Hydraulic locomotive...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 10, 1877  The front page has a very interesting illustration captioned: "Novel Hydraulic Railway Locomotive"  showing what essentially looks like a paddlewheel-powered flume ride. A related front page article as well.

Inside the issue is "Guardiola's Sugar and Coffee Machinery" "Blaisdell's Upright Moulding Machine... See More  

By the Southern California Hotel Association...

LOS ANGELES DAILY HOTEL GAZETTE, California, June 14, 1895  An interesting newspaper calling itself: "The Official Organ Southern Calif. Hotel Association". Logically, the content & the advertisements are focused on hotels and tourism.

Four pages, good condition.

1876 Brooklyn Bridge under construction....

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1876  The front page includes a print of: "The New York Anchorage of the East River Bridge" plus two smaller prints as well. This was the Brooklyn Bridge. There is a related article as well. The balance of the issue has various illustration and articles on the latest inventions of the day.

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1874 Ulysses S. Grant Veto message...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 23, 1874



* President Ulysses S. Grant signed in type

* Veto message on Monetary Legislation



Page 5 has one column headings that include: "VETO" "The President Saves the Credit of the Country" "The Inflation Bill Returned to the Senate Unsigned" "Message Of The Chief Magistrate" and more. This is followed by Grant's veto ... See More  

Great MIssissippi Flood of 1874... Louisiana...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 24, 1874



* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874

* Lower Mississippi Valley - Louisiana



The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD" "Piteous Appeals of the Suffering People for Aid" "Hundreds Of Families Destitute" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.



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1874 Granite Textile Mills fire disaster... Fall River...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 20, 1874



* Granite Mills - textile mill no. 1 fire disaster

* Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts



The top of page 5 has one column headings: "AN AWFUL DISASTER" "Burning of the 'Granite' Woolen Mill at Fall River" "Four Hundred Girls and Men Shut in by Flames" "Great Sacrifice Of Life" and more. (see) Lengthy f... See More  

Trouble with the Indians...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 21, 1867  Page 3 has a report headed: "Barbarities and Indian Outrages" which reports just that, one bit noting: "...A battle was fought at Oflan's Station...between 60 whites...en route for Fort Phil Kearney, and from 100 to 150 Indians..." with more.

Four pages, archival repair at the blank spine, nice condition.... See More  

Very descriptive of Helena, Montana...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 31, 1867  Page two has an excellent, detailed, and rather lengthy article headed: "Letter From Montana" which is very descriptive of the Territory. Much of the report concerns Helena, and even mentions in part: "...The reports were fabulous from 'Last Chance Gulch'. "Cayuse' stock and snow shoes were brought into requis... See More  

Rocky Mountains hunting in 1874...

NEW YORK HERALD, September 12, 1874



* Hunting in the Rocky Mountains

* Elk - deer - bear - antelope & more



The top of page 5 has one column headings: "ROCKY MOUNTAIN GAME" "Shooting in the Valleys West of the 'Divide'" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full column.

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, small damp stain on the ftpg., nice condition.... See More  

Ischia Earthquake of 1883...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 30, 1883



* Ischia earthquake

* Casamicciola, Naples, Italy



The top of the front page has one column headings: "Engulfed" "The Town of Casamicciola, Italy, Swallowed Up by an Earthquake" and more. (see)

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"Our Army and Navy in the Philippines"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 17, 1898  Full front page illus. of "Our Army and Navy in the Philippines" showing Admiral Dewey & General Merritt on the flagship 'Olympia'.

Inside has two full pages of illus. of "Scenes at Camp Wikoff." Full pg. illus. of "On a Homeward-Bound Transport from Cuba."

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Improved bridges for the military... A breech-loading rifle...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 13, 1865  The front page has a nice print of: "Derrom's System  For Trestle Bridges" with a related article titled: "Improved System for Trestle Bridges" It begins: "The transit of streams in military operations is often one of the most embarrassing incidents of a campaign...During the whole of the present war & up to th... See More  

The end of the Civil War will transform the country...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 24, 1865  Inside has an interesting editorial headed: "The War Ended" which includes in part: "Few people realize the inestimable blessings they possess in the close off the war. They miss the accustomed accounts of engagements & the sight of soldiers in the streets is becoming rare...The foundries have done their work; shot and shell are... See More  

The Great Comet of 1874... Coggia's Comet...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 2, 1874



* C/1874 H1 (Coggia's Comet}

* The Great Comet of 1874



The top of page 3 has a two column diagram headed: "Coggia's Comet" Also one column headings: "THE COMET COME" "Her First Appearance Last Evening" "Scientific Sketch of the Celestial Visitor" and more. (see)

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1874 Bone Alley "the most crowded pace on earth"...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 23, 1874



* Bone Alley "the most crowded place on earth"

* New York City ghetto - filthy block



The top of page 11 has one column headings: "BONE ALLEY" "The Home Of The Rag Pickers" "Where the Rags, Bones, Fat and Bottles Go" and more. (see)

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David Livingstone's mission in Afrcia...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 17, 1874



* David Livingstone

* Henry Morton Stanley



The top of page 3 has one column headings: "UNEXPLORED AFRICA" "An Anglo-American Journalistic Expedition" "David Livingstone Work To Be Completed" "Mr. H.M. Stanley's Mission" Text takes up two full columns.

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1870 Jem Mace vs. Tom Allen... boxing championship...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 11, 1870



* Boxers Jem Mace vs. Tom Allen

* Heavyweight boxing championship

* Kennerville, Louisiana



The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE PRIZE RING" "Result of the Mill Between Mace and Allen Near New Orleans" "Allen Badly Thrashed in Ten Heavy Rounds" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 3 full columns includi... See More  

1870 Anti-Slavery Society... Wendell Phillips...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1870



* Anti-Slavery Society at Apollo Hall

* Wendell Phillips - Lucretia Mott



The top of page 4 has one column headings: "Anti-Slavery's Wake" "Wendell Phillips' Farewell..." (see)

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Khanate of Khivan campaign of 1873...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 26, 1873



* Khivan campaign of 1873 w/ map



The top of page 4 has a four column map with headline: "Map Of The City Of Khiva And Environs" Also one column headings include: "KHIVA--NO. 5." "Bombardment Of Khiva" and more. (See)

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1873 Ulysses S. Grant's annual message......

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 3, 1873



* President Ulysses S. Grant

* State of the Union Address



The top of page 4 has one column headings: "THE MESSAGE" "Recommendations to Congress by the National Executive" "The Virginius Outrage" "The Navy To Be Restored While the Money Lasts" and more. (see) Text of the address takes up over 5 1/2 columns and is signe... See More  

1886 Hylton Castle sinking...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, January 13, 1886



* Hylton Castle shipwreck

* Fire Island, Long Island, New York



The to of the front page has one column headings: "LOSS OF THE HYLTON CASTLE" "How Half Of the Men On OBard Escape" and more.  Text takes up over a full column.

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An early pinball machine? Railroad bridge over the Hudson...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 26, 1884  The ftpg. features a nice print of: "View of Catskill Creek Bridge, on the N.Y., W.S. & B.R.R., Looking Toward the Hudson" with a related article.

A wealth of various new inventions, improvements with illustrations inside including: "De Foy's New Game Table" which looks like an early pinball machine. Also: "Thoma... See More  

Making incandescent electric lamps....

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1871 Mount Ruang volcano eruption & tidal wave......

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 15, 1871



* Mount Ruang volcano eruption - Sangihi Islands

* Island of Tagulandang tidal wave disaster - Indonesia



The top of page 5 has one column headings: "FIGHTFUL CALAMITY" "Terrible Loss of Life by a Volcano Eruption in the Malay Archipelago" "All Beings and Habitations Swept Off the Island" and more. (see)

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The university crew races on Lake Saratoga...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1875 



* Intercollegiate Regatta w/ map

* Cornell University Big Red (Freshmen)

* Boat - rowing - Saratoga Lake



The top of the front page has one column headings: "THE COLLEGIATE REGATTA" "Cornell University Wins The Freshmen Race" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes up most of the front page and continues inside.

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