From Nebraska... A train robber captured...
Item #696864
March 12, 1883
THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 12, 1883
* Home of the Cornhuskers
We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.
Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this title is th... See More
Ronald Reagan is shot... John Hinckley Jr...
Item #696855
March 30, 1981
ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS, Nevada, March 30, 1981
* President Ronald Reagan
* John Hinckley Jr.
* Assassination attempt
The front page features banner headline: "Reagan wounded by assassin" with subheads.
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.
From the territory of Washington...
Item #696849
March 03, 1881
WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT, Pomeroy, Columbia County, Washington Territory, March 3, 1881
* Very rare old West publication
A volume one issue from this small town in Southeastern Washington, published 8 years before statehood. Various news and ads of the day.
Gregory notes that only 2 institutions have any holdings of this title. This is just one of 2 or 3 issues remaining in our invento... See More
Franklin D. Roosevelt... Prohibition ending...
Item #696774
March 14, 1933
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 14, 1933
* 3.2 per cent beer voted on
* Franklin D. Roosevelt endorses
* Prohibition ending
The front page has a one column heading: "NATION VISIONS BEER BY APRIL" with subheads. (see) Coverage of the impending end of prohibition in America.
Complete with 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
The "match king" takes his life...
Item #696773
March 13, 1932
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 13, 1932
* Ivar Kreuger suicide
* "Match King"
* Charles Lindbergh Jr.
* Kidnapping (Safe ?)
The front page has a one column heading: "FINANCIER ENDS LIFE IN PARIS" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, otherwise in great c... See More
South Pole discovered in 1911...
Item #696698
March 07, 1912
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 7, 1912
* Robert Falcon Scott discovers South Pole ?
* Or was it Roald Amundsen ?
* Publicly announced for 1st time
The front page has a two column heading: "REPORT CLAIMS SCOTT REACHED SOUTH POLE" (see images).
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, should be handled with care.... See More
Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...
Item #696694
March 10, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1945
* First & Third United States Army
* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River
* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge
* General Courtney Hodges & Patton
The front page has a great banner headline: "NAZIS HIT BRIDGEHEAD; Enemy Shells Yank-Held Span Over Rhine" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Related photos on the b... See More
Reba McEntire's band airplane disaster...
Item #696670
March 17, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 17, 1991
* Reba McEntire - band airplane crash disaster
* "The Queen of Country" music singer & actress
* Olay Mountain - San Diego, California
The top of page 3 has a heading: "Plane Crash Kills 8 in Singer's Band" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, nice condition.... See More
Col. Fremont's disastrous fourth expedition...
Item #696647
March 29, 1849
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 29, 1849
* John C. Fremont
* Fatal 4th expedition
The top of the front page has a nicer account headed: "Col. Fremont--A Distressing Report" which is concerning his fateful fourth expedition in the West during which his party was caught in a snowstorm in Colorado causing loss of ten of his men & 130 of his pack mules. Near... See More
Ronald Reagan is shot... John Hinckley Jr...
Item #696628
March 31, 1981
NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1981
* President Ronald Reagan
* John Hinckley Jr.
* Assassination attempt
The front page features a three-line banner headline: "REAGAN WOUNDED IN CHEST BY GUNMAN; OUTLOOK 'GOOD' AFTER 2-HOUR SURGERY; AIDE AND 2 GUARDS SHOT; SUSPECT HELD" with 5 related front page photos including one of John Hinckley, Jr.
The complete 88 page
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* President Ronald Reagan
* John Hinckley Jr.
* Assassination attempt
The front page features a three-line banner headline: "REAGAN WOUNDED IN CHEST BY GUNMAN; OUTLOOK 'GOOD' AFTER 2-HOUR SURGERY; AIDE AND 2 GUARDS SHOT; SUSPECT HELD" with 5 related front page photos including one of John Hinckley, Jr.
The complete 88 page
The great billiard match... 1862 Championship...
Item #696523
March 15, 1862
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field S[ports, Literature and the Stage", New York, March 15, 1862 As was typical with this title, there is much content within relating to sports including a: "Great Billiard Match For The Championship, Between Dudley Kavanaugh of New York, And Michael Foley of Cleveland. Kavanaugh The Victor! The Match Won by 435 Poi... See More
Stock market crash before the big one in 1929....
Item #696396
March 27, 1929
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 27, 1929
* Stock market decline
* pre-Wall Street crash
The front page has a two column heading: "Acute Market Credit Pinch Ends With Prices Going Up; Selling Losses Regained" with subhead. (see) If they only knew what was to come a few months later.
Complete with 16 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
1908 Hanna Mine disaster... Wyoming...
Item #696383
March 30, 1908
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, March 30, 1908
* Hanna Mine disaster
* Carbon County, Wyoming
* Coal mine # 1 explosion
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEATH LIST SEVENTY-ONE" with subheads and partial list of the victims.
Eight pages, light toning, some margin wear, loose along the spine, must be handled with care.... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #696162
March 14, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 14, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CULT IS VICTOR IN COURT TEST" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 4... See More
Creek and Choctaw Indians warring against each other...
Item #696093
March 02, 1769
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 2, 1769
* Creek and Choctaw Nations
* Native Americans - Indians
Page 6 has a report from Charleston beginning: "The war between the Creeks and Choctaws is carried on with great inveteracy. The latter have sent the3 former a formal challenge to meet them man for man and decide their differences in one pitched battle. Attakullakulla, or the Li... See More
John Wayne Gacy to prison... serial killer...
Item #696018
March 15, 1980
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 15, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy's headed to prison
* American serial killer
* "Pogo the Clown"
* From the city where it happened (rare)
The top of page 6 has a heading: "'Gacy at Joliet for testing and physical" Great to have in this Chicago publication, rare as such. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was... See More
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
Item #695948
March 13, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 13, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper that is best known for its link to the best-selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era b
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The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
Item #695947
March 20, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper that is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era b
... See More
Foldout map of Eastern Europe...
Item #695917
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1739 Map Only* Foldout map of Eastern Europe
* 18th century original
Nice foldout map of Eastern Europe showing what would seem to be portions of Ukraine, Turkey, and vicinity (see photos). This is only the second fold-out map offered in Gentleman's Magazines.
Although it is missing small sections of the top corners, has a small p... See More
A non-newspaper political sheet, presumably printed only on listed date...
Item #695803
March 26, 1806
THE IMPARTIAL EXAMINER, (Boston), March 26, 1806 This is a very unusual item. It is not a newspaper in the traditional sense. Note that it does not list a volume or issue number in the dateline. Nor does it list the city where published.
This would appear to be a stand-alone issue concerning the election of governor for Massachusetts. The front page has a heading: "Who Shall Be Governo... See More
1912 Floyd Allen gang... Hillsville, Virginia...
Item #695680
March 21, 1912
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 21, 1912
* Floyd Allen clan - gang
* Hillsville VA Virginia
* Courthouse shootout
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "ALLEN GANG SAY THEY WILL FIGHT TO DEATH" with blurry photos of the courthouse and Judge Massie with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
Tommy Lasorda voted into Hall of Fame....
Item #695651
March 06, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 6, 1997
* Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers baseball
* Voted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
* Cooperstown, New York
The top of the front page has a heading: "He's Going to Cooperstown" with photo of Lasorda. Much more in the sport's section with front page banner headline. (see) Great to have in this Los Angeles publication. Nice condition.... See More
School prayer barred in 1948...
Item #695645
March 09, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1948
* Supreme Court decision (1st report)
* Separation of Church and State in schools
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN SCHOOLS BARRED BY SUPREME COURT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the famous Supreme Court ruling. Nice to have in the World famous publication.
Complete with 48 pages, light to... See More
Corvallis, Oregon...
Item #695579
March 06, 1885
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, Oregon, March 6, 1885 An uncommon title from this Western Oregon city. Among the articles: "A Bright Outlook for the Pacific Coast" "The Boundary Line Between British Columbia and Alaska" "In The Little Rockies" "Excitement In Rochester" "Jumping On Moving Trains" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, very ni... See More
Item #695510
March 20, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 20, 1939
* Heqakheperre Shoshenq II discovered
* 22nd Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
* Tanis, Egypt - Pierre Montet
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "FIND RICH TOMB OF PHARAOH WHO RULED IN 950 B. C." with subhead and small photo. (see) History shows this was Shoshenq II.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 26 pag... See More
1940 Bellaire, Ohio mine disaster...
Item #695508
March 17, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 17, 1940
* Bellaire, Ohio disaster
* Willow Grove coal mine
The front page has a small one column heading: "22 Bodies Taken Out of Mine; 22 Still Trapped" with lead-in: "Tragic Blast" See image for brief text here.
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Hampton Roads... Attack by the Merrimack... early Florida...
Item #695497
March 22, 1862
THE NEW SOUTH, Port Royal, South Carolina, March 22, 1862
* Rare Union occupation title
* Battle of Hampton Roads
* Monitor vs. Merrimac... Ironclads naval battle
Here is an interesting newspaper (see photo) established in March of 1862 at Port Royal after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War. Issued in a "military command", the newspaper sough... See More
1939 Albert Einstein & the Creation of the Universe....
Item #695474
March 14, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 14, 1939
* Physicist Albert Einstein
* Creation of the Universe
* Theory of Relativity
The front page has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN REPORTS SOLVING RIDDLE OF GRAVITATION" with subhead. (See)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning, some wear and binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #695429
March 20, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 20, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The front page has a one column heading: "PURNELL FRAUD, SAYS WITNESS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 44 pages, lig... See More
Howard Hughes wins Harmon Trophy....
Item #695399
March 01, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1937
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Aviatrix Jean Batten
* Harmon Trophy presentation
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Air Prize For Hughes; Jean Batten Honored" with subhead and photos. See image for report here. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and ... See More
Controversial Titanic survivor dies in 1940...
Item #695388
March 21, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1940
* William Ernest Carter death (1st report)
* Controversial male RMS Titanic survivor
The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "WILLIAM E. CARTER, TITANIC SURVIVOR" with subheads. (see) Mr. Carter got caught up in the finger pointing associated with being a male Titanic survivor and was forced to defend not only himself but J. Bruce Isma... See More
Cartridge factory explosion... Civil War news...
Item #695331
March 31, 1862
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 31, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Killed & Wounded at Winchester" "Beaufort, N.C. Occupied" "Fort Macon Not Yet Surrendered" "Bombardment of Island No. 10" "The War in Arkansas" "A Skirmish In Missouri" "Affairs In Tennessee" "The Latest From Key Wes... See More
Civil War map, plus a map of Fort Craig, New Mexico... An ad for John Wilkes Booth...
Item #695300
March 17, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 17, 1862
* Rare hand drawn military map
* Battle of Pea Ridge Missouri
* Battle of Valverde - Fort Craig
* New Mexico Territory
The front page features a large map headed: "THE REBEL BATTERIES ON THE LOWER POTOMAC." "Facsimile of a Plan of the Batteries & Encampments on the Lower Potomac Picked Up in the Rebel Camp By Our Troops."
Fron... See More
1965 Selma, Alabama....
Item #695283
March 28, 1965
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965
* Post Selma to Montgomery march
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service
The front page has a six column headline: "Wallace to Blame, Top Ala. Aide Says" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "200 Protest Slaying in March at Selma" with photo. (see) More inside.
Complete 1st section... See More
Ten Civil War newspapers: war maps...
Item #695247
March 24, 1862
This is a damaged lot of ten Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer. Five have front page Civil War maps, four have inside or back page Civil War maps, and one is an issue of "Forney's War Press", 1863, with an ornate and war-themed masthead (no war map).
Each issue is damaged by tears, stains, margin chippi... See More
Eleven Civil War newspapers with front page maps...
Item #695198
March 24, 1862
This is a damaged lot of eleven Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Each has a front page Civil War map but each issue is damaged by tears, stains, margin chipping with some loss, perhaps a missing leaf, loose at the spine, separation at the central fold, etc. Map issues are typically priced in the $40 - $55 range when in good condit... See More
Reporting from the French & Indian War...
Item #695153
March 17, 1757
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 17, 1757
* French and Indian War era
The front page has a report headed: "America" being a letter from Pennsylvania, noting in part: "Matters at present are pretty quiet on our borders..." but noting at the end: "...I wished to have had it boroughs me years ago, which would have saved much innocent blood and probably preven... See More
Nice reports from the French & Indian War...
Item #695152
March 15, 1757
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 15, 1757
* French and Indian War in America
Page 6 has almost half a column headed: "America" being a letter from an officer in Lord John Murray's regiment at Schenectady, New York.
It has some nice items from the French & Indian War, a few bits including: "...two days at New York when we w
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The Creek, Shawnee, and Cherokee Indians...
Item #695148
March 03, 1757
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 3, 1757 Page 5 has half a column of reports headed: "America" with a Charleston dateline. A few bits include: "...that a number of Cherokees arrived at Halbamar Fort...they had a meeting with the Upper Creeks to whom the Shawnees presented a red stick...to take part in the war in which they were engaged against the English...But the Wolf Ki... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #695103
March 13, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 13, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "''EXPOSE' BORES BENTON HARBOR'" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at th... See More
1940 Brenner Pass meeting... Hitler & Mussolini...
Item #695071
March 18, 1940
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 18, 1940
* 1940 Brenner Pass meeting
* Austria & Italy border - Alps
* Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini
* re. Bolshevik Russia agreement
The front page has a banner headline: "Hitler and Ill Duce Confer At Brenner Pass" with subheads and two related photos. (see)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny bind... See More
Huge & graphic political ad...
Item #695015
March 30, 1816
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 30, 1816
* Great political advertisement as for display
The front page is dominated by a very large engraving of a ship headed: "Huzza, for the Massachusetts!", part of a political notice in support of John Brooks for governor.
Note that the flag on the tallest mast bears his name, with political slogans on the other flags. Much text as well... See More
John Wayne Gacy murders... serial killer clown...
Item #695005
March 05, 1980
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 5, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown" sane ?
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 4 has a banner heading: "Amateurs to decide Gacy sanity" (see)
The top of page 9 has a another banner heading: "Gacy anti-social, but sane, 2nd psy... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #694993
March 12, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 12, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GIRLS WARNED OF CULT CROSS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 48 ... See More
"The Silence of the Lambs" wins oscars...
Item #694976
March 31, 1992
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1992
* Best "The Silence of the Lambs" academy awards
* Movie wins 5 major Oscars
* Jodie Foster - Anthony Hopkins
A terrific issue on the motion picture hit "The Silence of the Lambs" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publi... See More
Niblo's Garden, Broadway... Castle Garden (Battery Park)...
Item #694919
March 06, 1852
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, March 6, 1852
* Niblo's Garden, Broadway
* Castle Garden (now Castle Clinton, Battery Park, NY)
* Prints of Albany and the Genesee Falls
Included within this issue are prints of the following: Niblo's Garden, Broadway; Castle Garden Theater; Albany, New York; Genesee Falls at Rochester, New York; the Great Fire At Portland, M
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* Niblo's Garden, Broadway
* Castle Garden (now Castle Clinton, Battery Park, NY)
* Prints of Albany and the Genesee Falls
Included within this issue are prints of the following: Niblo's Garden, Broadway; Castle Garden Theater; Albany, New York; Genesee Falls at Rochester, New York; the Great Fire At Portland, M
Premiere ad and review: "Man in the Iron Mask", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #694910
March 13, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 13, 1998
* Man in the Iron Mask Premier Review
* Includes a double-page ad
* Additional ads: Titanic, L.A. Confidential, and more
The front page of the Calendar section has a terrific image and the beginning of a review for "Man In The Iron Mask", which continues on an inside page. Additionally, pages 4 & 5 have a dramatic 2 -page advertisement for th... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... atrocities...
Item #694789
March 16, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust coming to light
Page 2 has a brief report with a small one column heading: "Rumanians Slaughtered" with subhead. (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being realized.
What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then having a firsthand account from the day... See More
Rare 19h century women's suffrage newspaper...
Item #694773
March 24, 1888
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, March 24, 1888
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage" as n... See More
U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917...
Item #694696
March 04, 1917
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, March 4, 1917
* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PRESIDENT HUMILIATED; Regardless Of America's Position Before The World, Small Group Is Flouting The President's Appeal" with various subheads and related illustration. (see) Coverage on the official break of diplo... See More
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