Some of the Reasons Why the Railroad Officials Should Not Object to a Determination of their Rights

Posted Posted in C. B. & N., C. M. & St. Paul, I. C., Railroads

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Thursday December 8, 1887 THAT REPORT. It is Liable to Be Unsatisfactory to Some.  Some of the Reasons Why the Railroad Officials Should Not Object to a Determination of their Rights. The report read at the meeting of the city council yesterday, as the report of the  committee who  visited  […]

The City Attorney Makes a Report for the Committee who Visited Milwaukee

Posted Posted in C. M. & St. Paul, City Council, Committee Report On Milwaukee Shops Removal 12 8 1887, Railroads, Repair Shops Removal 1887

The Dubuque Herald    Thursday December 8, 1887 THE WISE MEN. The City Council Meets and Votes Itself $3,600.  The City Attorney Makes a Report for the Committee who Visited Milwaukee. MORNING SESSION. The council met at 9:40, Mayor Voelker presiding. The reading of the minutes of meeting for the month of November was, on motion, postponed. […]

Dubuque Herald December 8, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in December 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald December 8, 1887 Local News In Brief   —Don’t forget the Christmas bazaar at the Episcopal church Thursday, Dec. 8. Supper served from 6 to 8 o’clock.      2t —W. H. Torbert—Druggist. —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Stoves stored at Fry’s. Telephone 15.—tf —Jordan and photographs. tf Fine Roses at Harket’s. Call or […]

In a Business Point of View the Milwaukee Road Could Not Afford to Remove the Shops.

Posted Posted in C. M. & St. Paul, Knights of Labor, Milwaukee Shops Labor 1887, Railroads, Repair Shops Removal 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Wednesday December 7, 1887 THE SITUATION. What Some of the Prominent Business Men of the City Say. In a Business Point of View the Milwaukee Road Could Not Afford to Remove the Shops. The principal topic of conversation on the streets still is the possible removal of the Milwaukee shops […]

The Interview of the City’s Committee with Manager  Miller

Posted Posted in C. M. & St. Paul, Railroads, Repair Shops Removal 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Wednesday December 7, 1887 THE SHOPS. The Interview of the City’s Committee with Manager  Miller.  Fuller Account of What Was Said on Both Sides—The Outlook Favorable for Retention. The result of the interview by the committee of citizens and the council with General Manager Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee and […]

Mother Clarke, the Founder of the Order of Sisters of Charity, B. V. M., is Dead

Posted Posted in Mother Mary Clarke, Prominent Dubuquers

Dubuque Daily Herald    Tuesday December 6, 1887 CALLED HOME.  Mother Clarke, the Founder of the Order of Sisters of Charity, B. V. M., is Dead. The Herald Saturday morning mentioned the fact that Mother Clarke, who founded the order of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was lying on her death bed. […]

Dubuque Committee Call on General Manger Miller in Milwaukee Yesterday

Posted Posted in C. M. & St. Paul, Railroads, Repair Shops Removal 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Tuesday December 6, 1887 THE SHOPS. Dubuque Committee Call on General Manger Miller in Milwaukee Yesterday.  The Question Regarding the Removal of the Shops from Dubuque Discussed.  The Switching Matter and the Eagle Point Disaster Mentioned by Mr. Miller.  What He Says of the Editor of the Industrial Leader, a Discharged […]

Dubuque Herald December 6, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in December 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald December 6, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., December 6, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Generally colder, fair weather, preceded in the eastern and central portions by rain, light to fresh variable winds.   —W. H. Torbert—Druggist. —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Stoves stored […]