The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson...

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1868 



* President Andrew Johnson

* Reconstruction era impeachment trial



The front page begins with: "The Impeachment Trial" with many subheads including: "Dazzling Spectacle in the Senate Chamber--Decorum in the Galleries--Imposing Initial Ceremonies--Thaddeus Stevens on Manhood Suffrage..." and more. and more.

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Crockett, Texas Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 3, 1932



* Dave Tillis negro lynching

* Crockett, Texas



This 70+ page newspaper has a very small and discrete one column heading on page 6: "Negro Is Lynched in Texas". Tells of the lynching of Negro Dave Tillis in Crockett, Texas.



Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.

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St. Joseph, Missouri Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1933.



* Lloyd Warner Negro lynching

* St. Joseph MO Missouri

* Verne C. Miller slaying

* Gangster era gunman - bootlegger



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "MISSOURI OPENS LYNCHING INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the lynching of Negro Lloyd Warner in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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Views of Portsmouth, New Hampshire...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1893  Front full pg. illus. of "Drilling the Crew of the 'Vigilant'." Inside is a 1/3 pg. portrait of "Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, President of Cornell University." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Showing the Principal Buildings." Full pg. of illus. of "Old Strawberry Bank - Portsmouth,... See More  

Snipe shooting... Columbian Exposition...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1892  Front full pg. portrait of "Charles Francois Gounod." Inside are three small illus. of "Argentine's President Conducted by Admiral Walker Inspecting the White Squadron," "Li Hung-Chang," and "Gordon Hall, Tientsin, in Which the Banquet was Given." 1/2 pg. illus. of "At the Open Air Horse Show - Showi... See More  

Henry Bartle Frere & the African slave trade

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 11, 1873



* Sir Henry Bartle Frere

* Sultans of Zanzibar & Muscat

* African slave trade - traffic



The back page has a correspondence from Henry Bartle Frere at Zanzibar, Africa with heading: "The East African Slave Trade" (see)

Complete in 10 pages, nice condition.

Admiral Farragut... Seal hunting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY Sept. 21, 1867 Full front pg. illus. of "The Raccoon Hunt." Inside: 1/3 pg. illus. of "Disaster to Shipping in the White Sea." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Seal Hunting as Practiced by the Norwegians." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Fairmount Water Works, Near Philadelphia." Small illus. of "Whale Captured Near Tiverton, Rhode Island." 1/2 pg. illus.... See More  

Hudson River Tunnel...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1880  Fullpg. text with 5 illus. on: 'The Hudson River Tunnel'. Fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--the Old Style & the New' fullpg: 'The West Point Outrage--The Court of Inquiry in Session'.

Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Presentation of the New Chinese Minister; The Havoc of the Western Floods; A New Invention for Our Next War; The Assassination of the King and Queen of Servia; Doublepage illustration "They're Off!" by George Wright; The Gate Way to Nevada; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full ... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, The First Photograph at Close Range Taken of Professor Langley's Air-Ship; Physical Training for College Girls; "A New Portrait by William M. Chase"; The National Shooting Match at Sea Girt; Doublepage illustration "Target-Practice on a Man-Of-War--Finding the Ra... See More  

Toboganning...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 23, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Rough Riding" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, The Commander-In-Chief of the Army of Panama Swearing Allegiance to the New Republic; Scenes From the Prize Contests in Tobogganing at St. Moritz, Switzerland; Paintings at the National Academy Exhibition and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1905  Front page illustration "The President's Inaugural Address"; Vice-President-Elect Fairbanks Taking the Oath of Office in the Senate Chamber; The Inauguration; What the People Endorsed; Our Financial Situation; The War Department; The Department of Justice; The Postal Service; Progress in the Navy; Double page illustration "The ... See More  

Earthquake in Kingston killing over 600...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "He Thought it was a 'Blarsted Eagle'" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "Kingston Shares San Francisco's Fate" and there is an article called, "Spending A Billion and a Half Dollars to Make a Desert Bloom" by C. H. Forbe-Lindsay as well as ... See More  

Arthur Ashe 1st black U.S. Open tennis champ....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 26, 1968



* Tennis star Arthur Ashe

* 1st black to win

* US Open



Within the sport's section (page 8) is a three column heading: "1st American In 15 Years As Ashe Takes Nationals". This is 1st report coverage on Arthur Ashe becoming the first African American to win the United States Open Tennis championship.



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Relating to Uncle Tom's Cabin... The Fugitive Slave bill...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 1852  Among the reports in this anti-slavery newspaper are: "Gen. Pierce and the Fugitive Slave Law". The back page has an ad for: "Little Eva, Uncle Tom's Guardian Angel. A song composed & dedicated to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Poetry by John G. Whittier..." with more.

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Employment of women...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 29, 1859 Half front page illustration of 'Rev. J.W. Cummings, D.D' also features an accompany article. "Employment of Women" features an article and many small illustrations of women working in Douglas & Sherwood's Skirt Manufactory. "The Pope's Railway Car" article also features three illustrations. Two one-third page ... See More  

The opening of Congress...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 19, 1891  Among the prints in this issue are the full front page by famed artist A. B. Frost: "Making the Best Of It"; a half page print of: "The Hon. Thomas B. Reed"' a full page: "The Opening of Congress--The Ladies' Gallery of the House of Representatives"; a half page: "Sweets For The Holidays"; a smal... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1903 Frontpage illustration George Washington;  American Wireless Telegraphy; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

Fighting in Russia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Coming of Spring" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops in Manchuria on Their Way to the Front; St. Petersburg in War-Time--Troops Leaving for the Front; Doublepage illustration "A View of the Torpedo Attack Upon Russian War-Ships at Port Arthur" by Sydney Laurence; Doublepage Map, "The Scene of ... See More  

Tour of New York City's new Subway...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1904  Front page illustration "Keeping Cool" by W. A. Rogers; Henry G. Davis, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President--A Snap-Shot Taken at His Home at Elkins, West Virginia, on July 14; Photographs of Scenes at the Annual Race Week and Water-Sports Carnival at the Larchmont Yacht Club; The Mayor's Inspection Party Making a Tour of the... See More  

Niagara's Carnival of Ice... Niagara Falls...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1904 Front page Photo, Ex-Governor Winthrop Murray Crane, Now Senator From Massachusetts; James Smith, Jr., Ex-United States Senator From New Jersey, and the Receiver for the United States Ship Building Company; Chinese View of the War--Photo Showing Pilgrims Coming to Worship at a Shine in Manchuria While the War is in Progress; A Peril of Mountain... See More  

Air-Ship...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 9, 1905 Front page "The Final Victory" by W. A. Rogers; The First Flight of an Air-Ship Over New York City; On the Skirmish-Line at the Shooting Tournament at Sea Girt; Double page illustrations "The Year's Art in Paris--Some of the Noteworthy Pictures of the Season's Exhibitions; An Interesting Scene in the House of Co... See More  

President Roosevelt on the "Mayflower"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1906  There is a front page, illustration, "This Iz Tu Mutch" by W. A . Rogers. "English as She is Spelt, The 300 Words Selected for Change" is an article and list of words such as "licence to license and encyclopaedia to encyclopedia." There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H... See More  

Panama Canal...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1906   There is a front page illustration, "'Constructions of the Constitution will be Found to Vest the Power Where it will be Exercised--In the National Government'" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "Two of the Photographs, Dealing with the Vital Question of the Sanitation of the Canal Zone, Whic... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1907  There is a front page illustration, " 'Do You Think You Could Fly, Bill?' " by W. A. Rogers. There are articles of "Thomas Bailey Aldrich, 1836-1907" by Henry Mills Alden; "Jackson and Roosevelt A Parallel"; and there are photos of "Supply and Demand" and "... See More