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Item from Sojourner Truth...
Item #649308
March 11, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1882 Perhaps the most interesting item in this issue is just a small, inconspicuous item on page 3 under the "Personal" column reading: "Sojourner Truth writers to us from Battle Creek, Michigan, in reference to recent published paragraphs of her having a fine home, and her having made a will, etc. She says she has made no will, owns no... See More
The Custer Massacre, and more...
Item #646919
July 15, 1876
THE VENTURA SIGNAL, San Buenaventura, Ventura County, California, July 15, 1876 The front page has: "The Situation Grave" which concerns the recent Custer Massacre, beginning: "It is agreed on all hands that there must now be an Indian war, till hostile Indians of the Northwest have been chastised & subjugated. The cause & responsibility of the Little Big Horn massacre... See More
Classic stagecoach robbery in the Old West...
Item #646763
October 2, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 2, 1875 Page 3 has most of a column taken up with: "Were They The James Boys? "Two Men Stop a Texas Express Wagon & Rob It of a Large Amount of Money". The article is very detailed and is a terrific account of a stage coach robbery (see), but this robbery was apparently not the work of Jesse & Frank James.
Twelve pages, nice condition.... See More
Jesse James comes to his own defense: lengthy letter signed by him...
Item #646388
July 20, 1875
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1875 Not only does this issue contain the very first mention of notorious outlaw Jesse James in the venerable Times, but the report is almost entirely taken up by an excellent letter signed by him in type: Jesse James. This is the first I have seen in print a letter signed by the outlaw. He takes great pains to exonerate himself for several crimes of which he was... See More
A classic train robbery...
Item #646087
November 23, 1900
THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, Nov. 23, 1900
* Rare old West title
* Maricopa County
* Train robbery
Actually a Territorial issue as Arizona did not become a state until 1912. The top of a ftpg. column has classic "Old West" headlines: "A TRAIN HELD UP" "The Cannon Ball Train Assaulted By Robbers" "Express Box Seized" "Company's Big Sa... See More
Jesse James and the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #646009
July 18, 1881
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 18, 1881 An uncommonly nice account of this infamous train robbery by the James Gang with page 5 column heads: "The Express Train Robbery" "The Jesse James Gang" "Invade A Train, Murder the Conductor and a Passenger and Rob a Safe". This was the Rock Island Railroad robbery.
Although well known as being committe... See More
Mormon property to be disposed of... Classic train robbery...
Item #645564
June 11, 1890
MEMPHIS APPEAL, Tennessee, June 11, 1890 Near the bottom of the ftpg. is: "After The Mormons" "Senator Edmunds Introduces a Bill Disposing of the Church Property" and next to it an article: "Through The Switch" "Robbers Throw a Train From the Track, Go Through the Express Safe and Escape", ending with: "...A posse of men...went in pursuit of the b... See More
Frank James the outlaw & brother of Jesse...
Item #644683
August 10, 1880
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 10, 1880
* Frank James
* Outlaws - train robbers
* Jackson County, Missouri
The ftpg. has: "Frank James Again" which is an interview concerning his whereabouts with mention that he was in Jackson County recently (see). Also on the ftpg: "A Heavy Diamond Robbery" & "An Atrocious Wife-Murder".
Ten pages, a bit ... See More
The Custer massacre... Jesse James train robbery... Mark Twain...
Item #643905
July 13, 1876
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, July 13, 1876
* General George Custer
* Battle of Little Bighorn
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
Page 7 has: "Summary Of News" which includes a brief report of the Custer massacre: "The disastrous fight between Gen. Custer's command & the Sioux Indians on June 25th resulted in the death of Gen. Custer, together with 13 officers and... See More
Classic train robberies in the Wild West...
Item #643754
December 25, 1893
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Dec. 25, 1893 The top of the ftpg. has nice column heads on a train robbery: "TRAIN ROBBERS RAMPANT" "One of the Missouri Pacific Trains Held Up in Indian Territory" "No Resistance Was Offered to Them" "Passengers and Crew Taken by Surprise & the Desperadoes Have an Easy Time--A California Gang Makes a Big Haul".
Eig... See More
Dalton Gang & the Red Rock train robbery...
Item #643193
June 3, 1892
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, June 3, 1892
* Red Rock, Oklahoma
* The Dalton Gang
* Train robbery
The top of the front page has nice column heads: "ROBBED MASKED MEN" "A Santa Fe Train Is Held Up" "The Robbery Occurred Near Red Rock, Indian Territory" "Gleaming Winchester Forced the Engineer To Be Obedient" "Scores of Shots Fire... See More
Bank robbery, then robbers caught... Broadside...
Item #639609
September 4, 1878
THE ADVANCE, Red Wing, Minnesota, Sept. 4, 1878 Page 2 has: "Treaty With Indians" which begins: "Generals Howard, Wheaton, Sawhille...met Indian chiefs at Umatilla, Oregon & had a general pow-wow...". Also: "A Missouri Daytime Bank Robbery" which has much on a robbery in Concordia, Minnesota including: "...three men entered the bank...jumped over the co... See More
Sitting Bull surrenders.... The James Gang & the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #639596
July 22, 1881
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, July 22, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Chief Sitting Bull surrenders
* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux
The front page has: "Sitting Bull & His People Surrender to Maj. Brotherton" "Arms & Ponies Turned Over to the Government--Details".
A great page 3 report is headed: "HANDS UP&quo... See More
Great train robbery report, but it was the wrong one...
Item #639195
September 26, 1893
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 26, 1893 The ftpg. has a nice, full column report on a train robbery headed at the top: "ON THE WRONG TRAIN" "Express Robbers in Missouri Who Didn't Know It Was Loaded" "Successful Trick of the Authorities" "Sent Out a Dummy Train in Charge of Well Armed Officers" "Desperate Battle Waged in the Dark" &... See More
Classic Wild West train robbery...
Item #639041
October 8, 1890
SAGINAW WEEKLY NEWS, Michigan, Oct. 8, 1890
* Old west style train robbery
The top of a front page column is headed: "DARING TRAIN ROBBERY" "The Robbers Board the Train Twice and Fight the Crew" "Amount Stolen Not Known" "They Gag a Worthy Express Messenger & Then Try & Shoot Him--After Leaving the Train They Board it Again and Fight the Crew&... See More
Life in the Wild West...
Item #638762
November 16, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 16, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers.
Page 7 begins with: "AT THE STAKE" "A Colorado Ranchman Tortured by a Band of Robbers" "The Victims Burned & Bastina... See More
Robbery near Tombstone... The outlaw Frank Rande...
Item #638730
December 15, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Dec. 15, 1883
* Outlaw bandit Frank Rande
* Tombstone, Arizona report
Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers. Page 6 has: "Double Murder and Robbery in Arizona" with a dateline from t... See More
Reports from the Wild West...
Item #638659
November 9, 1884
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 9, 1884 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West than found in eastern newspapers. Page 2 begins with: "A CARNIVAL OF CRIME" "A Bloody Battle in the Streets of a Texas Town" "Half a Dozen Murders in as Many Different Dan... See More
Print of Notre Dame University... Stage coach robbery...
Item #638642
August 17, 1885
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 17, 1885
* Old West stage coach robbery
* University of Notre Dame
The ftpg. has some interesting articles including; "Battling With A Burglar" "Midnight Encounter with a Murderous Negro at Texarkana" "Slain by a Saloon-Keeper--Result of a Drunken Spree...". "Daring Stage Robbery which is from Phoenix which reads... See More
Classic train robbery from the Old West...
Item #638578
September 13, 1893
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 13, 1893
* Old west style train robbery
The front page has over two columns (and more inside) headed: "LAKE SHORE TRAIN HELD UP" "Atlantic Express Robbed" "Dynamite Used By The Outlaws, Who Get Nearly $20,000" "The Engineer Shot By the Bandits" and more subheads. A terrific and very detailed account of a "classic"... See More
Great account of a "classic" train robbery from the Wild West...
Item #637599
September 22, 1893
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 22, 1893
* Old West style train robbery
* Illinois Central Railroad
* Centralia, Illinois
The last column on the ftpg. is entirely taken up with a great & detailed account of a classic Old West train robbery, with heads: "HOLD UP YOUR HANDS" "Bold Attempt to Hold Up a Train on the Illinois Central Road" "Desperate Batt... See More
1892 Saginaw, Michigan... Dalton Gang ?...
Item #637544
April 27, 1892
SAGINAW WEEKLY NEWS, Michigan, April 27, 1892
* Uncommon title
* Dalton Gang ?
This issues contains news of the day with some advertisements. Page 2 has a report from Wallace, Kansas on a train robbery attempt by a gang of outlaws. No mention of the culprits but this was the heyday of the Dalton Gang in Kansas. Was it them ?
Complete in 4 pages, a little creasing at the folds, nice conditi... See More
Dalton Gang robs its last train...
Item #637209
July 15, 1892
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1892
* The Dalton Gang
* Adair, Oklahoma
* Last train robbery
The back page has a nice article headed: "A Bold Train Robbery" "The Dalton Gang Hold Up an Express and Secure a Rich Prize" with the dateline from Parsons, Kansas. The photos show the entire report, which contains some nice detail, somewhat more than is co... See More
Keeping it in the family...
Item #636838
October 18, 1898
THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18, 1898
* Outlaw Jesse James' son
The bottom of page 3 has a small & somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "Jesse James Indicted" which begins: "The grand jury yesterday returned indictments against Jesse James, son of the noted outlaw..." (see). The following year he would be acquitted of robbery of a Missour... See More
Dalton Gang & the Red Rock train robbery...
Item #636271
June 2, 1892
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1892
* Red Rock, Oklahoma
* The Dalton Gang
* Train robbery
The back page has an item headed: "A Train Looted By Robbers" "They Don't Hurt the Passengers But Entirely Empty the Safe" with the text noting: "...passenger train was held up last night be masked robbers at Red Rock in the Cherokee strip...The robbe... See More
Bank robbery in the Old West...
Item #634212
October 22, 1890
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October 22, 1890 Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title.
Other news of the day with many interesting adve... See More
The Mormons in Utah... Electricity comes to Utah...
Item #633210
November 26, 1879
THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery (see). Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder" and "Discourse Delivered by Elder Geo. Q. Cannon at t... See More
The Mormons in Utah... Electricity comes to Utah...
Item #633209
November 26, 1879
THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery (see). Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder" and "Discourse Delivered by Elder Geo. Q. Cannon at t... See More
1895 Yreka, California lynchings...
Item #633032
August 27, 1895
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, August 27, 1895
* Yreka, California lynchings (4)
* Siskiyou County Lynch mob
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "LYNCHED FOUR MURDERERS" with subheads. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: There have been two documented ly... See More
How the Fords conspired to kill Jesse James...
Item #633004
August 7, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883
* Ford Brothers - Charlie
* Jesse James assassination
* John L. Sullivan boxing
The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship. But the great article is on page 4, headed: "Charlie Ford a... See More
The Northfield Bank robbery...
Item #632841
September 8, 1876
THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, Sept. 8, 1876
* Famous Jesse James gang robbery
* Northfield, Minnesota bank
The top of the ftpg. has column heads; "Bold Attempt to Rob a Bank--The Cashier Murdered and His Assistant Wounded--Two of the Robbers Killed and One Wounded". This is a report of the Northfield Bank Robbery in Minnesota committed by Jesse James and his Ja... See More
Nice report on the Bill Cook gang...
Item #632119
October 24, 1894
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1894
* Bill Cook Gang
The top of page 2 has column heads: "MANY OUTLAWS LOOSE" "The Cook Gang Doing Wholesale Robbery in the West" "Aquia Creek Booty Recovered" plus various subheads (see). The text takes over a full column. The great article begins: "The latest performance in the grand carnival of crime whi... See More
Jesse James & his gang: the Rock Island Railroad train robbery...
Item #631594
July 16, 1881
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 18, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Winston, Daviess County, Missouri
The top of page 4 has nice column heads on the famous Rock Island Railroad train robbery, one of the works by Jesse James and his gang. Heads: "AT IT AGAIN" "Missouri Disgraced by Another Train Robbery" "Winston, o... See More
Dalton Gang & the Olyphant Train Robbery...
Item #631464
November 6, 1893
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Nov. 6, 1893 The top of the front page has nice column heads on the Olyphant Train Robbery, the work of the Dalton Gang. "TRAIN ROBBERS SURROUNDED" "Iron Mountain Bandits Being Hotly Pursued in Arkansas" "Bloodhounds Close On The Outlaws" "Several Skirmishes Engaged In Between the Officers &the Gang...". See the hyper... See More
Details of the Glendale Train Robbery by the James Gang...
Item #630093
October 7, 1881
DAILY EVENING HERALD, Stockton, California, Oct. 7, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James gang
* Blue Cut train robbery
* Near Glendale, Missouri
The front page has at the top of the last column: "Jesse James's Gang" "One of Them Tells How the Glendale Train Robbery Was Managed". This was one of their more infamous robberies (see hyperlink for more). The article takes ove... See More
The Big Springs, Union Pacific Railroad robbery...
Item #629394
September 29, 1877
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 29, 1877
* Union Pacific Big Springs robbery
* $20 gold pieces ($60,000) train holdup
* Old West outlaw - train robber Sam Bass
The front page has over a full column taken up with reports of the Big Springs train robbery of the Union Pacific Railroad, with heads including: "Daring Detectives" "How the Western Train Robbers Were Hunted Do... See More
The Gage Station train robbery... New Mexico...
Item #629078
November 28, 1883
BELLEFONTE REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1883
* Gage Station train robbery
* Silver City, New Mexico
* Harvey Whitehall
Page 4 has an article headed: "Daring Deed of Cowboys" (see) First report coverage on the Gage Station train robbery near Silver City, New Mexico.
Other news and several interesting advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very nice condition.
... See More
Jesse James & Younger brothers gang... Sitting Bull...
Item #622198
July 10, 1876
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1876
* Jesse James Gang
* Younger Brothers
* Otterville, Missouri
* Train robbery
The front page has: "The Missouri Railroad Robbers" with subheads: "Bodies of Men in Pursuit of the Outlaws--Their Capture Hourly Expected--The Adams Express Company's Loss" with some details, and closing with: "...There is reason to believe tha... See More
Chasing down Jesse James and his gang of outlaws...
Item #621923
July 24, 1881
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 24, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James gang hunted
* Rock Island Railroad train robbery
the top of pg. 2 has column heads: "THE TRAIN ROBBERS" "Jesse James and His Gang Seen Near Lexington, Mo." "A Party of Government Employees Give Chase, but to No Purpose...". See the photos for the full report.
Sixteen pages, bit irregular at t... See More
Jesse James... Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #621396
July 18, 1881
NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James gang
* Rock Island Railroad train robbery
The top of the middle column of the front page has heads: "THE WORK OF ROAD AGENTS", "Robbery And Murders On A Rock Island Train", "Details Of The Bloody Affair At Winston, Mo.--The Conductor And A Passenger Killed And The Express Safe Robbed--Statements By The Train-M... See More
The last holdup of the Jesse James gang...
Item #621299
September 9, 1881
THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9, 1881
* Last Jesse James Gang robbery
* Blue Cut Train Robbery
* Glendale, Missouri
The front page has one column heads including: "Train Robbers" and "An Express Car And Passengers Robbed--The Governor Of Missouri Issues A Proclamation Calling On The People to Organize And Exterminate Train Robberies". A detailed rep... See More
Pursuing the James Gang...
Item #620964
July 27, 1881
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 27, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang hunted
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
Inside has continuing reporting concerning the infamous Rock Island Railroad train robbery by Jesse James & his gang, with column heads: "ROUTING THE ROBBERS" "A Reward of $50,000 to be Offered for the Train Wreckers" "...$10,000 Each for t... See More
Jesse James & the Rock Island Railroad train robbery...
Item #620922
July 17, 1881
NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
Page 2 contains one of the better reports we have seen of the infamous Rock Island Railroad train robbery by Jesse James and his gang. While most reports are little more than a paragraph or two, this report takes two-thirds of a column and includes several accounts and much detail--pho... See More
The Huntington, West Virginia, bank robbery...
Item #619817
September 17, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Sept. 17, 1875
* Jesse James-Younger gang
* Huntington, West Virginia
* Bank robbery & shootout
Almost the entire last column of the front page is taken up with details of the pursuit of the robbers of the Huntington, West Virginia bank, committed by the Younger Gang. The heads note: "WORN OUT" "Hot Pursuit of the Huntington Bank... See More
Trial of Frank James... Attempt to kidnap the President...
Item #619816
August 26, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 26, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
Almost half of page 2 is taken up with a fine & very detailed account of the murder trial of Frank James, brother of outlaw Jesse James. The report begins: "The hearing of testimony in the case of the state vs. Frank James, charged with the murder in the... See More
Criminal career of Texas outlaw Sam Bass comes to an end...
Item #619814
July 21, 1878
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 21, 1878
* Death of Sam Bass (1ST REPORT)
* American train robber & outlaw
The top of the front page has column heads: "THE JIG IS UP" "Sam Bass and His Gang Come to Grief" "A Running Fight With the Texas Desperadoes" "Their Attempt to Rob to Bank at Round Rock" "Barnes Shot Dead & His Chief ... See More
Capture of the Dalton Gang...
Item #619406
September 15, 1892
THE HELENA INDEPENDENT, Montana, Sept. 15, 1892
* Dalton Gang captured
On the front page is report with a small one line, one column head: "Dalton Gang Captured". The report, datelined "Kansas City, Sept. 14", reads: "A Times special from Paris, Tex., says a telegram from Deming, N.M., states that four of the members of the notorious Dalton gang were captured there l... See More
The James-Younger gang rob a train...
Item #616604
July 23, 1881
LIBERAL SENTINEL, Middletown, New York, July 23, 1881
* Rare Old west title
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
Page 2 has a report headed: "The Missouri Train Robbery", being the infamous Rock Island Railroad train robbery at Winston by Jesse James & his gang. The report includes in part: "...four rough appearing men got on the train w... See More
Was Jesse James really killed? Huntington bank robbery...
Item #616580
September 22, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 22, 1875
* Jesse James killed ?
* Huntington, West Virginia
* Bank robbery & shootout
The front page has: "A Dead Desperado" "The Secret of His Life Dies With Him" "His Identification as One of the Huntington Bank Robbers". This is concerning the Huntington, West Virginia Bank Robbery committed by Jesse James-Younger G... See More
Jesse James & Younger brothers train robbery...
Item #616121
December 9, 1874
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1874
* Jesse James-Younger Gang
* Muncie, Kansas train robbery (1st report)
Page 5 has an article: "Another Bold Railroad Robbery" "A Train Stopped and the Express-Car Robbed By Five Masked Men" with the article providing various details as know at that point. This article is followed by: "Another Account of the Robbery" (s... See More
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