The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday June 3, 1894 WALKS ABOUT DUBUQUE The Colonel Discourses Learnedly Upon the New Things He Has Discovered. WONDERS OF SEMINARY HILL. A Bare Bluff Turned Into a Thriving City—New Streets, New Homes, New Everything— Why Called Seminary Hill—Miles of New Streets. “Come,” said the Colonel one evening a short time […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday June 3, 1887 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes June 2, 1887) THE CITY’S STATESMEN. The Ten Aldermen and Mayor Meet as a Committee of the Whole To Report Adversely Upon the Communication of the Supervisors. They Visit the High Bridge, Eagle Point, and Several Other Locations in the Afternoon. The […]
The Dubuque Herald June 3, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Southerly winds, becoming variable; fair weather; slight changes in temperature. —W. H. Torbert—Druggist —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Waterloo Ice Cream at Sam Upton’s only. —Stoves stored […]
The Telegraph-Herald and Times – Journal Sunday March 25, 1934 This House Has a History The Weigel residence at the southeast corner of Twelfth and Locust streets, through the doors of which have passed five generations of the Weigel family. It is not easy for us to write of the house which is the subject of this […]
The Telegraph-Herald and Times – Journal Sunday July 2, 1933 Letters From Civil War (This is the eleventh in a series of articles dealing with Letters From the Civil War, written by Franc B. Wilkie.) ENJOY PICNIC Keokuk, Ia. May 26, 1861, The grand event of the last week was a picnic given by the ladies of Keokuk […]
The Dubuque Herald June 2, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Variable winds, fair weather, cooler. —W. H. Torbert—Druggist —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Waterloo Ice Cream at Sam Upton’s only. —Stoves stored at Fry’s. Telephone 15.—tf —You […]
The Telegraph-Herald and Times – Journal Sunday June 25, 1933 Letters From Civil War (This is the tenth of a series of Civil War letters by Franc B. Wilkie.) MUSKETS ARRIVE. Keokuk, Ia., May 23, 1861. Since my last we have had excitements of more or less magnitude, none of which, however, have resulted in anything very serious. […]
The Dubuque Herald June 1, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Generally fair weather, winds becoming southerly. —W. H. Torbert—Druggist —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Waterloo Ice Cream at Sam Upton’s only. —Stoves stored at Fry’s. Telephone 15.—tf […]
The Dubuque Herald May 31, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Local rains, nearly stationary temperature; winds generally northwesterly. —W. H. Torbert—Druggist —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Waterloo Ice Cream at Sam Upton’s only. —Stoves stored at Fry’s. […]
The Telegraph-Herald and Times – Journal Sunday June 18, 1933 Letters From Civil War (Following is the ninth of a series of articles dealing with Civil war letters written by Franc B. Willke.) OFFICERS PROTEST. Keokuk, Ia., May 15, 1861. In my last I mentioned a protest which was signed by five of the companies through their commissioned […]