NEW YEARS DAY. How It Was Enjoyed in Dubuque.

Posted Posted in Celebrations

The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday January 3, 1878 NEW YEARS DAY. How It Was Enjoyed in Dubuque. The Brilliant Party at Wm. Andrew’s. The Typographical Festival at the Lorimier House. Callers and Calling Cards—Minor Items, &c. The first day of January, 1878, was |auspiciously inaugurated, in this city, by the best of weather and a happy […]

Misc. News and Tidbits

Posted Posted in Anecdotes, Misc News Janury 4 1878

The Dubuque Herald January  4, 1878 ADULTERY. The New Criminal Record of Dubuque Opens Badly. Beer, Bullets and Black Eyes, Garnished With Pistol Shots.  A New Fledged Clerk Skips Out With $375 of His Employer’s Stamps. He is Pursued by the Victim’s Brother-in-Law, Who Loiters by the Way and Will Probably Lose His Game. A […]