The Dubuque Herald January 24, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 23, 1886. Mean barometer 30.533 Mean thermometer (below zero) 11.9 Mean relative humidity 68.7 Maximum temperature, (below zero) 5.7 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 21.4 Prevailing Winds N. W. Total precipitation, 0.03 inches. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main […]
The Dubuque Daily Times Saturday May 1, 1880 A PALATIAL HOME Which Mr. J. P. Farley and Family Will Take Possession of in a Few Days. An Architectural Structure of Which Possessors, Builders and the City May Feel Justly Proud The new and elegant residence of Mr. J. P. Farley, at the head of Sixth and […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 13, 1887 BLACK HAWK. The Skirmishing Preceding the Battle of Pecatonica. Attack on Apple River Fort—The Indians Repulsed—Relief Sent from Galena. Black Hawk Draws Major Dement and His Troops Into Ambush. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. The country was all in a panic on account of Indian murders being committed […]
The Dubuque Herald January 23, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 22, 1886. Mean barometer 30.337 Mean thermometer (below zero) 11.5 Mean relative humidity 60.0 Maximum temperature, 10.0 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 21.4 Prevailing Winds NW. Total precipitation, 0.02. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened […]
The Dubuque Herald January 22, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 21, 1886. Mean barometer 30.146 Mean thermometer 4.0 Mean relative humidity 78.3 Maximum temperature, 11.5 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 5.5 Prevailing Winds S. Total precipitation, 0.45. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday May 19, 1889 FINEST IN THE STATE. __________________ A Full Description of Mr. A. A. Cooper’s Palatial Residence. __________________ Biographical Sketch of One of Dubuque’s Self-Made Men. __________________ How a Tall and Sturdy Oak from a Little Acorn Grew—A Man of Whom the City is Proud. __________________ The fine new […]
The Dubuque Herald January 21, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 20, 1886. Mean barometer 30.069 Mean thermometer 7.7 Mean relative humidity 79.7 Maximum temperature, 12.5 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 1.7 Prevailing Winds N. Total precipitation, 0.45. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from […]
Mr. William Ryan was in the meat packing business, in Galena, Illinois, and later in Dubuque. It was his company that provided much of the meat for the troops of General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. His first residence in Dubuque was the house on the corner of Locust and Loras, adjacent to […]
The Dubuque Herald January 20, 1886 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, January 19, 1886. Mean barometer 30.202 Mean thermometer 2.8 Mean relative humidity 75. 3 Maximum temperature, 12.2 Minimum temperature, (below zero) 4.0 Prevailing Winds W. Total precipitation, inappreciable. —W. H. Torbert, druggist, 756 Main street. Retail department opened from […]
The Lacy House opposite Jackson Park was built around 1878 by Mr. J. R. Robinson, Esq., a prominent Dubuque lawyer. As far as can be determined, the architect’s name was Naescher. Jackson Park itself is of historical interest, the site having once been the first cemetery in the area where Indians and whites were interred. […]