Historic Newspapers: Moments in American History
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Item #614403EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1884
* Cincinnati courthouse riots
Page 3 has an article headed: "The Cincinnati Mob" "A Fierce Fight Between the Mob and the Military" See image for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, good condition.
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Item #614387ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 15, 1883
* Star route scandal trial
* Thomas J. Brady & Stephen W. Dorsey
* Not guilty verdict
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Acquitted" "A Verdict of Not Guilty Rendered in the Star-Route Trial" and... Read full description -
Item #614382ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 3, 1883
* Mayersville, Mississippi
* Issaquena County
* Lynching - hanging
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A Wealthy Mississippian Hanged by a Mob" See image for text here.
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Item #614381ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 9, 1883
* Battle of Wilson's Creek
* Springfield, Missouri
* Survivors reunion
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE BLUE AND THE GRAY" "Reunion of Survivors of the Battle of Wilson Creek"... Read full description -
Item #614380ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 19, 1883
* Sitka, Alaska
* Baranof Island
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "Life At Sitka" Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain... Read full description -
Item #614356ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 27, 1883
* Miles City, Montana
* Custer County
* Lynching - hanging
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "VIGILANTES' VENGEANCE" "Bill Rigney Hanged by a Mob at Miles City, Mont." and more. (see)
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Item #614355ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 25, 1883
* Tivoli picnic grounds
* Baltimore, Maryland
* Patapsco River
* Pier disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "CARNIVAL OF DEATH" "The Terrible Calamity that Befell a Church Excursion Party" "A... Read full description -
Item #614346WESTERN LITERARY MESSENGER, Buffalo, New York, February 27, 1847 Subtitled: "A Family Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, Morality, and General Intelligence." Although primarily a literary publication, there are various news items at the back. Most of one of the inside pages is taken up with: "The Extension of Slavery" (see).
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Item #614304ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 11, 1880
* Outlaw Frank James
* Mardi Gras carnival
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Frank James Again"
Page 4 has: "A Mimic Mardi Gras" "The Streets of the City in the Possession of Merry... Read full description -
Item #614275ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 9, 1883
* 19th century scalping
* Native Americans - Indians
* Trophy - proof of a kill
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "Scalp-Taking" "The Indian Tradition Purporting to Give the True Origin of the... Read full description -
Item #614267ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 27, 1883
* Marianna, Arkansas
* Negro lynching
* Lee County
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "CALENDAR OF CRIME" "A Negro Fire-Bug Murdered by a Mob at Marianna, Ark." and more. (see)
This issue is not fragile as... Read full description -
Item #614266NEW YORK TIMES, a lot of seven issues from October, 1870, each containing on inside or back pages a report of a baseball game with box scores. All issues 8 pages, some partially loose at the spine, generally very nice condition.This item is not eligible for free shipping.
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Item #614258ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 4, 1883
* SS Daphne disaster
* Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
* Shipyard launching sinking
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "CAPSIZED IN THE CLYDE" "Frightful Accident at the Launching of the Steamer Daphne, Near Renfrew,... Read full description -
Item #614254ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 30, 1883
* Clay City, Indiana
* Tornado disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE INDIANA TORNADO" "The Central Portion of the State Swept by a Destructive Wind-Storm" and more. (see)
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Item #614212ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 2, 1880
* Commercial Point, Ohio
* Pickaway County
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "TRACED TO A TREE" "Judge Lynch Holds Court in the Interior of Ohio" "The Body of a Bully Found Dangling in... Read full description -
Item #614194ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 6, 1883
* Booth's Theatre closes
* Romeo and Juliet is last performance
* Actress Helena Modjeska
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "THE NEW YORK STAGE" "Booth's Theater and the Actors Who Played... Read full description -
Item #614118SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 7, 1852
* Starrucca Viaduct print
* Lanesboro, Pennsylvania
The front page features a nice engraving of: "Starrucca Viaduct, on the New York and Erie Railroad". At the time of its construction, the bridge was thought to be the most expensive railway bridge in the world, at a cost of... Read full description -
Item #614084GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, August 26, 1854 The front cover is a half-page "Philadelphia" which includes an illustration of William Penn and an accompanying article "City of Philadelphia". Inside the issue is a half-page "Don Pedro II., Emperor of Brazil"; an article... Read full description
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Item #614025THE PENN YAN EXPRESS, New York, 1890 An uncommon title from this town of 5100 pop. in upstate New York. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". Various news of the day with a wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated.
Four pages, large folio size, evenly toned, fragile so it must be handled carefully, but... Read full description -
Item #614024THE PENN YAN EXPRESS, New York, 1890
* Uncommon title
An uncommon title from this town of 5100 pop. in upstate New York. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". Various news of the day with a wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated.
Four pages, large folio size, evenly toned, fragile so it must be handled... Read full description -
Item #613967ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 16, 1877
* Ballooning "Amazon" flight
* Lizzie Ihling Wise
* John Wise niece
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "UP IN A BALLOON" "The Airy Adventures of Lizzie Ihling Wise" and more. (see)
This issue is not... Read full description -
Item #613966ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 12, 1880
* Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana
* Flax Mill explosion fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "SLAIN IN A SECOND" "The Flax Mill at Frankfort, Ind., Destroyed" "Ten Persons Torn Into Ten... Read full description -
Item #613965ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 15, 1880
* Red Hill, Colorado becomes a ghost town
* Powder explosion disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "RED HILL IN RUINS" "The Little Place Demolished by Giant Powder" and more. (see)
This issue is not... Read full description -
Item #613964ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 22, 1880
* Beer drinking in Germany
* University students
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "BEER-GUZZLING IN GERMANY" "Beer as an Element In University Life--Drinking Bouts of Students and Professors" and more. (see)... Read full description -
Item #613926THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 6, 1881
* President James A. Garfield
* Going to Long Branch, New Jersey to die
The front page has one column headlines: "With Prayers", "The People's Patient will be Followed", "On His Journey this Morning to" "Long Branch and Renewed Life",... Read full description -
Item #613922SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 15, 1892 The front cover is "The New Santa Maria, Replica of Columbus' Vessel, which is to be Sailed Across the Atlantic". Inside the issue is "Baker's Rocking Chair Fan"; "Front View of the Apparatus for Lifting Blocks of Beton and Carrying them to the Car";... Read full description
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Item #613917SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 2, 1886 Includes an article of: THE BELL TELEPHONE CASE . This article details the Interior Department recommends that the Attorney General investigate to see if Bell's first patent was valid. The front page of the issue "Hydraulic Machinery for Operating the... Read full description
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Item #613896ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 3, 1882
* Shanesville (Sugarcreek), Ohio
* Party floor collapse disaster
The front page has an article headed: "A DANCE OF DEATH" "Festivities Turned Into Mourning by Falling Floors" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, light toning,... Read full description -
Item #613874PUCK, New York, May 18, 1887
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired... Read full description -
Item #613851THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, July 16, 1886
* Haymarket Square riot
* Chicago IL Illinois
* Anarchy - Anarchists
* Jury sworn in - trial begins
The front page has one column headings: "ANARCHISTS TRIALS" "The Twelfth Man Secured" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper... Read full description -
Item #613766ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, May 9, 1875
* German ocean liner SS Schiller
* Isles of Scilly sinking disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "GONE DOWN" "Horrible and Heart-Rendering Ocean Disaster" "The Steamship Schiller... Read full description -
Item #613765ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, May 8, 1875
* Newton County, Georgia tornado
* Columbia GA & more
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "THE GEORGIA STORM" "One of the Most Violent Tornadoes on Record" "Over Fifty Persons Killed, and Sixty... Read full description -
Item #613761ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 13, 1880
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "CODE OF THE JEWS" "Trials in Capital Cases Among the Ancient Israelites" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.
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Item #613760ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 11, 1880
* Early billiards - pool
* Jacob Schaefer vs. William Sexton
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE WESTERN WIZARD" "Schaefer Hailed Champion, of the Billiard Champion" "Holding the Title at the Old Game... Read full description -
Item #613746ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 7, 1875
* Georgetown, Colorado
* "Silver Queen of Colorado"
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "COLORADO" A Batch of Correspondence, Descriptive and Otherwise" "Georgetown, its Mountains, Mines and... Read full description -
Item #613741ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, April 30, 1875
* Oshkosh, Wisconsin fire
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "OSHKOSH" "Latest from the Ill-Fated Wisconsin Town" "Immense Destruction of Valuable Property" "Loss Estimated as... Read full description -
Item #613740ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, April 23, 1875
* Denison, Texas
* Grayson County
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "Northern Texas" "Denison--Its History and Rapid Progress" "Business and Prospects of the City"
Complete in 8 pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #613734ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 25, 1875
* John Mitchel death
* Irish nationalist activist
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "John Mitchel" "A Sketch of His Life, and an Estimate of His Character"
Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity... Read full description -
Item #613731SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 2, 1859 This is the first issue of the new format, or "New Series" as described in the dateline. This was previously a folio-size newspaper. The front page has an illustration of "Nystrom's Improved Hydraulic Pontoon Dock". Inside the issue is "Baird's Car Seat and Reclining... Read full description
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Item #613715ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 18, 1875
* St. Patrick's Day celebration
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "ERIN GO BRAUGH" "Imposing Display in Honor of Ireland's Patron Saint" "Ten Thousand Lovers of the Old Sod Tramp the... Read full description -
Item #613713ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 8, 1875
* Civil Rights law tested
* Treatment of Negroes changed ?
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Civil Rights" "A Test Case in a Shaving-Saloon"
Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along spine, very... Read full description -
Item #613712ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, February 10, 1875
* Early Mardi Gras report
* Memphis TN Tennessee
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE CARNIVAL" "A Grand and Imposing Pageant at Memphis" "Momus Holds a disputed Sway for at Least... Read full description -
Item #613709ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, February 9, 1875
* Lake County, Colorado
* KKK - Ku Klux Klan
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "'Ku-Klux In Colorado" "The Mob Still Supreme in Lake County"
Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #613701THE PERFECTIONIST, Putney, Vermont, February 15, 1843 One of the earliest Oneida Community titles we have, from shortly after its formal beginning. This small folio-size newspaper only published twice a month, by J. H. Noyes & J. L. Skinner. Within these 4 pages the editors espouse their Christian philosophy which became the... Read full description
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Item #613696THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 23, 1876 The last column of the front page and most of page 2 are taken up with a report of: "Forefathers' Day" "New-Englanders at Dinner" "The Annual Festival of the New-England Society--Speeches by Hon. G. William Curtis, 'Mark Twain', Rev. Edward Everett Hale..." and more (see). It is... Read full description
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Item #613691GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, Feb. 12, 1859
* Rare title w/ great masthead
One of the more decorative front pages to be seen with the very ornate masthead (see), plus each page is bordered in a patriotic theme. The front page shows the: "New Post Office, Summer St., Boston" . Two other prints inside... Read full description -
Item #613642ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 4, 1877
* Hale' piano factory fire
* Samuel Archer King - ballooning
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "TOMBS OF FIRE" "A Fearful Sacrifice of Human Life" "Two Hundred People Imprisoned in a... Read full description -
Item #613630ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 11, 1877
* Karl Strahl lynching - hanging
* Goetz murders
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "HORROR'S HARVEST" "Carl Strahl, the Double Murderer, Executed by Judge Lynch" "The Murderer Leads His Captors to... Read full description -
Item #613621THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1886 This newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Stricken Charleston" with subheads "The Recent Shocks of Earthquake Completely Unnerve the Residents"; "Showers of Pebbles in Different Parts of the City add Terror to the Scene";... Read full description
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Item #613608ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 29, 1877
* Ben DeBar death
* American actor-manager
* Nice title to have in
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "Ben. De Bar" "Death of the Great Actor and Manager" "Some Account of His Disease and Moments" and more. (see)... Read full description






















































