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607906

Epsom Derby... Kingcraft...

Item #607906

June 02, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1870



* Epsom Derby horse race

* Kingcraft wins in upset fashion




The front page has an article headed: "DERBY DAY" "All London on the Downs to Witness the Great Sport" "Three Hundred Thousand People all in Present" "Kingcraft the Easy Winner by Four Lengths" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns with results.

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607893

President Lincoln & his cabinet....

Item #607893

April 06, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1870



* Abraham Lincoln's cabinet

* Thurlow Weed




Page 2 has an article headed: "President Lincoln" "The Selection of his Cabinet for his Second Term--A Chapter from Thurlow Weed's Autobiography" See images for text here.

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607892

Catherine E. Beecher...

Item #607892

March 29, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1870



* Catherine E. Beecher

* Women's domestic training




Page 2 has an article headed: "Domestic Training For Woman" "Meeting of Ladies at Steinway Hall--Speeches by Mr. and Miss Beecher" See images for text here.

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607871

Mount Cenis tunnel completed...

Item #607871

December 28, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1870



* Mount Cenis (Frejus Rail) Tunnel

* France & Italy connected (ground breakthrough)




The front page has one column headings: "The Mont Cenis Tunnel" "The Great Work at Length Completed" and more. (see)

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607847

General George H. Thomas funeral...

Item #607847

April 09, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1870



* Gen. George Henry Thomas

* Death - funeral




The front page has an article headed: "THE LATE GEN. THOMAS" "Final Funeral Ceremonies at Troy" "An Immense Throng Present" and more with smaller subheads. Text takes up over 2 1/2 columns.

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607846

Oxford vs. Cambridge rowing...

Item #607846

April 07, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1870



* The Boat Race

* Oxford vs. Cambridge Universities

* Rowing - River Thames




This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "The Annual Boat Race of the English Universities" "Cambridge Wins by a Length in 20 Minutes and 30 Seconds" Text takes up a full ... See More  

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607719

Civil Rights Bill in effect ?...

Item #607719

January 09, 1870

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1870



* Civil Rights law tested

* Treatment of Negroes changed ?




The front page has an article headed: "The Admission of Colored Men in Theatres--Test Cases in Charleston, S.C." See image for text here.

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607675

Mount Vernon, Indiana cholera epidemic...

Item #607675

July 22, 1873

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, July 22, 1873



* Mount Vernon, Indiana

* Cholera epidemic

* Jackson, Tennessee fire disaster




This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Mt. Vernon, Ind." "The Cholera Abating" "Jackson, Tenn." "The Town Destroyed by Fire" and more.

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607564

Raleigh, North Carolina duel...

Item #607564

May 12, 1859

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1859



* Raleigh, North Carolina duel

* Obadiah Jennings Wise & Patrick Henry Aylett

* Pre Civil War South




This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has a brief article headed: "Duel between O. Jennings Wise and Patrick Henry Aylett" See image for text here.

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607554

Land in Nebraska for $3 an acre...

Item #607554

December 01, 1880

THE MERRICK COUNTY ITEM, Central City, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1880 



* Uncommon title



Various news of the day from the Midwest with two illustrated ads on the back page promoting the attractiveness of settling in Nebraska, one headed: "Specimen Views Of Union Pacific Railroad Lands In Nebraska...Millions of good Acres yet for Sale at from $3 to $6 per acre." Page 2 has an inconspicu... See More  

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607390

Mosque of Omar...

Item #607390

August 09, 1896

CHEERFUL HOURS, Dayton, Ohio, August 9, 1896



* Jewish - Judaica  - Jews



The front page has a print showing the: "Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem" (see) the rest of this issue is filled with literary content.

Complete in 8 pages, measures 10 x 8 inches, some central fold wear and minor margin chipping, otherwise good.

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607388

1882 Montpelier, Vermont...

Item #607388

April 19, 1882

GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, Montpelier, Vermont, April 19, 1882



* Uncommon title from New England



This large size. 4 page newspaper measures 26 x 20 inches and has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, many which are illustrated.

Complete, very minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

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607286

"Bleeding Kansas"...

Item #607286

September 25, 1856

NEW YORK OBSERVER, Sept. 25, 1856 



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion

* War on slavery




Page 3 has an item datelines: "Lawrence, K.T. [Kansas Territory], Sept. 15" which includes: "...2800 men...destined to attack Lawrence...About 500 remain preparing to fight in our fortifications..." with more on "bleeding Kansas" (see).

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607265

John LaMountain... ballooning...

Item #607265

October 07, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, October 7, 1859



* John LaMountain voyage

* Balloonist - ballooning pioneer




The back page has an article headed: "Voyage Of The Atlantic" "Aeronautic Perils, Privations and Hairbreadth Escapes" "Narrative of John La Mountain" Lengthy text takes up almost 3 full columns and is signed in type: John LaMountain

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607263

Pike's Peak gold rush...

Item #607263

August 26, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 26, 1859



* Pike's Peak gold rush

* Kansas Territory boom




Page 2 has a lengthy article headed: "LIFE IN THE FAR WEST" "Lights and Shadows of the Gold Region" Text takes up 2 full columns.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise very nice condition.

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607258

Schaghticoke, New York train wreck...

Item #607258

August 04, 1859

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1859



* Schaghticoke (town), New York

* Northern Railroad train wreck




The back page has a one column headings: "ANOTHER RAILROAD SLAUGHTER" "Fall of Bridge on the Northern Railroad" "A Passenger Train Wrecked" "Thirteen Lives Lost" and more. Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.

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607257

Alfred, Lord Tennyson poems...

Item #607257

July 26, 1859

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1859



* Alfred, Lord Tennyson

* Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom




Page 2 has a one column heading: "Tennyson's New Poem" Text takes up the entire pages here.

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607215

Sabine Pass, Texas hurricane....

Item #607215

October 15, 1886

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, October 15, 1886



* Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas

* Hurricane disaster (1st report)




The front page has one column headings: "TOWN ENGULFED" "Sabine Pass, Texas, Washed Away by a Big Flood" "Fifty People Drowned" "Looking Death in the Face With no Hope of Escape" "The Scenes Of Terror" and more.

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607160

Fanny Deane Halsey drowning...

Item #607160

June 07, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, June 7, 1859



* Actress Fanny Deane Halsey

* New York Harbor drowning death




The front page has an article headed: "The Death Of Fanny Deane Halsey" "Recovery of the Body from the Water Near Fort Hamilton" "Suspicion That She was  Murdered" and more. Lengthy text takes over three columns of the front page.

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607159

Iowa City tornado disaster...

Item #607159

May 31, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, May 31, 1859



* Iowa City tornado disaster



The front page has an article headed: "Terrible Tornado--Loss of Life" See image for text here.

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607153

Ohio River steamboats collide....

Item #607153

April 02, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, April 2, 1859



* Nathaniel Holmes & David Gibson

* Ohio River steamboats collision disaster




Page 4 has an article headed: "The Gibson and Holmes Disaster on the Ohio River--Forty-two Lives Lost" See image for text here.

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607143

Ira J. Thurston body found....

Item #607143

March 09, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, March 9, 1859



* Ira J. Thurston body found

* Aeronaut - ballooning accident




The front page has a small article headed: "Discovery of the Remains of Mr. Thurston, the Aeronaut" (see)

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607100

Hawesville, Kentucky shootout...

Item #607100

February 10, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 10, 1859



* Hawesville KY Kentucky

* Thomas St. Clair Lowe




Page 5 has an article headed: "Bloody Affray at Hawesville, Ky." "A Political Difficulty--A Hundred Shots Fired In A Courthouse--Murder And Lynch Law" See images for text here.

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607094

Daniel Sickles... Afrcian slave trade...

Item #607094

March 04, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, March 4, 1859



* Daniel Sickles' wife

* Philip Barton Key murder

* African slave trade




The front page has an article headed: "The Sickles Tragedy" See image for text here.

Page 2 has a lengthy article headed: "The Slave-trade and the Right of Search" Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns

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607032

Slavery & the South...

Item #607032

February 21, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 21, 1859



* African slave trade

* Pre Civil War South




Page 8 has an article headed: "Defenders Of The Slave-Trade". See image for text.

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606964

A religious magazine to support endeavors among the heathen...

Item #606964

January 01, 1802

THE CONNECTICUT EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, (Hartford), January, 1802  As the title would suggest, content is almost exclusively religious, with the first article: "A Letter on the Divine Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures". As noted in Mott's "History & Bibliography Of American Magazines": "...its profits to go to missionary endeavors in the new American settlement... See More  

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606957

Junius Brutus Booth death...

Item #606957

December 02, 1852

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, December 2, 1852



* Junius Brutus Booth death (1st report)

* Patriarch of family of tragedians - actors

* John Wilkes & Edwin's father




The front page has a small heading: "Death of Mr. Booth the Tragedian" See image for very brief report here. Unfortunate for the small article here but still a 1st report in this venerable newspaper title.

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606936

How Jefferson Davis passes his time...

Item #606936

August 12, 1865

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865  the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of the Fortress" 'He Rests Himself on the Grassy Slope" "Important Circular To Freedmen" and more.

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606900

Ghosts ?....

Item #606900

December 21, 1878

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1878



* Ghosts - Paranormal



Page 2 has an article headed: "The Brooklyn Ghost" "The Proprietor Of The Ghostelry Determines That It Is Old Nick Himself And Drives Him Off With A Prayer" See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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606875

Southern disunion party created...

Item #606875

January 08, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, January 8, 1859



* Disunion in the Southern states?



The back page has an article headed: "Official Discovery of a Disunion Party in the Southern States" See images for text.

Other news of the day.

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606783

P. T. Barnum made Tom Thumb wealthy...

Item #606783

September 07, 1852

THE UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, New Hampshire, Sept. 7, 1852

* General Tom Thumb - dwarf

* P.T. Barnum circus attraction


The front page has: "Barnum and Tom Thumb" which includes a letter from Bridgeport, Ct., noting in part: "Barnum's chief sources of income...are his Museum...among his incidental expenses are $200 a week or $10,400 a year for Tom Thumb..." with more on... See More  

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606765

1858 boxing...

Item #606765

October 20, 1858

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1858



* John Heenan "Benicia Boy"

* Pre Civil War boxing w/ police raid

* Jews Hospital - Mount Sinai




The front page has an article headed: "Fight Between the 'Bencia Boy' and 'Dublin Tricks'--The Latter Badly Beaten" See image for text here.

Eight pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

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606760

Japanese etiquette...

Item #606760

November 24, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, November 24, 1858



* Japanese people

* Manners - Etiquette




Page 2 has an article headed: "Japanese Manners" "Further Accounts of the Habits, Manners & c., of the Japanese" Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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606706

Pike's Peak gold rush...

Item #606706

October 15, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, October 15, 1858



* Pike's Peak gold rush

* Kansas Territory boom




Page 3 has an article headed: "The Pike's Peak Gold Mines in Kansas--Advice to Gold-Seekers". See images for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise very nice condition.

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606705

Hair raising balloon voyage...

Item #606705

September 24, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 24, 1858



* Silas Brooks - ballooning

* Children stuck in basket




The front page has an article headed: "Thrilling Incident" "Two Children Carried Off By A Balloon" "Later--The Balloon Found--The Children Rescued Asleep" See images for text here.

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606649

Fugitive slave case...

Item #606649

December 05, 1857

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, December 5, 1857



* Fugitive slave case

* Pre-Civil War




The front page has an article headed: "Fugitive Slave Case in Indiana" See image for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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606615

Marysville: gateway to the gold fields...

Item #606615

January 19, 1866

MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California, January 19, 1866 



* Rare Old West title



In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was one o... See More  

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606571

Great Chatsworth train wreck...

Item #606571

August 13, 1887

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 13, 1887  The front page that include: "FIENDS!" with subheads "Suspicion that Train Wreckers Caused the Railroad Horror", "Various Theories Advanced, but Nothing Yet Developed", "Additional Details of the Most Frightful Disaster of Modern Times", "The Coroner Begins the Taking of Testimony in the Offic... See More  

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606566

San Ciriaco hurricane...

Item #606566

August 15, 1899

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1899  This newspaper has a column-wide headline on the second page: "Appalling Life Loss At Ponce" with subheads "Three Hundred Killed in the Hurricane"; "100,000 are Destitute"; "The Situation Beggars Description"; "Town of Arroyo a Mass of Ruins" and more. This is ... See More  

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606539

Transatlantic telegraph cable...

Item #606539

June 12, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, June 12, 1858



* HMS Agamemnon & USS Niagara

* Transatlantic telegraph cable (2nd attempt)




Page 2 has an article headed: "The Atlantic Telegraph" "Preparations of the Squadron for the Experimental Trip--Interesting Particulars"

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606515

George Washington statue unveiled...

Item #606515

February 25, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 25, 1858



* The George Washington Equestrian Monument

* Thomas Crawford's Richmond statue unveiling




Page 3 has an article headed: "The Crawford Statue" "Inauguration of Crawford's Statue of Washington at Richmond, Va." See images for text here.

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606510

Fraser Canyon gold discovered...

Item #606510

February 15, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 15, 1858



* Fraser Canyon Gold Rush

* British Columbia discovery




Page 2 has a brief article headed: "Oregon" "Important Gold Discoveries on the Boundary Line..." Was this the initial discovery of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush?

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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606509

Victoria, Princess Royal wedding...

Item #606509

February 12, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 12, 1858



* Victoria, Princess Royal

* Frederick III, German Emperor

* Wedding - marriage




The front page has an article headed: "The Marriage of the Prince of Prussia to the Princess Royal of England" "Description Of The Ceremonies And Festivities" "The Royal Wedding" and more. Very lengthy text here.

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606476

The death of Eugene Sue...

Item #606476

August 18, 1857

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 18, 1857



* Eugene Sue death

* French Novelist




Page 4 has an article headed: "Death Of Eugene Sue".

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice.

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606473

Early boxing...

Item #606473

August 04, 1857

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 4, 1857



* Pre-Civil War boxing - prize fight

* Dominick Bradley vs. S.S. Rankin

* Buffalo, New York




Page 5 has an article headed: "The Great Prize-Fight Between Bradley and Rankins". See images for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice.

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606472

Panchita slaver case...

Item #606472

July 28, 1857

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, July 28, 1857



* Slaver Panchita  case



Page 2 has an article headed: "THE SLAVE-TRADE" "Curious Case Of The Panchita" and more. Text takes up over four columns.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice.

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606457

Edwin Booth...

Item #606457

November 28, 1876

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 28, 1876



* Actor Edwin Booth

* The Fool's Revenge - Bertuccio




Page 5 has an article headed: "The Drama--Music" "Edwin Booth As Bertuccio" See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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606455

William "Boss" Tweed in jail...

Item #606455

November 27, 1876

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 27, 1876



* William "Boss" Tweed

* Ludlow Street Jail




The front page has an article headed: "TWEED IN CONFINEMENT" "A Visit From Thurlow Weed" and more. See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good.

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606356

The safety pin is invented...

Item #606356

April 21, 1849

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 21, 1849 



* Walter Hunt invention

* Safety pin - patent no. 6,281




It's alway fun to find the origin of things which have become ubiquitous in every day life, such as the safety pin. This issue of the revered scientific journal note under: "List of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office" an entry which was for the creation ... See More  

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606331

The fugitive slave John Anderson... Seceding from the Union...

Item #606331

February 04, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 4, 1861 



* John Anderson - fugitive slave

* Pre Civil War Southern tensions




Inside has: "A Southern Diarist" "Later From California" "Arrival of the Pony Express" "News From Kansas" "Movements of Mr. Lincoln" "The Case of the Fugitive Anderson", the latter concerning the trial of the famed fugitive slave... See More  

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