The Dubuque Herald September 2, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 2, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Cooler threatening weather; local rain, light to fresh winds, generally southeasterly. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m in feet and tenths, and change in 24 hours CHANGE […]
The Dubuque Herald September 1, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 1, 1:30 a. m.} Indications —For Iowa: Local showers in the northwest portion; fair weather in southeast portion, slightly cooler, variable preceeded in eastern portion by southerly winds. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 30, 1887 THE NEW LINE. Articles of Incorporation of the DuDubnquc, Kansas City and Southwestern Filed With the Recorder—The Directory to Meet in a Few Days. Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday with the recorder for the Dubuque, Kansas Cit and Southwestern Railway. The incorporators are J. P. Farley, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday August 27, 1887 A Mark of Dubuque‘s Prosperity. The ground has been broken and work begun on the new Illinois Central depot in Dubuque. This will be a very large and handsome structure, about 285 feet long, 64 wide, and of two stories. Adjoining it will be the inclosure for the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday August 25, 1887 SIGNED AND SEALED. A Recommendation of the Engineers Signed and Sealed to the Secretary of War. Yesterday Morning Was Spent in Visiting the Grounds and the Afternoon in Secret Conference. According to appointment yesterday morning the steamer Campbell was at the leave at 9 o‘clock and having taken on […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday August 24, 1887 THE QUESTION. Is the Proposed Location of the Burlington Bridge Just Below the Others, the Best? The River Men as Well as the Railroad Engineers Say That It Is. If the Bridge Must Be Built, the Nearer It is Placed to the Other the Better. Why is the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 23, 1887 D., K. C. & S. W. The Perfectly Legitimate and Extremely Healthy Child Born, Christened and Prepared to Grow. The Railway Construction Committee Hold a Very Interesting Meeting. Articles of Incorporation Adopted and a Strong First Directory Elected. One of the Works of the Board of Trade and of Dubuque Citizens […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 16, 1887 THE THIRD BRIDGE. Matters Concerning the Proposed Chicago, Burlington and Northern Bridge and Other Notes of the Roads. The board of engineers which has been appointed to consider the plans and location of a bridge which the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railway company wish to erect across the Mississippi […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday August 14, 1887 DUBUQUE & SOUTHWESTERN. The Feeling Among the Business Men of the City Strongly in Favor of Pushing the Matter. An Encouraging Letter from a Town which Desires to Have the Line Through It. In talking with many of the prominent business men yesterday it was found that the project […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday August 11, 1887 THE RAILROADS. The Logic of the Burlington in the Cut Rates Deal—The Outlook at the North. THE CUT MAY NOT COME. It is affirmed and confidently believed that the cut determined on and threatened by the Chicago, Burlington and Northern will never be made. To a man […]