Bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, July 14, 1882



* Bombardment of Alexandria

* Royal Navy



Pages 4 & 5 have one column headings that include: "DEATH ! RUIN !" "Horrible Massacre of Europeans in Alexandria" "Hundreds of Them Mercilessly Slaughtered" "Alexandria Evacuated and in Flames" "WAR" and more.

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McAlester, Oklahoma tornado disaster...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, May 12, 1882



* McAlester, Oklahoma

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headings that include: "THE WIND" "The Town of McAllister,Indian Territory" "Almost Obliterated by a Terrific Cyclone" and more.

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Frederick Schwatka arctic expedition...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, September 24, 1880 



* Frederick Schwatka 

* Arctic expedition 



The front page has one column headings: "ARCTIC" and "Return of the Schwatka Expedition". See images for text here.



Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

SS Narragansett collision disaster....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 18, 1880



* SS Narragansett & Stonington collision

* Long Island Sound sinking



Page 3 has one column headings that include: "DOWN TO DEATH" "Steamship Collision on Long Island Sound" "Between the Stonington and Narragansett" "The Latter Burned and Sunk in a Few Minutes" and more. This is 1st report cov... See More  

Dearing family massacre....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1866



* The Dearing family murders (1st report)

* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Antoine Probst



Page 5 has one column headings: "Terrible Crime In Philadelphia" "Seven Persons Murdered In One House" "A Laborer Kills his Employer and his Whole Family..." See image for text here.

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SS Great Western launching...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, October 27, 1837



* SS Great Western launching

* 1st steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a small one column heading: "The 'Great Western' Steam Ship". See images for text.



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Reconstruction... The South after the war... Arizona...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, New York, June 26, 1865



* Post Civil War reconstruction in the South



The front page has the following one column headlines: "RECONSTRUCTION", "The South Carolinians & the President", "Plain Words by the Chief Magistrate", "Conditions to the Readmission of the Palmetto State", "The Abandonment of Slavery Essential", &quo... See More  

Slavery in District of Columbia....

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, September 15, 1837



* District of Columbia

* Slavery within government



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a one column heading: "Slavery" See image for portion of text.



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Woman slave case...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, July 25, 1837



* Slave case



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 3 has a small one column heading: "A Slave Case" See image for text here.



Complete in 4 pages, minor foxing spots, nice condition.

Charlestown Navy Yard... Clipper Ship Oriental...

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, September 8, 1852  The front page features a half-page illustration "Grand Review of the U. S. Marine Artillery, of Providence, R. I., by His Excellency Gov. Boutwell and Staff, On Boston Common." Within the issue is "The Late Count D'Orsay" which includes a small illustration of him; "Departure of the Lizzie Webber,... See More  

Molly Maguires?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1874



* Pottsville, Pennsylvania

* Prelude to Molly Maguires?



The front page has small one column headings: "THE COAL TRADE" "Action Of The Mining Districts" "Meeting of the Operators And Working Men's Committees At Pottsville Yesterday--A Proposition Submitted to eh Miners"

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Baptists in America...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, August 16, 1817  Inside has a full page on the life of: "Dupont De Nemours" who had recently died. He was also father of E. I. duPont De Nemours, who would begin a business dynasty in America. The back page has a chart listing the: "Baptists in the United States" by state. Also a chart of the: "Altitudes of Mountains" in the... See More  

President Monroe visits Baltimore...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 7, 1817 



* President James Monroe



Half of the front page has: "A Naval Establishment". Inside includes: "Permanency of the American Union" and an: "Address" to the President from the mayor & city council of Baltimore, followed by the: "Answer of the President" to them, signed: James Monroe. This is c... See More  

Dearing family massacre....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1866



* The Dearing family murders

* Philadelphia Pennsylvania

* Antoine Probst



The front page has small one column headings: "The Dearing Murder" "Arrest of the Murderer--His Confession--Exciting Scene at the Mayor's Office--More About the Dearing Family" Text takes up more than a full column.

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The Shakers and the book "The Great Divorce"...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 29, 1817  Certainly the most notable content is  a report headed: "Legislature Of New York...An Act Concerning the Shakers".

This deals with the event featured on many websites, and more recently in Ilyon Woos's 2010 book "The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight against Her Husband, the Shak... See More  

Nashville, Tennessee Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1872



* Negro lynching



The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Robber and Murderer Lynched in Tennessee" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, David Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee"

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

An expedition up the Missouri River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 31, 1819 About half a page is taken up with a descriptive article: "Expedition Up the Missouri". Various other news of the day.

Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.



As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...consi... See More  

USS Jeanette mystery...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, December 21, 1881 



* USS Jeanette mystery 

* George W. Delong 

* Arctic expedition 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "OUT OF THE ARCTIC SEA", "Comes News From the Long Lost Jeanette", "The Good Ship, and the Crew Driven to the Boats", "Is Crushed, and the Crew Driven to the Boats" a... See More  

Ringtheater fire... Vienna Austria...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER Ohio, December 10, 1881 



* Vienna, Austria 

* Ringtheater fire 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "THE VIENNA HORROR", "In All Its Dimensions and Heartrending Details", "A Calamity Almost Unparalleled in History", "Nearly Seven Hundred People Roasted to Death", "The Scenes Of Terror Describe... See More  

Willam "Boss" Tweed arrested... exposed...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 28, 1871



* William M. Tweed arrest

* "Boss" - Tammany Hall



Page 3 has one column headlines that include: "THE 'BOSS' BAGGED", "Formal Arrest of William M. Tweed", "Papers, Affidavits and Others in the Case", "Bail Bonds Filed For $2,000,000", "The 'Boss' Waiting For T... See More  

Ulysses S. Grant...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 5, 1871 



* President Ulysses S. Grant 

* State of the Union Address 



Page 3 has one column headings: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" "The United States at Peace with All the World" "Polygamy and Ku Kluxism Doomed" and more (see photos). Lengthy text takes up 4 full columns. and is signed in type: U.S. Grant

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Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, Aug. 28, 1889 



* 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 very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politi... See More  

Polaris expedition... North Pole...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1872 



* Polaris expedition 

* Charles Francis Hall 

* North Pole 



The front page has one column headings: "THE NORTH POLE", "The Latest Intelligence From Capt. Hall's Expedition", "The Polaris Compelled to Return to Greenland", "Fresh Discoveries Reported And All Hands Well" and more (see photos)... See More  

Steamboat Oceanus disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1872 



* Steamboat Oceanus explosion 

* Cairo Illinois - Red River 



The front page has one column headings: "TERRIBLE DISASTERS" "Explosion of a Steam-Boat on the Red River" "Sixty Persons Supposed to Have Been Killed" and more.

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Samuel Morse death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1872



* Samuel Morse death - funeral

* Telegraph invention - code



Page 4 has one column headings: "Obsequies Of Prof. Morse" "Services at the  Madison-Square Presbyterian Church--Address by Rev. Dr. Adams--The Funeral"

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