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WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 7, 1902

* Wellsville, New York flood

This 4 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "WELLSVILLE FLOODED !", "Cloud Burst Makes Raging Rivers of the Small Streams", "MADISON STREET A WRECK" and more. This includes lengthy text.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 25, 1904

* Harwick coal mine explosion (1st report)
* Cheswick, Pennsylvania disaster

This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BURRIED ALIVE (sic)"and "Over 100 Men Perish in Mine Near Pittsburg As Result of Explosion"

Please refer to the photos for text. Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and tear, should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: One of the worst mining…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 13, 1899

* Cornelius Vanderbilt II death (1st report)

This 4 page newspaper has one headlines on the front page that include: "VANDERBILT'S DEATH", "Details of How the Multi-Millionaire Passed Away" and more.with small illustration of Vanderbilt.

Other news of the day. Light browning, some spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 26, 1904

* Harwick coal mine explosion (1st report)
* Cheswick, Pennsylvania disaster

This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "SOME MAY BE ALIVE" with smaller subheads.  Please refer to the photos for text. Other news of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear and tear, should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: One of the worst mining disasters in history occurred at the Harwick Coal…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 3 & 7, 1902

* Emile Francois Zola death (1st report)
* French writer - novelist - Naturalism
* Funeral (1st report)

These 8 page semi-weekly newspapers has coverage on the death of Emile Francois Zola.

The October 3 issue has one column headings on page 4: "M. ZOLA FOUND DEAD", "Asphyxiation Ended the Life of the Great Novelist", "His Wife's Life Barely Saved" with small illustration.  The October 7 issue has one column…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 21, 1906

* Jellico Tennessee/Kentucky
* Dynamite explosion

This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Town Wrecked By Dynamite". 1st report coverage on the explosion disaster at Jellico, Kentucky/Tennessee from a railroad car loaded with 11 tons of dynamite.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 8, 1902

* Negaunee, Michigan
* Ore mine disaster

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FIFTEEN LOST IN MINE", "Terrible Disaster Reported From Michigan", "Were At Bottom Of Shaft" and more. 1st report coverage on the mine Cave-in disaster at Negaunee, Michigan.

Also a comical report on the front page of a man having a stupor with dynamite. Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning,…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 29, 1906

* Cuban pacification
* William H. Taft

This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CUBANS" with lengthy subhead. 1st report coverage on William H. Taft becoming the provisional governor of Cuba during it's occupation by U.S. troops.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 11, 1902

* Detroit and Becker county tornado
* White Earth Indian Reservation

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TORNADO IN THE WEST", "Great Damage Done to Farms In Two Counties", "Many Lives Are Reported Lost" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster in Becker County, Minnesota.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 7, 1902

* Admiral William  T. Sampson's death

This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "HIS LIFE WORK ENDED", "Rear Admiral Sampson Passes Away In Washington" with subheads and illustration of Sampson.  First report coverage on the death of United States Navy Rear Admiral, William Thomas Sampson.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, some spine wear, otherwise good condition. Should be…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 8, 1902

* Spindletop oil field fire disaster
* Beaumont, Texas

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ANOTHER GREAT FIRE", "Disastrous Conflagration In the Texas Oil Field", "Twelve Or More Lives Lost" and more. 1st report coverage of the Spindletop oil field fire disaster at Beaumont, Texas.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 6, 1902

* Roulette, Pennsylvania
* Fire disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "A VILLAGE BURNED", "The Business Part Of Roulette, Pa., Destroyed", "Hotel, Stores, Telephone Exchange, Offices, Etc..." and more.  This is first report coverage on the fire disaster at Roulette, Pennsylvania.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1903

* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster

This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page:
"TOWN OVERWHELMED", "Five Hundred Lives Lost In Cloudburst In Oregon", "Wall Of Water 20 Feet High" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the worst natural disaster in Oregon history.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise nice. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes:…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 19, 1902

* Goliad, Texas
* Tornado disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DEATHS FROM TORNADO", "Portion of the Town of Goliad, Texas, Swept Away", "More Than 50 People Killed", and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Goliad, Texas.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, November 4, 1899

* James J. Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
* 1st ever on film - motion pictures

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS", "Fight Between James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey", "Decision Given To Jeffries" and more.  Lengthy text here with round by round coverage, all on the front page. See photos for portion of the text. 1st report on the heavyweight…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 26, 1902

* James Jeffries - Heavyweight boxing title
* Robert "Bob" Fitzsimmons

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JAS. J. JEFFRIES", "California Pugilist Still Holds the Championship", "Won Fight In Eight Rounds" and more with illustration of Jefferies. Also round by round description with the text. 1st report coverage on James Jeffries defending his heavyweight boxing title against Bob Fitzsimmons.
…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, April 29, 1899

* Kirksville, Missouri
* Tornado, cyclone disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EXTENT OF CYCLONE", "Further Particulars of the Disaster at Kirksville", "Fifty Known To Be Dead" and more. See photos for coverage on the Kirksville, Missouri tornado disaster.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, very minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, February 22, 1902

* Park Avenue Hotel fire
* 71st Regiment Armory

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TWENTY DEAD", "Terrible Hotel Fire in New York"
"Park Avenue Hotel Destroyed...", "Seventy-First Regiment Armory and Park Avenue Hotel Burned" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Park Avenue Hotel and 71st Regiment Armory fire disaster in New York City.

Other news and advertisements of…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, N.Y., May 28, 1906 One col. heads on the ftpg. from Mobile, Ala: "Five Deaths At A Ball Game" Lightening Bolt Fell In Midst of Spectators" "Two Others Seriously Injured" and more. Browned and a bit pulpish at the edges.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 17, 1903

* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Loss Of Life Fully 500", "Details of Terrible Catastrophe in Heppner, Ore." and more (see photos). Coverage on the worst natural disaster in Oregon history.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little spine wear, otherwise good.. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: Heppner was…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 19, 1901

* Sarah Bernhardt front page photo
* "the most famous actress the world has ever known"

This 8 page newspaper has a two column photo of Sarah Bernhardt, famous French actress with caption: "Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's Latest Picture"

News and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER N.Y. Jan. 24, 1882 A brief report under The Guiteau Case mentions Judge Porters terrible excoriation of Guiteau who continually interrupted the court room.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 21, 1902

* Baltimore, Maryland
* Tornado disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"TORNADO'S MAD WORK", "Many Deaths and Much Damage at Baltimore", "Nine Drowned In Harbor" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Baltimore, Maryland.

This paper contains other news and advertisements of the day. It has light browning and a little margin wear. Otherwise it is in good condition.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, September 16, 1902

* Northfork WV West Virginia
* Algoma coal mine disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION IN A MINE", "Disaster and Death at North Fork, W. Va.", "Seventeen Known To be Dead"

1st report coverage on the Northfork, West Virginia Algoma Coal Mine explosion disaster.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 12, 1902 

* Peoria, Illinois tornado 
* Kingston Mines, Illinois 

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WINS SWEPT STATE", "Central Illinois Devastated by a Tornado", "Six Dead In One Little Town" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Central Illinois tornado disaster.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, a little spine wear but otherwise in good condition.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 22, 1901

* Waco Texas street duel
* Gunfight - revolver

This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page that include: "STREET DUEL IN TEXAS", "Bad Feeling Between Families Ends In Two Deaths", "Father And Son the Victims" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on Southwestern street duel in Waco, Texas.

This paper contains other news and advertisements of the day. It has light browning, but is otherwise in good…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902 

* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery 
* Narrow Gauge Railroad 
* Wild Bunch ? 

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Marshall Pass train robbery near Sargents, Colorado. Remnants of the Wild Bunch gang may have been responsible here.

Other news and …

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, February 10, 1902

* The great Paterson fire of 1902
* Trolley fire spreads due to the wind

The front page has one column headings: "DESTROYED BY FLAMES" "Business-Portion Of Patterson, N.J. Wiped Out" "Loss Estimated At $10,000,000". Coverage on the great Paterson, New Jersey fire of 1902.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, light browning, a little spine wear, should be handled with care.

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 24, 1906 

* Oscar Strauss (politician)
* 1st Jew in presidential cabinet
* Jewish - Judaica - Hebrew

The front page has the 2-line, 2-column heading: "SEVERAL CHANGES IN THE CABINET," followed by the mention of Oscar Strauss - who was the first Jew (excluding Judah Benjamin who served in the Cabinet of the Confederacy). The coverage includes, in part: "The appointment of Mr. Strauss caused considerable surprise, as it will be the first case…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 14, 1899

* New Richmond, Wisconsin...  Herman, Nebraska...
* Tornadoes

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ONE HUNDRED DEAD", "The Result of the Tornado at New Richmond,Wis.", "Many Received Bad Injuries", "TORNADO IN NEBRASKA", "The Town of Herman Wiped Out of Existence" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado disasters in New Richmond, Wisconsin and Herman, Nebraska.

This issue contains other…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, Jan. 15, 1901

* Historic Spindletop oil discovery
* Lucas Gusher - Beaumont, Texas

  Although discoveries were made in various locations long before this date, this discovery--to be known as Spindletop--marked the emergence of the oil industry at a time when the automobile and other industries were experiencing rapid growth, coinciding with the need for this new product.
The discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas, was the beginning of the oil industry…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 12, 1899 

* Bob Fitzsimmons
* James Jeffries

The top of the front page has: "AFTER THE BIG FIGHT" "Letter From the Defeated champion Pugilist" "Warns His Friends Not To Bet" "He Had But Little Confidence in Winning the Battle with Jeffries--He Denies Ever Writing the Letter & Declares it a Forgery..." and further on is: "Fitzsimmons Denies It--He Declares He Never Wrote Such a Letter as Above Mentioned"
Four pages, light browning, nice…