Early ballooning...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 16, 1877



* Ballooning "Amazon" flight

* Lizzie Ihling Wise

* John Wise niece



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "UP IN A BALLOON" "The Airy Adventures of Lizzie Ihling Wise" and more. (see)

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St. Louis, Missouri lynching....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 11, 1877



* Karl Strahl lynching - hanging

* Goetz murders



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "HORROR'S HARVEST" "Carl Strahl, the Double Murderer, Executed by Judge Lynch" "The Murderer Leads His Captors to Where Goetz's Body Rests" "... See More  

Ku Klux Klan in Missouri...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 7, 1877



* KKK - Ku Klux Klan

* Outrages in Ripley County

* Ozarks Mountain - Missouri



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "Ku-Klux" "Lawlessness in Ripley and Adjacent Counties--Men and Women Flogged by Bands of Outlaws" and more.

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Spiritualism...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 11, 1877



* Spiritualism - spiritualists

* Materializations - paranormal



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISTS" "Piano Playing Without Mortal Contact" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/3 columns.

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Lauara Bridgman... dead-blind...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, January 7, 1877



* Laura Bridgman biography

* Deaf-blind Woman



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "Laura Bridgman" "An Evening in Her Home--Her Wonderful Tact and Ingenuity" (see)

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Samuel P. Stickney death... Circus...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 26, 1877



* Samuel P. Stickney

* Circus horseback rider



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "America's Oldest Circus-Rider" "The Death of Samuel P. Stickney After Fifty Years' Service in the Ring"

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Chief Sitting Bull....

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, February 3, 1877



* Chief Sitting Bull

* Sioux Indians

* Black Hills



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "The Hostile Sioux" "Their Present Location  and Future Movements" "Preparing for War in the Spring"

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Pneumatic message system...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 24, 1877  The front page features a large illustration "Pneumatic Transmission in New York City" with an accompanying article and more illustrations inside. Inside the issue is "New Experiments in Mechanical Flight" with illustrations; "Houyoux' Rotary Pump"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Pow Wow at the White House...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 28, 1877



* Pow Wow - Indians

* Chief Spotted Tail & more

* Gen. George Crook



Page 5 has one column headings: "THE INDIAN CONFERENCE" "Gorgeous Aspect Of The East Room" and more. (see) Text takes up a full column.

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Battle of Cottonwood - Idaho...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 6, 1877



* Battle of Cottonwood - Idaho

* Nez Perce War - Chief Joseph

* Captain Stephen Whipple



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 5 has an article headed: "The Indians" "Colonel Whipple's Fight With looking Glass' Party" See image for text here.

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WARREN MAIL, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1877  A small town newspaper with various news of the day both local & national. Many illustrated advertisements.

Four pages, rejoined at the spine, nice condition.

Chief Joseph... Nez Perce Indians...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1877  The front page of the issue has a one column heading: "General News"; "The Feeling in Washington Over Gen. Miles' Victory"; and more. (See photos for text on the decision of the U.S. military to send Chief Joseph and his followers to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas).

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Creedmoor rifle match...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1877



* Creedmoor international rifle match



The front page has one column headings: "THE AMERICAN TEAM WINS" "A Score Never Before Equaled" "The Second Stage Of The International Match At Creedmoor...." Lengthy text takes up over four full columns with scores on page 2.

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Small newspaper from Juda...

THE JUDAEAN, Juda, Wisconsin, Aug. 31, 1877  A curious little newspapers likely produced by the "amateur press" which was popular at this time.  This is the volume 1, number 8 issue so obviously a scarce title.

Six pages with the supplement, 6 by 8 3/4 inches very nice condition.

Battle of Cow Island Landing... Nez Perce Indians...

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1877



* Battle of Cow Island Landing

* Cow Creek - Montana

* Nez Perce Indians



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "INDIAN POW WOW" "Spotted Tail's Crowd at the White House" "They Have a Big Talk with the Gr... See More  

Henry Ward Beecher sermon...

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, December 19, 1877



* Henry Ward Beecher sermon

* Existence of Hell?



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 6 has one column headings: "Henry Ward Beecher" "The Plymouth Pastor's Unorthodox Sermon"

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The electric chair long before it would be formalized...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1877 



* Electrocution as a means of execution ?



Page 3 has an interesting article: "Public Executions - Electricity as a Substitute for the Rope", which is a letter suggesting electricity come be used as a more humane method of execution. Various details are offered by the writer (see).

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Capture of Chief Joseph, Nez Perce War ends...

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 10, 1877 



* Nez Perce War ends

* Battle of Bear Paw - Snake Creek

* Chief Joseph surrenders



The Front page has small one column headings: "The Fight With The Nez Perces", "Conclusion Of General Terry's Dispatch--Reported Capture and Release Of Joseph" This report in fact was true.

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Chief Sitting Bull...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 18, 1877



* Chief Sitting Bull - Indians

* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "Sitting Bull to be Offered Immunity from Punishment" "Sitting Bull Commission" and more (see photos).

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Jews in Romania persecuted...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 12, 1877



* Romanian Jews

* Persecution



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 7 has a one column heading: "The Jews In Romania". See images for text.

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Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan fire....

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 3, 1877



* Onota, Au Train Township

* Michigan Ghost town (village)

* Fire disaster



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "Onota, Michigan, Entirely Destroyed by Fire" "Seven Hundred People Homeless--Loss $100,000" "Fighti... See More  

Execution by Guillotine...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 1877



* Guillotine execution

* Baptiste-Joseph Billoir



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 5 has small one column headings: "Death By The Guillotine" "Capital Punishment in France--The Last of Billoir...." See images for text here.

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From the San Francisco Bay region...

THE WEEKLY ANTIOCH LEDGER, Contra Costa County, California, Jan. 13, 1877 



* Rare Old West title



This is one of the oldest communities in California having been founded in 1850. It is in the East Bay region of San Francisco Bay, formerly known as Smith's Landing and Marshs Landing, in 1850 a plague infested the city and wiped out most of the population.

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The Molly Maguires...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1877



* Molly Maguires

* Central Pennsylvania

* Coal mining



The front page has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "Killed By Mollie Maguires" See photo for brief report here.

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The Molly Maguires...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1877



* Molly Maguires

* Central Pennsylvania

* Coal mining



Page 2 has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "The Mollie Maguire Murderers" See photo for brief report here.

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