The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday December 1, 1887 AN IMPORTANT CALL. DUBUQUE, Dec. 1, 1887 A special meeting of the city council is hereby called to meet at the council chamber, city hall this (Thursday) evening at 7:30, for the purpose of considering the contract entered into by the city of Dubuquer and the Chicago, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday November 23, 1887 DUNLEITH & DUBUQUE BRIDGE. The Present Bridge to Become Virtually the Illinois Central Bridge on the 1st of January. As intimated in yesterday’s Herald, the Illinois Central management will after the 1st of January control and practically own the present Dunleith and Dubuque bridge. This involves a […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday October 15, 1887 The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Shops. The Telegraph last evening contained an inquiry signed “Justice,” asking why, if the contract has been impaired in any way as to the maintenance of railroad shops here, the city did not take measures to enforce the terms of the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday October 15, 1887 MILEAGE TICKETS. The Steps Taken by the Minnesota and Northwestern Causes a Good Deal or Hubbub Among the Other Lines. The action of the Minnesota and Northwestern in giving notice of withdrawal from the Western States Passenger association has stirred up a hornets’ nest among […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday October 13, 1887 SWITCHING CHARGES. The Attorney General Files a Petition With Clerk Dunn Asking an Order. To Compel the Roads to Abide by the Decision of the Railroad Commissioners as to Switching Rates. Two petitions were filed yesterday in the office of the clerk of the district court of […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday October11, 1887 THE RAILROAD SHOPS. Work Will Still Be Done at the Dubuque Shops— The Contract With the City. It has been the intention of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul management, for some past to establish at Marion or Cedar Rapids, some shops where repair work could be done, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday October 11, 1887 RAILWAY EMPLOYES. Hon. Lorenzo S. Collin Delivers an Eloquent Address Sunday Evening. The Opera House Filled and Resolutions Passed Favoring the Reforms Advocated by the Speaker. A large audience gathered at the opera house Sunday evening to listen to the Hon. Lorenzo S. Coffin, one of […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 9, 1887 THE C., M. & ST. P. SHOPS. Marion Claims That They Will Capture the Dubuque Shops. The Investment Here Too Valuable to Waste, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul will Continue to do Business at The Old Stand. The Marion Register is gloating over a […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 2, 1887 C., M. & ST. P. CONDUCTORS. The Excitement Over the C., M. and St. P. Conductors Ends in Smoke. Everything “Quiet on the Patomac” and “All’s Well That Ends Well.” The conductors and engineers like the “king of Spain who, with 40,000 men, marched up the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 2, 1887 THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. The Lease With the D. and S. C. and the Iowa Falls, Terminates. The New manager Takes Charge, and the Companies Engaged in Adjusting Settlements. Big Transfer of Stock and the Roads Virtually Become a Part of the Illinois Central. Friday night the twenty years […]