Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday November 1, 1887 A GRAND CELEBRATION. The High Bridge Opening to be a Grand Affair. The Work in Good Hands and to be Pushed. The Mass Meeting Largely Attended and Splendid Committees Selected. The mass meeting at the Tabernacle last evening, called for the purpose of deciding whether or not Dubuque […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday October 29, 1887 The Celebration. The committee are still working hard at the high bridge celebration, and additional promises of support are constantly being received. The Butchers’ Union, represented by a committee composed of John Ruegamer, Chris Stieber, Charles W. Saunders and Charles Appel will meet this morning at the city hall […]
The Dubuque Herald Friday October 28, 1887 CITY COUNCIL The High Bridge Matter Brought up and also Matter of the Approach at Last Settled—The New Fire Alarm System Accepted. Council met last evening in special session, the mayor and all the alderman being present. The city attorney stated that the mayor, Aldermen Hayden and Doerfler […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Friday October 28, 1887 THE CELEBRATION. Success Assured and the Committee Meet With Encouragement Beyond Their Expectation. Five hundred and twenty-three floats are already guaranteed, which would equal (at seven floats per block) over four and one-half miles in length. This is the trades’ procession alone, and does not include any […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday October 27, 1887 High Bridge Celebration. The committee appointed to canvass the city in order to ascertain how many would take part in the high bridge celebration, yesterday in it short space of time secured assurances from various merchants and manufacturers, which make it certain that over 500 floats will be […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday October 26, 1887 The High Bridge. The Committee at Work in Preparation for the Celebration to be Held Upon Its Completion. An Assured Fact That the Event Will be the Grandest Thing Ever Held in the City, and Every One Taking Hold. Yesterday morning the committee on excursions and entertainments of the Dubuque […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 23, 1887 The High Bridge. Dubuque to Celebrate the Completion In Grand Style—A Large Number Expected from Abroad. It is confidently expected that the high bridge will be completed by the 20th of next month. The contractors lost three days by reason of the high wind, but they are pushing […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday October 21, 1887 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 1887) CITY COUNCIL. The Approach to the High Bridge—Gen. Booth at the Meeting. An adjourned special session of the council was held last evening, and the Mayor and Alds. Kenneally, Hayden, Mulkern, Trexler, Kleinschmidt and Rand were present. The […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday October 20, 1887 The High Bridge. The Approach to be Determined Upon To-Night—The Bonds Will be Readily Placed. The city council meets this evening to consider finally the matter of the approach to the high bridge. It had been located so that it should run from the end of the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday October 8, 1887 The High Bridge. There was a special meeting of the directors of the high bridge last evening. The iron to entirely complete the bridge is all shipped and will be here soon. The cantilever span will be finished in ten days or two weeks, as the work is […]