1903 Evansville, Indiana race riot...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1903



* Evansville race riot - Indiana

* African Americans - Negroes



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROOPS CONTROL ION EVANSVILLE" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pap... See More  

Memorial to Queen Victoria...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1901 Fullpage illustrated memorial tribute to Queen Victoria; front page photo of Queen Victoria and related articles; King of England - Edward VII; doublepage centerfold "Hazing at the West Point Military Academy"; Giuseppe Verdi; The United States Postal Service in the 20th Century; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.

Polo...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1903 Frontpage Photo of Americans of To-morrow XXXII.--John Huston Finley; The Secrets of Arctic Geography Revealed; Photo, The President in the National Park; About Polo and Polo-Ponies; Doublepage illustration "Lucky Dog" by Clarence F. Underwood; "The First Jump of the Season" by Lucius W. Hitchcock; other news and advertisemen... See More  

Charlie Chaplin...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated February 15, 1944.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Poles Backing Down Before Soviet" "Hearst Cries Out For Disunity" "Negro Fliers Helped Hold Bridgehead Below Rome" "lewis' Stooge Tells GOP Lewis Can Be Had". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



This also features an article on Charlie Chaplin be... See More  

Haywood Patterson found guilty... Scottsboro Boys....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1933



* Scottsboro  Boys rape case

* Haywood Patterson



The front page has one column headlines: "NEGRO FOUND GUILTY IN SCOTTSBORO CASE; JURY 0UT 22 HOURS" "Verdict Carries Sentence of Death After One Juror Had Held Out for Life Term" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on Haywood Patterson being found guilty of rape in the famous Scottsb... See More  

1917 Dan Shay murder case...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1917



* Manager Dan Shay - Milwaukee Brewers

* Arrested for murder of Negro Clarence Euell

* MLB Baseball - English Hotel - Indianapolis



Page 12 has a one column photo with heading: "Dan Shay Is Held On Murder Charge" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues ... See More  

1902 Murders of Lena & Tommy Peterson...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 14, 1902



* Murders of Lena and Tommy Peterson

* "After Church" Des Moines, Iowa killings



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO KILLED TWO CHILDREN" 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 from... See More  

Wallingford, Connecticut...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1878  Full ftpg: 'Down by the Sea--Ferry Over Wesley Lake, Ocean Grove'. Fullpg: 'In the Track of the Tornado' shows 8 scenes near Wallingford, Ct. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Down by the Sea--Sketches at Ocean Grove, Asbury Park & other Sea-side Resorts' shows 9 scenes. Halfpg: 'Incidents of Indian Warfare'

Other news and ... See More  

John Brown's slave insurrection at Harper's Ferry...

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 14, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia



Page 4 has 2 small items on the Harper's Ferry insurrection, and page 5 has: "The Murder at Harpers Ferry--Discourse By The Rev. Mr. Remington At Brooklyn".

Page 7 has: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "Sentences of Coppic, Cook, Green, an... See More  

Much on Black soldiers...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1863



* Rare pro-South Union paper

* Negroes - soldiers - troops



Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists... See More  

Capture of three slave ships...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 26, 1847  Page 3 has a report: "Capture Of Slavers" reporting on 3 slave ships taken, a few bits noting: "...with a slave deck & all the store necessary for the infernal trade...the schooner Feliciade with 320 slaves on board...a very feast sailing schooner...completely fitted for the transport of an African live cargo...... See More  

1915 Bandit War... Texas raids by Mexicans...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 2, 1915



* Jess Williard  - "The Great White Hope"

* Negro champion Jack Johnson 

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre-fight)



The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "JOHNSON DETERMINED TO FIGHT SAM M'VEY SATURDAY IN HAVANA" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ve... See More  

1963 actress Madeleine Sherwood arrest... civil rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 15, 1963



* Canadian actress Madeleine Sherwood arrest

* Civil rights movement in Gadsden, Alabama

* Freedom walk with Martin Luther King, Jr.



Page 7 has a small heading: "Actress Sherwood Jailed in Alabama For Rights March" with report. (see image)

wikipedia notes: Sherwood was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Act... See More  

On aiding slaves to reach Canada...

KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1841



* Southern slavery - slaves

* Underground Railroad ?

* Escaping to Canada case



 The back page has a report noting: "In the circuit court for Mason, Co., Kentucky, a verdict has been obtained by William Greathouse against the Rev. Jno. B. Mahan for $1600 as the value of two negroes whom Mahan enticed to run away & aided ... See More  

A dance by Crow Indians...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1883  Front page print: "How We Fought The Fire". Full pg. print: "The Author's Carnival, Hartford, Connecticut" which includes several sketches. Very nice full pg. which is very displayable: "A Dance of Crow Indians". Full pg. print: "A Tramp and His Deeds" by A.B. Frost showing 5 scenes. Full page with 2... See More  

Barnum's Museum fire... Saratoga Lake...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 29, 1865  The full front page is a political cartoon: "The Great Labor Question from a Southern Point of View" showing a Black farmer and Lincoln.

Prints inside including a half page: "Presentation of 200 Battle Flags to Gov. Fenton at Albany, New York" and "Grand Dinner to the Army of the Tennessee at the Union Hotel, Saratoga&quo... See More  

Myrna Bain... conservative Negro Woman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 6, 1962



* Political activist Myrna Bain

* Negro Woman conservative

* Integration in schools



The front page has a heading: "Legal Integration Does Not Make Negro 'Visible' Man" with lead-in: "The Negro Conservative". (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.

I suspect this to be a... See More  

On the Fifteenth Amendment...

BALTIMORE WEEKLY SUN, April 9, 1870  



* 15th Fifteenth Amendment

* Right to Vote - African Americans

* Celebration of the ratification



The front page has an entire column reporting on the celebration regarding the passage of: "The Fifteenth Amendment" allowing African-American men the right to vote.

Four pages, some discrete archival mends, good condition.... See More  

1900 Columbus, Georgia Negro lynching...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 9, 1900



* Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia

* Simon Adams (Negro) lynching - hanging



The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Lynched" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

Complete with 8 pages, ... See More  

In the Montana Rockies...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1884  Full ftpg. shows: 'The Republican Convention at Chicago--A Serenade' & inside a fullpg: 'The Republican National Convention at Chicago--View on Michigan Ave.' A Doublepage centerfold : 'Republican Convention at Chicago--Announcement of the Final Ballot' is an great scene. Very nice fullpg: 'Rocky Cañon, Near ... See More  

Uncle Tom's Cabin... Slave woman wanted...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 1852  The bottom of the back page has a small notice for: "Uncle Tom's Cabin As It Is, being narratives, scenes, and Incidents of the real 'Life Among the Lowly', by W. L. G. Smith...". 

Also o the back page is an ad: "Wanted, a Colored Woman (a slave preferred), to cook, wash, and iron for a small famil... See More  

Two slave reward ads from this leading slave import city...

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Dec. 31, 1847  In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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Dr. Livingstone's remains...

HARPER'S WEEKLY May 16, 1874 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "George M. Van Nort, Commissioner of Public Works." 1/2 pg. illus. of "A Boston Bar-By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Jacob Wainright and the Body of Dr. Livingstone." Dblpgctrfld. Nast illus. of "A ... See More  

Mehmed VI... last Sultan of Ottoman Empire....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, November 19, 1922



* Mehmed VI - last sultan of Ottoman Empire

* Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate



The front page has a one column heading: "ABDUL MEDJID CHOSEN CALIPH" with subhead. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear the margins, generally good.... See More  

Greenwich palaces...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 2 1871 Nice fullpg. Nast cartoon: "The Rich Crowing Richer, the Poor Growing Poorer". Nice doublepage centerfold: "Summer Palaces of the Tammany Ring" includes buildings in Greenwich & Norwalk.