The Attorney General Files a Petition With Clerk Dunn Asking an Order—To Compel the Roads to Abide by the Decision

Posted Posted in Railroads, Switching Issues

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 […]

Railway Commissioners Are Anxious to Know if the Old Roads are Complying with the Decision in the Switching Charges

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The Dubuque Daily Herald     Friday September 9, 1887 FREIGHT TARIFFS. A Committee Appointed to Attend the Meeting of the Inter-State commission in Minneapolis.  The Railway Commissioners Are Anxious to Know if the Old Roads are Complying with the Decision in the Switching Charges. The interstate commissioners are to ho1d a meeting on the 13th […]

Dubuque Herald September 1, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in 1887, News In Brief, Railroads, September 1887, Sewerage System, Switching Issues

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 […]

Commissioners Arrive to Hear Further Evidence and Argument in the Switching Charges

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Wednesday August 10, 1887 THE COMMISSIONERS. They Arrive to Hear Further Evidence and Argument in the Switching Charges. The Meeting Largely Attended by the Dubuque Business Man Who Are Interested. Both Sides of the Case Presented but Neither in a Very Able Manner. The Entire Day Consumed and but Very Little Progress […]

Commissioners Cofflin and Smith Visit Dubuque to Learn of the Switching Charges

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Saturday July 30, 1887 THE SWITCHES. Commissioners Cofflin and Smith Visit Dubuque to Learn of the Switching Charges The Case Presented Before Them by the Different Ones Agrieved—The Switches Visited. The Gentlemen to Come Again Some Day Next Week to Finish up the Matter. At an hour agreed upon the preceding evening, […]