886, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald June 8, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF DUBUQUE, June 7, 1886. Mean barometer                                          30.026 Mean thermometer                                      64. Mean relative humidity                              65. Maximum temperature,                              75. Minimum temperature,                              54. Prevailing Winds                                         E. Total precipitation, 0.00. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points named […]

Dubuque Herald June 6, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Posted Posted in June 1886, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald June 6, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF DUBUQUE, June 5, 1886. Mean barometer                                          30.013 Mean thermometer                                      61. Mean relative humidity                              50. Maximum temperature,                              72. Minimum temperature,                              53. Prevailing Winds                                         N. W. Total precipitation, 0.00. The Weather. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., June […]

The Final Committee Meeting: Held at the City Hall  Last Evening—Other Note

Posted Posted in 1886 Tournament, Fire Department

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Saturday June 5, 1886 THE FIREMEN’S TOURNAMENT.  The Final Committee Meeting: Held at the City Hall  Last Evening—Other Notes. A goodly number of the gentlemen composing the reception committee were present at the meeting of that body at the city hall last evening to make final arrangements for the reception of visiting […]