The Dubuque Herald January 16, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16, 1:30 a. m. Indications—For Iowa: Southerly, shifting to colder northwesterly winds, fair weather. followed by snow. DUBUQUE, Jan. 15, 1887 Mean barometer 29.86 Mean thermometer 18 Mean relative humidity […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday January 15, 1887 IRON ROADS. Mr. Jesup Ordered to Allow the Dubuque and Sioux City to be Opened for Inspection. The Chicago, Burlington and Northern and Minneapolis Freight—Stickney’s Kansas City Line—Another New Orleans Line. STICKNEY’S KANSAS CITY LINE. A dispatch from Creston, Iowa, says: Agents for the Des Moines and Kansas City […]
The Dubuque Herald January 15, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15, 1:30 a. m. Indications—For Iowa. Westerly winds. Fair weather, slightly warmer. DUBUQUE, Jan. 14, 1887 Mean barometer 29.75 Mean thermometer 22 Mean relative humidity 78 Maximum temperature, 33 […]
The Dubuque Herald January 14, 1887 Local News In Brief DUBUQUE, Jan. 13, 1887 Mean barometer 29.48 Mean thermometer 27 Mean relative humidity 72 Maximum temperature, 33 Minimum temperature, 16 Prevailing Winds E. Total precipitation, 0.04 inch. —W. H. Torbert, Wholesale and retail druggist, 756 […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday January 4, 1887 The High Bridge. To-Day the Anniversary of its Conception. The construction of the high wagon bridge across the Mississippi in front of this city, is now so far advanced that its completion at an early day is already an assured fact. It is not too early to congratulate the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday November 30, 1886 RAILS AND BRIDGES. A Rumor That the Bridge Company Has Sold Stock to the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Company and an Approach Will be Built at the East End. The Company to Use the Spans Now Spanning the Seventh Street Slough in its Construction—The Dubuque, Minnesota, and Northwestern Has […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday November 17, 1886 The Bridge Injunction. The injunction obtained by the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railroad against the High Bridge company will not, it is believed, retard to any extent the construction of the bridge. The trouble is not with the bridge proper, but with the abutment and the landing on the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday October 26, 1886 The High Bridge. Work on the high bridge in progressing. Three pile drivers are at work on as many different piers, first from this side, the fourth, and also one on the east side of the draw. The stone work on the second pier is several courses above the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 10, 1886 The High Bridge. At the regular meeting of the East Dubuque city council held last evening, President O’Neill and Engineer Tschirgi, of the Bridge company presented the final plans and specifications of the proposed bridge, which were unanimously approved. This action gives all the required rights necessary from either […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday August 29, 1886 HIGH LEVEL WAGON BRIDGE. Exhaustive Description of Dubuque’s Great Enterprise—Its Plans and Dimensions. The Benefit That Will be Derived from the Bridge and the Trade Which It Will Bring. A great deal has been written and said about our great enterprise. the “High Level Wagon Bridge,” but a great […]