The Committee of Aldermen and Citizens Leave for Milwaukee

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

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Sunday December 4, 1887 THE SHOPS. The Committee of Aldermen and Citizens Leave for Milwaukee. The Inconvenience of Location Probably the Cause of the Action of the Company. The committee appointed to go to ,Mil­waukee to interview the officials of the road determined to leave last night instead of this […]

Speculations About the Milwaukee Shop Removal

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

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Sunday December 4, 1887                                                                                             GO? OR STAY? Speculations About the Milwaukee Shop Removal,  And Plain Talk About the Switching Question.  The question of the reported removal of the Milwaukee shops is still the subject of speculation among our people. Our reporter yesterday accosted Mr. M. C. Woodruff and asked what […]

The D. and S. C. Seeks Judicial Opinion on the Lease  with the Cedar Falls and Minnesota

Posted Posted in Cedar Falls and Minnesota, I. C., Railroads

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Sunday December 4, 1887 AN IMPORTANT CASE. The D. and S. C. Seeks Judicial Opinion on the Lease  with the Cedar Falls and Minnesota.  A Theory of the Making of the Lease and How it Has Heretofore Worked.  Last evening a bill in chancery was filed in the district court which may […]

Dubuque Herald December 4, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in December 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald December 4, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., December 4, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Colder, fair weather, brisk to high  northwesterly winds diminishing in force, with cold wave. The cold wave will extend over Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin during Sunday. The […]

THE HIGH BRIDGE CELEBRATION—How it and Dubuque Appeared to an Outsider

Posted Posted in 1887, High Bridge, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald     Saturday December 3, 1887 THE HIGH BRIDGE CELEBRATION How it and Dubuque Appeared to an Outsider. Independence Bulletin: A representative of the Bulletin was in Dubuque last Tuesday, and witnessed the celebration of the completion of the high wagon bridge which spans the Mississippi at that point, and gives easy and […]

Dubuque Herald December 3, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in December 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald December 3, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., December 3, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Warmer, threating weather, with rain or snow; fresh to brisk winds, generally southerly, followed by colder, clearing weather, and winds shifting to northwesterly.   —W. H. Torbert—Druggist. —Byrne Bros. […]

Some of the Reasons Assigned for the Order of’ Discharge Issued by the Company

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

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Friday December 2, 1887 UNEMPLOYED.  Some of the Reasons Assigned for the Order of’ Discharge Issued by the Company. The main topic of conversation on the streets yesterday was the threatened removal of the Milwaukee shops from the city. Various causes were assigned for this action on the part of the […]

 Conciliation and Concessions Advised If Any Concessions are Asked by the Road

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

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Friday December 2, 1887 THE SHOPS. A Large and Interested Audience at the City Council Chamber.  Conciliation and Concessions Advised If Any Conconcessions are Asked by the Road.  A Committee of the Mayor. Five Aldermen and Seven Citizens to Go to Milwaukee Sunday Morning.   Last evening. pursuant to the […]