The Dubuque Herald Saturday January 26, 1878 BOARD OF TRADE. Enthusiastic Meeting in the Globe Building. According to previous announcement, an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trade was held in the Globe building last evening, for the purpose of considering the best plan for improving the wagon roads leading into Dubuque. The number present did […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday January 15, 1878 Board of Trade. The directors of the board of trade held a meeting yesterday, for the purpose of clearing up the business of the past year, preparatory to the regular annual meeting which takes place on Saturday evening next. At that meeting many subjects of importance in Dubuque’s […]
The Daily Herald Sunday January 9, 1876 COMMERCE. Preliminary Meeting to Organize a Board of Trade. According to announcement a large number of merchants and business men of this city assembled at the office of the Dubuque Agricultural and Mechanical exposition, for the purpose of taking steps toward the final organization of a board of trade. […]
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The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 24, 1886 Twenty-Five Years Ago. The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event that has redounded to the credit of Dubuque, occurred the other day, that should not be allowed to slip by unnoticed. It was on January 14th Twenty-five years ago that day, January 14th, 1861, one of the several military […]
The Dubuque Herald August 10, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, August 9, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m., the barometer shows a low and even pressure, together with a marked decrease of temperature, variable winds and fair to cloudy weather. The Mississippi river has fallen 4 inches at St. Louis, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday September 3, 1878 (Excerpts From City Council Meeting September 2, 1878) CITY MATTERS Proceedings of the Regular Session of the City Council. The Usual Number of Petitions and Communications. Reports of Officers and Standing Committees. Resolutions. Payment of Bills, &c., &c.. Council met in regular session at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. […]
The Dubuque Herald May 26, 1886 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF DUBUQUE, May 25, 1886. Mean barometer 30.065 Mean thermometer 58. Mean relative humidity 55. Maximum temperature, 70. Minimum temperature, 45. Prevailing Winds S. W. Total precipitation, 0.00. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points […]
The Dubuque Herald April 22, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, April 21, 1886. Mean barometer 30.138 Mean thermometer 63.7 Mean relative humidity 63. Maximum temperature, 81. Minimum temperature, 58. Prevailing Winds S. E. Total precipitation, unappreciable. RIVER BULLETIN. The following are the stages of water at the points […]