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Arctic region - North Pole map...
Item #600455
February 14, 1882
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1882
* Arctic exploration map
* North Pole
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Polar Region" "Colonies and Explorations in the Far North" and more with a nice map titled:"MAP OF THE ARCTIC REGION...."
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NYC Potter Building fire disaster...
Item #600452
March 15, 1882
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 15, 1882
* Potter Building fire disaster
* Manhattan, New York City
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "FURIOUS FLAMES", "A Terrible Conflagration at the Metropolis", "Several People Perish in the Flames", ... See More
USS Jeannette arctic voyage hardships...
Item #600450
March 21, 1882
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 21, 1882
* USS Jeannette arctic voyage
* George W. Melville
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "SUFFERING SAILORS" "A Touching Story From the Jeannette's Engineer" "Melville's Official Report to Secreta... See More
Public (reformed) education... pre-1900 style...
W.A. Rogers prints... Colorado...
Item #600426
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880* The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
* Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
* Old Baltimore and its merchants
This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is the multi-page piece on Colorado, complete with many... See More
Public (reformed) education... pre-1900 style...
W.A. Rogers prints... Colorado...
Item #600423
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880* The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
* Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
* Old Baltimore and its merchants
This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is the multi-page piece on Colorado, complete with many... See More
Painesville, Ohio Masonic lodge...
Item #600421
November 12, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 12, 1879
* Painesville, Ohio
* Masonic - Masons
* Lodge dedication
The front page has one column headings: "A Masonic Hall" "Is Formally Dedicated In Painesville" "A Grand Success in Every Feature..." See images for text here.
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting adver... See More
Adrian, Michigan grandstands collapse...
Item #600418
October 03, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, October 3, 1879
* Adrian, Michigan
* Lenawee County Fair
* Grandstands disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: " A FEARFUL FALL", "Adrian, Mich., Visited by a Sad Catastrophe", "A Grand Stand Gives Way Wi... See More
John Wise last ballooning flight ...
Item #600417
September 29, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1879
* John Wise - ballooning
* Lost flight - death
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Balloon Ascension" "Professor Wise Goes Aloft In Interest Of Science" and more. See image for text here. This was the flight ... See More
Battle of Antietam tribute....
Item #600414
September 18, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1879
* Battle of Antietam
* Sharpsburg, Maryland
* Anniversary - tribute
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "ANTIETAM" "The Anniversary of That Bloody Fight" "And a Few of the Men Who Escaped Its Perils"... See More
Walton, Kentucky Negro lynching....
Item #600413
September 06, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 6, 1879
* Walton, Kentucky
* Negro lynching
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Twenty Shots In His Body" "While Tied To A Tree By A Posse Of Citizens" See image for text.
Complete, a little margin wear, otherwise in good con... See More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania....
Item #600406
May 31, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31, 1878
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Tribute to the dead
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "The Day At Gettysburg" "The Presidential Party and Other Distinguished Citizens Present..."
Complete, some spine wear, otherwise in good ... See More
Edison's phonograph on public exhibition...
Item #600403
May 30, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1878 The back page has a report headed: "The Phonograph" with subhead: Exhibition of that Nineteenth Century Wonder at the Windsor Last Evening" which includes: "...the first exhibition of Edison's marvelous little machine, the phonograph, was given at the Windsor...The little instrument behaved itself well, repeating with accu... See More
Victor, New York balloon flight.....
Item #600400
May 15, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1878
* Victor, New York
* Ballooning
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 6 has one column headings: "An Aeronaut's Peril" "A Terrible Ride Through the Air--Accident to Mons. Lavelle at Victor Yesterday...." See images for text here.
Complete, a l... See More
Thomas Edison's phonograph...
Item #600395
June 07, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 7, 1878
* Inventor Thomas Edison
* Phonograph invention
The front page has a report headed: "Edison's Inventions" with subhead: "An Exhibition of the Phonograph and His New Instrument for Measuring Heat--The Suit of the Two Telegraph Companies". Near the beginning is: "...Mr. Edison gave an exhibition of the phonograph... See More
Chief Sitting Bull surrender?...
Item #600393
August 09, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 9, 1878
* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux
The front page has small one column headings: "Sitting Bull Said to be on the Point of Surrendering" and more.
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More
Sutro Tunnel complete... Comstock Lode...
Item #600384
July 20, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 20, 1878
* Sutro Tunnel opens
* Comstock Lode
* Nevada
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "The Sutro Tunnel", "Completion of the Great Work--How the Connection was Made", "Adolph Sutro the First Man Through--Celebrati... See More
19th century boxing match...
Item #600383
July 03, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1878
* 19th century boxing
* John King vs. John Reilly
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has small one column headings: "Humanity Outraged" "A Brutal Contest in New York Between Two P.R. Roughs--Shocking Scenes". See images for text.
Complete, minor margin... See More
Winthrop, Missouri train robbery...
Item #600379
August 14, 1878
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 14 , 1878
* Winthrop Junction, Missouri
* Atchison KS Kansas
* Train holdup robbery
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "A Cool Train Robbery Near Atchison, Kansas" "A Surprise Party" "A Train Coolly Captured by Robbers and $5,100 ... See More
The Pretzel...
Item #600357
October 20, 1882
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, October 20, 1882
* Early pretzel described
Page 3 has small one column headings: "The Pretzel" "Some Account of the Origin of The Modern Delicacy"
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.
Madison Square Garden roof collapse...
Item #600345
April 23, 1880
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, April 23, 1880
* Madison Square Garden
* Roof collapse disaster
The front page has one column headings: "Latest News" "Madison Square", "A Crowd Gazing at the Ruins--The Walls Examined Before the Disaster".
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherw... See More
Johnson Chestnut Whittaker...
Item #600343
April 09, 1880
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, April 9, 1880
* Johnson Chestnut Whittaker
* West Point military academy
* Negro cadet case
The front page has small one column headings: "The Colored Cadet" and"Did He Commit the Outrage on Himself?"
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.... See More
Sideny, Nebraska gold robbery...
Item #600341
March 12, 1880
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, March 12, 1880
* Eureka NV Nevada
* Fore disaster
The front page has small one column headings: "Bold Robbers" "Bullion Worth $200,000 Stolen at Sidney, Neb.--The Greatest Excitement" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
Bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt...
Item #600332
July 14, 1882
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.
Other news and advertisements ... See More
Emmetsburg, Iowa tornado disaster...
Item #600331
June 30, 1882
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 30, 1882
* Emmetsburg, Iowa
* Tornado disaster
Page 2 has one column headings that include: "ANOTHER TORNADO" "Sweeps Over the North And West" and more. 1st report coverage on the Emmetsburg, Iowa tornado disaster.
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, damp staining to right side of... See More
McAlester, Oklahoma tornado disaster...
Item #600329
May 12, 1882
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.
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, damp staining to right side of issue, ... See More
Golden City steamer fire... Jesse James gang...
Item #600327
March 31, 1882
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1882
* Golden City steamer fire
* James gang outlaw capture
The front page has one column headings that include: "DIRE DEATH !"' "The River Packet Golden City"' "En Route from New Orleans to Cincinnati"' "The James Boys"' "The Ntorious Dick Little Surrenders...".
Oth... See More
Frederick Schwatka arctic expedition...
Item #600325
September 24, 1880
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
Eureka, Nevada fire disaster...
Item #600323
August 20, 1880
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, August 20, 1880
* Eureka, Nevada
* Fore disaster
The front page has one column headings that include: "EUREKA FIRE" "Further Particulars of the Conflagration" and more. 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....
Item #600320
June 18, 1880
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....
Item #600315
April 12, 1866
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.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condit... See More
Reconstruction... The South after the war... Arizona...
Item #600291
June 26, 1865
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
Sarah Bernhardt... ballooning...
Item #600195
January 03, 1879
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 3, 1879
* Sarah Bernhardt
* Ballooning
Page 2 has one column headings: "Up In A Balloon" "Sarah Bernhardt's Accounts of Her Excursions in the Air". See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition.
Molly Maguires?...
Item #600149
January 09, 1874
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"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor li... See More
Negroes street car sit-in...
Item #600120
April 24, 1867
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1867
* Richmond street cars
* Negroes sit-in demonstration
The front page has a small one column heading: "Street-Car Difficulty in Richmond" Coverage on Richmond, Virginia street car sit-in by area Negroes.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear, otherwise nice.
Dearing family massacre....
Item #600083
April 15, 1866
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.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages... See More
Civil Rights Act of 1866...
Item #600082
April 07, 1866
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1866
* Civil Rights Act of 1866
* Senate overrides president's veto
The front page has one column headlines that include: "WASHINGTON NEWS", "Passage of the Civil Rights Bill in the Senate", "Thirty-three Republicans Vote for the Bill" and more (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the U.S. Senate overriding Preside... See More
Nashville, Tennessee Negro lynching...
Item #599989
March 26, 1872
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.
USS Jeanette mystery...
Item #599860
December 21, 1881
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...
Item #599834
December 10, 1881
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
James Garfield murder trial begins...
Item #599833
November 21, 1881
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, November 21, 1881
* Charles Guiteau shot
* James A. Garfield assassin
Page 6 has one column headlines that include: "GUITEAU SHOT" "An Unknown Horseman Brings the Assassin Down" "He Fires Two Shots at the Prison Van" "One of Which Strikes the Intended Mark" and more (see photos).
This issue contains other news and advert... See More
Willam "Boss" Tweed arrested... exposed...
Item #599824
October 28, 1871
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
Kimberley, Northern Cape diamond field...
Item #599796
December 06, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 6, 1871
* Kimberley, Northern Cape
* South Africa diamond fields annexed
Page 7 has one column headings: "Africa" "The Diamond Fields Formally Annexed to the British Empire" "Neutral Arbitration Too Late"
This issue contains other news of the day. It is complete in 12 pages, and has minor margin wear. Otherwise it is in good con... See More
Ulysses S. Grant...
Item #599795
December 05, 1871
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
Other news of ... See More
Jem Mace vs. Joe Coburn... boxing...
Item #599794
December 01, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 1, 1871
* Jem Mace vs. Joe Coburn
* Middleweight boxing championship
* Bare-knuckle fighting
Page 3 has one column headings: "THE PRIZE RING" "Result of the Mill Between Mace and Coburn" "Fighting In The Rain" "Mace Breaks His Hand Early in the Struggle" "Sketches Of The Men" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes ... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #599783
August 28, 1889
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
Ulysses S. Grant nomination...
Item #599768
June 07, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1872
* President Ulysses S. Grant
* Presidential nomination
The back page has one column headings: "GRANT AND WILSON" "Work of the Republican Convention Concluded" "Gen. Grant Unanimously Renominated for President" and more (see photos).
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
Polaris expedition... North Pole...
Item #599764
April 25, 1872
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
Emancipation of slaves anniversary...
Item #599761
April 17, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1872
* Emancipation of slaves
* District of Columbia
* Slavery anniversary
The front page has one column headings: "Emancipation Proclamation" "Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
Steamboat Oceanus disaster...
Item #599760
April 12, 1872
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.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
Working Women...
Item #599758
April 07, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1872
* Working Women
* Treatment in the workplace
The front page has one column headings: "Working Women" "How They Are Annoyed and Imposed Upon" "Difficulties in Obtaining Employment..."
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition.
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