1868 Omnibus Admission Bill passed by Congress...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1868



* The Omnibus Admission Bill passes 

* Post Civil War reconstruction law 

* Confederate states back to the Union 



The first column of the front page has a report headed: "The Bill to Admit the Southern States Passed by Both Houses" A related item on page 4 is headed: "Passage of the Omnibus Bill" (see images)

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1937 Supreme Court decision on Social Security......

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 24, 1937



* Helvering vs. Davis re. Social Security taxing

* United States Supreme Court decision



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT UPHELD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Helvering v. Davis United States Supreme Court decision.

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Brown vs. Board of Education...

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Prohibition coming to an end in 1933...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., March 21, 1933 



* Prohibition ending - alcohol returning

* Twenty-First Amendment of U.S. Constitution

* United States Congress votes to repeal



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOUSE PASSES BEER BILL" with subheads. (see images)

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1st steps to end prohibition ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1930



* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment

* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DRYS PORTRAY PROHIBITION AS BASIS OF PROSPERITY; EDISON AND FORD FOR LAW" with subheads. (see images) Was this the beginning of the fight to repeal prohibition ? Lengthy text continues inside.

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Fourteenth Amendment ratified by North Carolina... 1st black Lt. Govenor...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1868 



* North Carolina ratifies 14th Constitution Amend.

* Very 1st African American Lt. Governor in U.S.



Page 5 has: "PROCLAMATION - The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina" signed in type: Andrew Johnson.

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Death of Susan B. Anthony...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 12 and 13, 1906  



* Susan B. Anthony death



This is a pair of issues on the death of Susan B. Anthony. The March 12 issue has at the top of a front page column: "LIFE OF MISS ANTHONY IS ENDING" "She Probably Will Not Lat Out the Day".

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Prohibition is void in 1930 ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1930



* Prohibition is a failure ?

* Referendum by U.S. lawyers

* re. Eighteenth Amendment

* Nice headline for display

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PLAN NEW TEST FOR DRY LAW" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities bor... See More  

Ratification of the repeal of prohibition....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in New York State

* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted

* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment



The top of the front page has a three line, two column headline: "REPEAL BY 20 TO 1 IS VOTED IN STATE; 6TH WET VICTORY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of New York ratifying the repeal of Proh... See More  

The historic Clawson polygamy case...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 20, 1884  



* Rudger Clawson polygamy trial

* Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

* Mormons - Mormonism



Page 2 has: "The Clawson Polygamy Case" being a report from Salt Lake, Utah,  on the rather case of Rudger Clawson with some detailed coverage of the trial.

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Hollywood communists ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1947  



* Hollywood under scruntiy 

* Congress inquiry

* Communists - Reds scare ? 



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FILM MEN ADMIT ACTIVITY BY REDS; HOLD IT IS FOILED" with subheads (see) A few related photos are on page 3.

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Enforcing the historic Fifteenth Amendment...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 22 and June 1, 1870  Sold as a pair of issues.  Page 3 of the May 22 issue has the heading: "WASHINGTON" "The New Fifteenth Amendment Bill Passed by the Senate" "Petitions for the Abolition of National Banks". This is actually the 1870 Enforcement Act, created to enforce the proper enforcement of the historic 15th Amendment to the Consti... See More  

Prohibition ends in Missouri...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1933 



* End of Prohibition - repeal

* Missouri repeals amendment

* Beer - liquor returns



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REPEALISTS WIN IN MISSOURI, 4 TO 1; BALLOTING IS LIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Missouri ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events in history... See More  

Ratification of the Prohibition amendment...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT (bi-weekly), North Carolina, January 20, 1919 



* Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins

* 18th Amendment ratification

* 3/4 of the states needed is met



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "America First Nation To Legislate Liquor Out" with subheads. First report coverage on Nebraska formally ratifying the 18th amendment to the Constitution... See More  

A newspaper fighting against the Prohibition amendment...

THE CALIFORNIA MINUTE MAN, San Francisco, May, 1930  The masthead notes: "A Liberal Paper For Liberal People" and also notes that is is: "Published by the California Division of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment".

As might be imagined, all the content relates to repealing the Prohibition amendment, which would happen in 1933.

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Mark Twain gains his "first national headline"....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 29, 1866 



* Early Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens

* Clipper "Hornet" disaster report

* First national headline for Twain



The most notable content would be the full page print: "Burning of the California Clipper 'Hornet', One Thousand Miles from Land" not so much for the print but for the accompanying article titled: "Bu... See More  

24th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Jan. 24, 1964  The top of the middle column on the front page has a head: "It's Official: Poll Tax Is Abolished", which reports on the ratification of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution outlawing any tax to be paid as a prerequisite to vote in any federal election. Most of the report carries over to page 8.

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Thomas Edison supports Prohibition law....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1930



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* U.S. Prohibition support

* Anti beer - liquor law



Page 17 has a one column heading: "EDISON SEES BOON IN PROHIBITION LAW" with subheads. (see) See images for a question/answer article showing Thomas Edison's support for the Eighteenth Amendment. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this parti... See More  

Ohio, Kansas, and New York ratify Suffrage Amendment....

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 19, 1919  This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THREE MORE STATES RATIFY SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT", followed by a paragraph description of the events for each state: Ohio, Kansas and New York.

Additionally, the front page has a one column heading: "THE ANTI-SUFFS WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH", describin... See More  

U.S. Senate approves Blaine Act ending prohibition...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., February 21, 1933



* 18th Amendment - prohibition end imminent

* House votes to repeal - 21st Amendment - Blaine Act



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "REPEAL BILL GOES TO STATES" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the United States House of Representatives approving the repeal of prohibition.

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Nebraska admitted to the Union....well, almost...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, July 28, 1866  Page 2 has an inconspicuous--yet historic--report noting: "Nebraska was admitted to the Union by both branches of Congress on Friday, the vote standing in the Senate 24 to 18, and in the House 63 to 52, and the bill has gone to the President for his signature. The Senators from the new State are already in Washington."

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1st steps to end prohibition ?....

THE DETROIT NEWS, January 19, 1930



* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment

* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.

* Beginning of the end ?



The front page has a one column heading: "DRYS' STEAM ROLLER WORKS" with subheads. (see) Was this the beginning of the fight to repeal prohibition ?

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Mickey Mantle retires... New York Yankees...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Amendment, March 2, 1969



* Mickey Mantle retires

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball



The front page has has a small one column photo headed: "To Retire" (see) The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a four column heading: "Mantle Ends Great Career" First report coverage on the retirement of Yankee great, Mickey Man... See More  

Equal Rights Amendment...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1923  Page eight has the significant report from Seneca Falls, New York, on the woman's Equal Rights Convention held on the 75th anniversary of the first attempt in 1848 to gain equality for women, initiated by Lucretia Mott, an early suffragist.

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North Carolina abolishing slavery... Baseball...

THE CIRCULAR, Mount Tom, New York, Dec. 18, 1865  A weekly newspaper published by the Oneida community. Most of the content has religious or literary overtones, however the back page reports "North Carolina has ratified the Constitutional Amendment abolishing slavery." Also on this same page is information on the division of The Order of Fenian Brotherhood of the United States.

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