The Dubuque Daily Herald April 27, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, April 26. 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has shown a general increase of pressure, together with a slight decrease of temperature, prevailing northerly winds, and clear to cloudy weather. The Mississippi […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald April 28, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, April 27. 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley shows a still further increase of pressure, together with higher temperature, prevailing northerly winds, and clear to cloudy weather. The Mississippi river has fallen […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald April 30, 1878 Caught On The Fly DUBUQUE, April 29, 1878. During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m. the barometer over the upper Mississippi valley has fallen slightly, together with higher temperature, variable winds, and fair to cloudy weather. Rain reported at St. Paul. The Mississippi river has remained […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday July 15, 1880 THE MURDERER’S DOOM. The Assassin of Constable Scanlan is No More. His Body is Found Floating in the Slough, And Now Lies in the Potter‘s Field at Linwood. The Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury, and the Testimony of the Physicians in the Case of the Lamented Scanlan. The […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday July 14, 1880 THE SHOCKING MURDER. Constable Scanlan’s Body Recovered From the Slough. The Blow of Some Heavy Weapon the Cause of His Death. Criminal Tardiness of the Officers of the Law Allows the Murderer to Escape. He Crosses the River in Peace Beyond the Reach of Justice. A Reward […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday July 13, 1880 A MYSTERIOUS CASE. Fears that Constable Pete Scanlon has been Shot And His Body Buried Under the Surface of the River. It may be that, Constable Pete Scanlan is living, but we fear that he is dead. Yesterday the wife of August Wunderlich, the fisherman,— had a […]
Dubuque Sunday Herald ESTABLISHED 1836 SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1895 – TWELVE PAGES $6.00 A YEAR AT SPIRIT LAKE The Monument to the Victims of the Massacre of 1857. It is Dedicated With Ceremonies—The Story as Told by the Only Survivor. SPIRIT LAKE, July 28—The monument to the martyrs of the Spirit Lake massacre was […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday November 5, 1911 Explosion in 1895 Set Off Legend Dubuque Railroad Engineer (Editors Note: Here is another in a series of articles on the people, places and events that once made news. . . It Happened in Dubuqueland.) By KEN HOLL; T-H STAFF WRITER An explosion at Specht’s Ferry on a Sunday […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 1, 1882 NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. Jaeger & Rhomberg’s Book-keeper Presented with a Gold Watch—Other Presentations. A number of worthy gentlemen were recipients of valuable presents yesterday at the hands of their admirers, prominent among whom was Mr. L. Lang, Rhomberg’s book-keeper, who has been with the firm one year and […]
The Telegraph-Herald Sunday January 3, 1926 IMPROVEMENTS IN DUBUQUE PAST YEAR COST OVER $750,000 REVIEW OF YEAR MADE BY CITY MANAGER DOUGLAS—IN LATE YEARS. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS HAD SEASON OF GREAT ACTIVITY OVER EIGHT MILES WERE PAVED—SEWERS AND WATER MAINS ALSO COMPLETED IN 1925 Municipal improvements costing more than three quarters of a million dollars were completed […]