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715471

One of the best accounts of the 'Bloody Benders' we have found...

Item #715471

May 13, 1873

NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1873 



* Bloody Benders

* Cherry Vale, Kansas

* Corpses discovered




The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with an excellent and uncommonly lengthy report of the "Bloody Benders" with the discovery of their victims.

The top of a column is headed: "THE KANSAS MURDERS" "Narrative of the Horrible Crimes of the Bender Family--Discovery of... See More  

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714454

President Arthur on the polygamy issue in Utah... The bandit Frank James...

Item #714454

December 05, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCAT, Dec. 5, 1883 



* Mormons and polygamy

* President Chester A. Arthur

* Outlaw Frank James trial




Over half of the front page and page of pg. 2 are taken up with: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address of Chester  A. Arthur. Near the end he addresses: "The Mormon Question", noting: "...I fear that i... See More  

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714359

1874 Bates Battlefield in Wyoming...

Item #714359

July 24, 1874

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 24, 1874



* Bates Battlefield - Hot Springs County, Wyoming

* Captain Alfred E. Bates - United States Army action

* American Indian Frontier Wars - Bighorn Mountains




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN TROUBLES" with subheads that include: "A Battle With Outlaw Sioux" and more (see images)

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714232

Anson Burlingame's historic anti-slavery response to the caning of Senator Charles Sumner...

Item #714232

June 25, 1856

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1856  
 
* Congressman Anson Burlingame's historic speech
* Anti-slavery support for Charles Sumner

"Defense of Massachusetts"
* Much slavery-themed content
 
Page six has Congressman Anson Burlingame's historic, fiery, anti-slavery speech in response to the caning of Charles Sumner. The speech ... See More  

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712624

Frank James, El Paso, Yellowstone, burglars...

Item #712624

August 20, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 20, 1883  The front page has: "Criminal Calendar - Additional Particulars of the Tragedy at Estancia Ranchm NB.M. - Frank James Trial--A Gang of Burglars Broken Up--Free Fight at a Picnic--The Daily Record".

Inside includes: "El Paso's Ways - The Peculiarities of a  Now Thriving Frontier Town--A Place where Border Ruffian and B... See More  

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712165

1883 Mound City, Illinois lynching...

Item #712165

July 08, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 8, 1883



* Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois

* Negro lynching - hanging - lynch mob




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "Chronicles Of Crime" "Excitement at Mound City Over the Lynching of Howard" and more. (see images)

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711436

"The Black Crook", the first full-fledged Broadway musical delayed!

Item #711436

September 13, 1866

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 11, 1866



* "The Black Crook" - opening premiere delayed (2-days)

* Considered the first full-fledged Broadway musical

* Niblo's Garden, New York City




Page 7 has an advertisement of Niblo's Garden noting that although originally scheduled to open on September 10th it would now open on the 12th. The text states in part: "Mr. Wheatley respectfu... See More  

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710259

Charles Goodrich murder.... Lizzie Lloyd King....

Item #710259

March 23, 1873

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1873



* Charles Goodrich murder

* Lizzie Lloyd King




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE BROOKLYN MYSTERY" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the murder of Charles Goodrich in Brooklyn. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Lloyd King would eventually be found guilty of the crime.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, nic... See More  

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706230

The Big Springs, Union Pacific Railroad robbery...

Item #706230

September 29, 1877

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 29, 1877 



* Union Pacific Big Springs robbery

* 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 Down" "The Leader Identified in Sp... See More  

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705278

Latest news from Mormondom...

Item #705278

October 10, 1860

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1860  Page 2 has almost the entire first column taken up with: "Affairs In Utah--Federal Officers in the Territory--The Weather, Crops, etc.--Criminal Incidents--General Intelligence, etc." This article begins: "Much as it may be regretted by the majority of the American people, still it does seem, after all the fuss & smoke, that the Mormon peo... See More  

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705007

Shot down in a saloon... Founder of gold in California...

Item #705007

September 22, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 22, 1884 



* James W. Marshall - California gold fame



This title always had a wealth of typically Western-themed reports as well as ads.

Page 2 has: "Slain In A Saloon" "A Grandson of Henry Clay Shot by a Louisville Alderman" "Shot Through the Heart--Drunken Ruffians--A Rancher Killed--A Texan Murderer Arrested in Georgia" as... See More  

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704930

Jack the Ripper stalks London... In a London newspaper...

Item #704930

October 06, 1888

THE TIMES, London, England, October 6, 1888  



* Jack the Ripper Whitechapel murders

* Best title to be had (very rare as such)

* Murder victim Elizabeth Stride inquiry 




During the last half of 1888 the East End of London, primarily the Whitechapel district, was terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as Jack The Ripper. His infamous & brutal crime spree was reporte... See More  

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704629

Great Tombstone newspaper printed ten days before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...

Item #704629

October 16, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, October 16, 1881



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept th... See More  

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704477

Dorr guilty of treason?...

Item #704477

June 25, 1842

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 25, 1842 



* Dorr Rebellion - Rhode Island arsenal attack

* Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr

* Mormons in Hancock County, Illinois




Page 3 ha a report which is a follow-up to the Dorr Rebellion, noting in part: "...his charge to the grand jury alluded to the recent events in that state & defined particularly what constitutes the crime o... See More  

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704222

Great Tombstone newspaper printed 3 months before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...

Item #704222

July 26, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, July 26, 1881 



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept... See More  

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704204

Billy the Kid, Pat Garett, Virgil & Wyatt Earp, Frank Stilwell, Johnny Behan...

Item #704204

August 10, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, August 10, 1881 



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in ... See More  

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703468

1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy on the run...

Item #703468

July 11, 1902

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1902



* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy

* Hunted in the Northwest by posse

* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TRACY'S TRAIL AGAIN FOUND" with subhead. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hole In The ... See More  

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703399

1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy commits suicide...

Item #703399

August 08, 1902

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Aug. 8, 1902



* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy suicide

* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member death




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BANDIT TRACY DEAD" with subheads and illustration of Tracy. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hol... See More  

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702872

Outlaw Sam Perris escapes from the local jail...

Item #702872

April 06, 1872

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 6, 1872 



* Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris

* burglar, safe cracker and bank robber

* Jail escape - best title to have




Page 2 has a half column article headed: "Local Matters" "A DARING ESCAPE" "Sam Perris at Liberty" "How He Broke Jail". This is the notorious bank robbery 'Worcester' ... See More  

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702824

Life in 1903 - "Jack the Ripper", Bandits, Fires, Murders...

Item #702824

December 21, 1903

MEMPHIS MORNING NEWS, Tennessee, Dec. 21, 1903  The front page has an abundance of bad news: "Jack The Ripper... Ghastly Find In A Hotel" (an early 1900's version of "click bait"), "No Safety for Americans" (in Columbia), "Thieves Rob Jail", "Killed All His Family", "Russell Is Hurt" (student hits teacher in the head with a ... See More  

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702627

Huntsville, Texas penitentiary horrors...

Item #702627

March 27, 1875

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 27, 1875



* Texas State Penitentiary "Walls Unit"

* Huntsville, Texas horrors




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "HOPELESS HORROR", with subheads: "Crime Against Criminals in the Texas Penitentiary" & "A Terrible Tale of Tortu... See More  

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702034

Details of a horrible crime... Thomas Edison & P. T. Barnum...

Item #702034

June 15, 1878

ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT, June 15, 1878  The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "SENT TO SEE SATAN" "The Revolting Alliance Formed by  Fiendish Quartet" "A Farmer & His Voluptuous Wife Their Victims" '"How the Latter Gave Battle to the Lecherous Brutes" "Three of Whom Expiated Their Crime on the Gallows". The article takes nearly ... See More  

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701660

End of fighting in the Civil War...

Item #701660

May 29, 1865

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE: May 29, 1865 



* Edmund Kirby Smith surrenders

* re. Jefferson Davis capture

* Last battles of the Civil War




The top of the first column has an embellishment beneath which is: "PEACE ! " "Kirby Smith Surrenders" "The Old Flag Waves From Maine to the Rio Grande!". Also on the front page is: "JEFF DAVIS" "An Of
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699891

Noted desperado, Dutch Charley, is hanged...

Item #699891

January 18, 1879

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 18, 1879  Page 2 includes: "A Bloody Tragedy" "Man Fatally Shot by the Paramour of His Wife" as well as: "The Commodore And His Kin" "Skeletons in the Closets of the Vanderbilt Family" which takes over half a column.

Page 3 has: "A Noted Desperado" "Dutch Charley, Once a Well-Known Character in th... See More  

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699766

The Gage Station train robbery... New Mexico...

Item #699766

November 25, 1883

THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH, Topeka, Kansas, November 25, 1883



* Gage Station train robbery

* Silver City, New Mexico

* Harvey Whitehall




The front page has an article headed: "Train Robbery on the Southern Pacific" (see images) First report coverage on the Gage Station train robbery near Silver City, New Mexico.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.... See More  

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699256

First federal prosin Utah Brigham Young would be next...

Item #699256

October 29, 1871

NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1871  



* Thomas Hawkins guilty of polygamy

* 1st federal prosecution in Utah for this crime

* Warrant for the arrest of Brigham Young

* Mormons - Mormonism & the U.S. government




Page 5 has a very significant report on Mormon history. The article is headed: "Mormon Difficulties" with subheads: "Sentence of Hawkins for Polygamy--Arrest of ... See More  

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699255

First federal prosecution for polygamy in Utah Territory... Brigham Young would be next...

Item #699255

November 04, 1871

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 4, 1871 



* Mormons - Mormonism

* Thomas Sunderland Hawkins

* 1st convicted for polygamy in Utah




Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. 

The back page has a very significant report on Mormon history. The article is headed: "The Mormon Prosecut... See More  

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699005

1875 execution of the bandit Vasquez...

Item #699005

March 20, 1875

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 20, 1875 



* Tiburcio Vasquez execution death (1st report)

* Los Angeles, California outlaw bandit




At the bottom of the front page is: Executions", an inconspicuous report headed: "Last of Vasquez--The Bandit Hanged At San Jose". The report, which describes the execution of the infamous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez., states in part: "The bandi... See More  

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698731

The James-Younger gang rob a train...

Item #698731

July 23, 1881

LIBERAL SENTINEL, Middletown, New York, July 23, 1881 



* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang

* Rock Island railroad train robbery




Page 2 has a report noting: "A gang of outlaws, supposed to be the James gang, on Friday night captured a train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road...robbed the conductor & a passenger..." and a bit more.

The next page has a much more det... See More  

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698453

The most famous newspaper from the Old West...

Item #698453

January 06, 1882

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Tombstone, Arizona, Cochise County, January 6, 1882  



* Best Old West title to be had

* Post Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral... See More  

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698354

Capture of the first train robbers in America...

Item #698354

January 11, 1866

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1866  



* First - 1st train robbery in America - capture

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad




The front page has a stack of column heads which include: "Arrest of the Express Robbers" "$250,000 of the Money Recovered". The actual report takes a paragraph and has a subhead: "Captured". The text is a bit blurred f... See More  

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698275

The first train robbery in America...

Item #698275

January 08, 1866

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1866 



* First - 1st train robbery in America

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad




The front page has an article headed: "Robbery of Adams' Express" "Half A Million Stolen" "Robbery", the details provided in a Boston dateline.

What is notable is that most internet sources note that the Reno brothers train ro... See More  

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698096

Execution of the outlaw Vasquez...

Item #698096

March 20, 1875

NEW-YORK TIMES, March 20, 1875  



* Tiburcio Vasquez execution death (1st report)

* Los Angeles, California outlaw bandit




The front page has: "Execution Of The Bandit Vasquez" "Hanged At San Jose, Cal., Yesterday--No Attempt At Rescue--He Is Cool To The Last."

The report about the execution of this colorful outlaw who claimed he never killed a man reads in part: &qu... See More  

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697375

The first train robbery in America...

Item #697375

January 09, 1866

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 1866  



* First train robbery in America

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad




The top of the front page has nice headlines on: "The Railroad Robbery" with: "Over Half a Million Dollars Stolen from the Adams Express Company" "Escape of the Thieves" and "Interesting Particulars of the Crime".

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696652

Making a living lecturing on the outlaw Jesse James...

Item #696652

June 07, 1882

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 7, 1882  Keeping in mind that Jesse James was killed in nearby St. Joseph just 2 months previous, page 4 has an article: "The James Lecture". The article talks of the ethics of making a living by speaking about Jesse James, and including members of James' family as part of the presentation. One bit notes: "...That the widow should se... See More  

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696633

Work of the 'Hole In The Wall Gang' with rare mention of 'Butch Cassidy' (well, almost)...

Item #696633

August 31, 1900

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31, 1900  The top of page 3 has column heads: "BANDITS GOT $100,000" "Thrilling Hold Up of Union Pacific Express Train" "Money Belonged to Uncle Sam" "it Was En Route for Manila to Pay American Soldiers--Famous Outlaw Band the Robbers--Now Fighting Desperately to Escape".

The report is datelined from "Table ... See More  

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696616

The Apaches and the Sioux...

Item #696616

August 19, 1880

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880  Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches" "Hostile Sioux Surrendered" and much more.

Four pages, large folio size, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

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696447

Emancipation illustration... A letter on Frederick Douglass...

Item #696447

January 12, 1867

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1867  The front page is taken up with a print: "Isaac Watts and His Mother at the Prison-Gate" which has an accompanying article.

The feature of the issue is a letter to the editor headed: "Frederick Douglass" which provides some detail of a man who encountered him as a passenger on a railroad train. One portion notes: "...I be... See More  

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694580

Classic Old West train robbery report on the front page...

Item #694580

September 26, 1893

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of the Rob beers Residents of St. Joseph, Mo."

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694575

A daring train robbery: take them 'dead or alive'...

Item #694575

September 02, 1891

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2, 1891  



* Cotopaxi train robbery - Colorado

* Denver & Rio Grande railroad

* Royal Gorge - Arkansas Rive
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The front page has a half column report headed: "DARING TRAIN ROBBERS" "Seven Masked Men Stop an Express and Overpower the Messenger" "They Get Off With $3,600" "The Fight Was Likely While... See More  

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694573

Dalton Gang robs its last train...

Item #694573

July 16, 1892

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1892  The front page has a half column report headed: "DARING TRAIN ROBBERS" "They Whipped a Sheriff's Posse and Stole Over $50,000" "The Dalton Gang Did It" "When the Train Stopped a Pitcher Battle Took Place--The Robbers Threatened to Dynamite the Express Messenger and He Opened His Doors".

O... See More  

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694572

Great account of a "classic" Western train robbery...

Item #694572

September 22, 1893

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22, 1893  The front page has most of a column headed: "FOUGHT THE ROBBERS" "Desperate Battle With Bandits on a Western Train" 'Engineer and Fireman Shot" "One of the Robbers Mortally Wounded--There were Only Three of Them and They Were Daring. But They Encountered a Plucky Crew of Trainmen". The ar... See More  

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693216

1904 Lynching of Paul Reed & Will Cato...

Item #693216

August 16, 1904

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1904



* Lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato - Negroes

* Statesboro & Savannah - Georgia race war




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A RACE RIOT IS NOW IMMINENT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... See More  

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693114

Mormons deny they supported the Democratic party...

Item #693114

October 13, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 13, 1884  Page 2 has a somewhat brief report: "Denied by Mormons" which is a report from Salt Lake, Utah, noting in part that: "President John Taylor...leaders of the Mormon Church...repudiated the statements...that the Mormon Church had appropriated money to aid in the election of the Democratic Presidential ticket...".

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693112

Politics at the Mormon Conference... Much on crime...

Item #693112

October 09, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 9, 1884  Page 2 has: "The Mormon Problem" reports on political issues, noting in part: "...semi-annual post-conference session of the Mormon Constitution Convention...composed largely of polygamists, being a continuous body...John T. Caine reported on his efforts to have Utah admitted as a state..." with more.

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693103

Much on crime...

Item #693103

September 20, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 20, 1884  This newspaper has a wealth of crime-related reports including: "A Woman Drugged & Robbed" "The Gaynor Murder Case" "Swinging from a Cottonwood Tree" is from Fort Keogh & reports on the finding of two men who were hanged; "Stabbed to the Heart" "Shot Through the Head" "A Cowboy Killed by a... See More  

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693102

Much on crime...

Item #693102

September 20, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 20, 1884  This newspaper has a wealth of crime-related reports including: "A Jealous Woman Shoots Her Husband Through the Head" "Horse Thief's Honeymoon--Cowardly Assassination of a Boy...." "Death of the Des Moines Lunatic" "Sandbagged & Robbed" "Arrested For Stealing a Steer" "Shot From Ambush&quo... See More  

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693098

Frank James after his criminal career... Murder of Mormon missionaries...

Item #693098

September 07, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 7, 1884  Page 4 has an article: "FRANK JAMES" "The Peculiar Way in Which His Moberly Friends Reversed Themselves".

Frank James, was a bit of a novelty at the time. He was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger... See More  

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693097

How Lincoln's life was saved in 1832...

Item #693097

September 03, 1884

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 5, 1884  



* Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War



Page 4 has: "How Lincoln's Life Was Saved" "A Timely Shot Fired in the Black Hawk War Saves our First Republican President". A very interesting account from when Abraham Lincoln was involved in the Black Hawk War of 1832.

This is followed by: "Adventure With A Buffalo" &q... See More  

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693032

Stagecoach robbery... The new king of Hawaii...

Item #693032

April 09, 1874

NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1874  The front page has: "A Highway Robbery In Texas--Passengers of a Stage-Coach Robbed" which is a classic report from the Old West.

Page 4 has an interesting article: "Ten Hours, or Eight?" which is a detailed report--taking over half a column--on the debate as to whether a work day should be 8 or 10 hours.

Page 5 hs: "the Expedition Aga... See More  

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