The Wild West
The term "wild west" conjures many things in the mind—criminal outlaws like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, the California Gold Rush, or the folklore associated with the American frontier. We welcome you to browse our Wild West newspaper inventory or learn more about American Wild West newspapers at our main Wild West page.The Wild West
The term "wild west" conjures many things in the mind—criminal outlaws like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, the California Gold Rush, or the folklore associated with the American frontier. We welcome you to browse our Wild West newspaper inventory or learn more about American <a href="http://www.rarenewspapers.com/entry/wild_west">Wild West newspapers</a> at our main Wild West page.
Bank robbery, then robbers caught... Broadside...
Item #639609
September 04, 1878
THE ADVANCE, Red Wing, Minnesota, Sept. 4, 1878 Page 2 has: "Treaty With Indians" which begins: "Generals Howard, Wheaton, Sawhille...met Indian chiefs at Umatilla, Oregon & had a general pow-wow...". Also: "A Missouri Daytime Bank Robbery" which has much on a robbery in Concordia, Minnesota including: "...three men entered the bank...jumped over the co... See More
Sitting Bull surrenders.... The James Gang & the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #639596
July 22, 1881
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, July 22, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Chief Sitting Bull surrenders
* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux
The front page has: "Sitting Bull & His People Surrender to Maj. Brotherton" "Arms & Ponies Turned Over to the Government--Details".
A great page 3 report is headed: "HANDS UP&quo... See More
Great train robbery report, but it was the wrong one...
Item #639195
September 26, 1893
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 26, 1893 The ftpg. has a nice, full column report on a train robbery headed at the top: "ON THE WRONG TRAIN" "Express Robbers in Missouri Who Didn't Know It Was Loaded" "Successful Trick of the Authorities" "Sent Out a Dummy Train in Charge of Well Armed Officers" "Desperate Battle Waged in the Dark" &... See More
Classic 'Wild West' report concerning outlaws...
Item #639172
March 29, 1899
THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Penna., March 29, 1899 Page 2 has over half a column headed: "OUTLAW'S CONFESSION" "May Save Two Innocents Serving Life Sentences For Murder" "An Organized Band of Robbers" with more. A nice, classic "Wild West" report which implicates the Dalton Gang as well (see).
Four pages, evenly toned, some minor margin tears, sho... See More
Reacting to the romanticizing of the killing of Jesse James in a same-state newspaper...
Item #639073
April 13, 1882
THE REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Missouri, April 13, 1882 Page 4 has an article with column heads: "The Killing Of Bandit James" "More Comfort for the Murderer's Friends". This is an interesting editorial groaning about the those who mourn about how he was killed, and including: "...True, a pistol was not placed in his hands and he told to 'defend himself'...&q... See More
Classic Wild West train robbery...
Item #639041
October 08, 1890
SAGINAW WEEKLY NEWS, Michigan, Oct. 8, 1890
* Old west style train robbery
The top of a front page column is headed: "DARING TRAIN ROBBERY" "The Robbers Board the Train Twice and Fight the Crew" "Amount Stolen Not Known" "They Gag a Worthy Express Messenger & Then Try & Shoot Him--After Leaving the Train They Board it Again and Fight the Crew&... See More
Hangings of three murderers, with much detail...
Item #638795
June 26, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, June 26, 1875 Over half of the front page is taken up with incredible detail on the hanging of three murders, with column heads: "THE GIBBET" "Three Murderers Meet an Ignominious Fate" "Wagner and Gordon Hung at Thomaston, Maine' "Henry Costley Executed Near Boston" "Gordon Attempts to Cheat the Gallows by Suicide" &q... See More
Exploring the Black Hills... Much on early baseball...
Item #638794
June 30, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, June 30, 1875
* Black Hills - South Dakota
* Early baseball
The front page has over 2 1/2 columns taken up with: "THE BLACK HILLS" "The First White Men Who Ever Penetrated Their Center" "Magnificent Scenery of the Rugged & Untrod Peaks" "The Wonders of This Wild & Mysterious Region" "Evidence that th... See More
Life in the Wild West...
Item #638762
November 16, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 16, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers.
Page 7 begins with: "AT THE STAKE" "A Colorado Ranchman Tortured by a Band of Robbers" "The Victims Burned & Bastina... See More
Train robbers... The Mormon faith...
Item #638729
December 18, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Dec. 18, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers. Page 3 has: "The Arizona Train Robbers Attacked & Defeated" with much detail, taking over one-third of the first column.
Page 4 has... See More
A Vigilante mob does its work... News from the Wild West...
Item #638725
December 30, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Dec. 30, 1883 The top of a ftpg. column has heads: "DEMONICAL" "A Murderous Mob of Mississippians Satisfy Their Thirst for Blood" "By Lynching Swayze, Foote, Gibbs and Parker at Yazoo City" "The First Victim Hanged to a High Fence Surrounding the Jail Yard" "Foote Riddled with Bullets While Battling with the Avengers"... See More
Reports from the Wild West...
Item #638659
November 09, 1884
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 9, 1884 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West than found in eastern newspapers. Page 2 begins with: "A CARNIVAL OF CRIME" "A Bloody Battle in the Streets of a Texas Town" "Half a Dozen Murders in as Many Different Dan... See More
The hostile Apache Indians...
Item #638648
July 12, 1885
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 12, 1885 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West than found in eastern newspapers.
Page 3 has over column headed: "HOSTILE APACHES" "Texans Indignant Over a Proposition Looking to Their Settlement in Greer County" "A K... See More
Shooting Apache scouts...
Item #638643
August 15, 1885
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 15, 1885
* Apache Wars
Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West than found in eastern newspapers.
Page 4 has: "Shooting Apache Scouts - Lieut Davis' Method of Dealing with Treacherous Redskins", a report from New Mexico. Als... See More
Front page article on Lillie Langtry... Notre Dame University...
Item #638641
August 24, 1885
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 24, 1885
* Lily Langtry
* Notre Dame University
The front page has an interesting article titled: "Lily Langtry - The Lonsdale-Chetwynd Quarrel" which takes close to half a column. A subhead is: "Mrs. Lingtry's New Play" Langtry was a celebrated actress & producer known for her relationships with noblemen.
Page 3 has a nice a... See More
Classic train robbery from the Old West...
Item #638578
September 13, 1893
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 13, 1893
* Old west style train robbery
The front page has over two columns (and more inside) headed: "LAKE SHORE TRAIN HELD UP" "Atlantic Express Robbed" "Dynamite Used By The Outlaws, Who Get Nearly $20,000" "The Engineer Shot By the Bandits" and more subheads. A terrific and very detailed account of a "classic"... See More
Sitting Bull and his Indians bands...
Item #638576
May 03, 1878
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1878 The front page has about half a column headed: "Sitting Bull And His Bands" with various subheads including: "Reported Disposition of the Wily Savage to Make Peace--Letters Received by Gen. Miles from Fort Keogh..." and more.
Ten pages, a few minor margin tears, evenly toned, good condition but should be handled carefully.
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Item #638562
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Death of Jesse James, with editorial comment...
Item #637935
April 07, 1882
THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James assassination
The first column on the ftpg. has a brief, discrete report: "Jesse James, the train-robber, alluded to elsewhere, is dead from the effects of the shooting in St. Joseph, Mo. Perhaps Jesse don't care much, as there could have been but little satisfaction in leading such a life as... See More
Report from the Frank James trial...
Item #637767
April 12, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, April 12, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James gang
* Dick Liddil
The top of pg. 2 has: "MISSOURI'S OUTLAWS" "Dick Liddill's Value as a Witness for the State in the James Trial" "Charley Ford's Opinion of His Testimony--Jail Delivery at Quincy--Burrill in the Penitentiary--Convicted of Libel--Unearthing a Skeleton--The... See More
Rare mention of the death of 'Wild Bill' Hickok...
Item #637672
September 08, 1876
ROCKINGHAM REPUBLICAN, Exeter, New Hampshire, Sept. 8, 1876
* "Wild Bill" Hickok death
* American old West folk hero
The back page has a nice article headed: "Wild Bill" , which begins: "Everybody in this country has heard of 'Wild Bill' a noted scout, buffalo-hunter and plainsman, & who on account of his reckless bravery was made Marshal at differ... See More
The Dalton Gang is "wiped out"...
Item #637198
October 06, 1892
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Oct. 6, 1892 Page 6 of this issue has a very nice, and uncommonly lengthy report headed: "The Dalton Gang Wiped Out" "A Desperate Battle In Kansas" "Five Bandits and Four Citizens" with subheads: "Killed in an Encounter at Coffeyville--The Gang Attempted to Rob Two Banks--The City Marshal Among the Dead". Th... See More
From Arizona 19 years before statehood...
Item #637147
October 11, 1893
ARIZONA DAILY GAZETTE, Phoenix, Oct. 11, 1893
* Rare old West title
* Maricopa County
This issue is from the Arizona Territory, 19 years before it joined the Union. Varied news reports both local & national with a nice wealth of ads as well, many of which are illustrated.
Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More
Capture of the colorful horse thief Doc Middleton...
Item #637140
July 28, 1879
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 28, 1879
* Doc Middleton gang
* Outlaws - horse thieves
Page 3 has a great "gunslinger" type report from the Old West, headed: "A Frontier Fight" "How Doc. Middleton & Other Border Ruffians Were Routed" "A Desperate Encounter as Described by One of the Captured." This report is very detailed and takes 1 12 colu... See More
The trial of Frank James...
Item #636572
June 21, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, June 21, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
Page 7 has two-thirds of a column headed: "FRANK JAMES" "The Prosecution Unmasked by the Unexpected Postponement of the Trial" "Mrs. Hite's Presence a Surprise--Dick Liddill on Parole--Craig and Timberlake Too Energetic to Please the Defense" wi... See More
Dalton Gang & the Red Rock train robbery...
Item #636271
June 02, 1892
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1892
* Red Rock, Oklahoma
* The Dalton Gang
* Train robbery
The back page has an item headed: "A Train Looted By Robbers" "They Don't Hurt the Passengers But Entirely Empty the Safe" with the text noting: "...passenger train was held up last night be masked robbers at Red Rock in the Cherokee strip...The robbe... See More
Considerable reporting on the California Gold Rush...
Item #636164
December 05, 1848
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 1848
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
A terrific & early issue on the California Gold Rush as nearly half of the front page has great gold-related content, items headed: "The Gold Region Of California", plus a letter datelined from "Monterrey, California, July 31, 1848; a "Proclamation" from... See More
The reward money for the capture of the Younger Brothers...
Item #636058
December 24, 1877
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Dec. 24, 1877
* Younger Brothers gang
The top of pg. 2 has column heads: "The Younger Boys" "How The Reward For Their Capture Was Divided--The Question Decided in the Courts".
Eight pages, nice condition.
Interesting on the Younger Brothers in prison...
Item #636057
January 29, 1877
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 29, 1877
* Younger Brothers gang
* Stillwater, Minnesota
Page 5 has a nice article: "COLE YOUNGER - Painting Pails In the Minnesota State Prison--The Transgressor's Road" which begins: "This is the home of the Younger brothers. Naturally the Northfield trio were the much sought after of the convicts yesterday..." with mo... See More
Reports on the Modoc Indian War in California...
Item #636050
June 14, 1873
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, New York, June 14, 1873
* Modoc War - Indians - Lava Beds
The top of the ftpg. has column heads on the Modoc Indian War: "THE MODOCS" "Interview With Captain Jack & Others" as well as: "Execution In Kentucky" "Destructive Fire in Cincinnati" and more.
Four pages, large folio size, bit irregular at the spin... See More
Founding the Lick Observatory... Property values in Northern California...
Item #635258
March 01, 1876
WELDON & LEONARD'S REAL ESTATE CIRCULAR & PRICE LIST, San Francisco, California, March 1, 1876
* Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton founding
The ftpg. has: "Another Monument" which begins: "When James Lick executed his deed of gift, donating his immense property to various benevolent & scientific societies of this state, he provided that $750,000 should be ... See More
Red Bluff, California....
Item #634317
March 18, 1876
THE DAILY PEOPLE'S CAUSE, Red Bluff, California, March 18, 1876 An interesting title from Northern California. Quite scarce as well, as we only have a few issues. Various news & ads of the day, mostly local.
Four pages, some stains near the bottom, very nice condition.
Bank robbery in the Old West...
Item #634212
October 22, 1890
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October 22, 1890 Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title.
Other news of the day with many interesting adve... See More
The Custer massacre...
Item #634110
July 13, 1876
AMERICAN STANDARD, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1876
* Custer Massacre - Indians
* George Armstrong Custer
* Battle of Little Bighorn
Page 2 contains a very nice & lengthy account of the Custer Massacre, headed: "THE INDIAN WAR" "A Disastrous Defeat of Gen. Custer's Command by the Indians--Three Hundred & Fifteen Soldiers Kill
... See More
* Custer Massacre - Indians
* George Armstrong Custer
* Battle of Little Bighorn
Page 2 contains a very nice & lengthy account of the Custer Massacre, headed: "THE INDIAN WAR" "A Disastrous Defeat of Gen. Custer's Command by the Indians--Three Hundred & Fifteen Soldiers Kill
Brothers in crime: the Hildebrands... Thomas Edison...
Item #633688
August 31, 1878
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 31, 1878
* Outlaw Bill Hildebrand
* Southeast Missouri Bushwhacker
* Inventor Thomas Edison
The top of page 3 has heads including: "BRED IN THE BONE" "Bill Hildebrand Following in Sam's Footsteps" which begins: "William Hildebrand, a brother of the renowned Missouri desperado, Sam Hildebrand, following the apparent instinct ... See More
Dodge City and the problem with gamblers...
Item #633468
June 07, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, June 7, 1883
* Dodge City KS Kansas War
* "Get out of Dodge" fame
The ftpg. has: "Dodge City - Action of the City Council in Regard to the Gamblers--The Mayor's Dispatch to the Governor". Page 2 has: "Chronicles Of Crime" "A Desperate Battle with the Barber Brothers" "The Notorious Iowa Outlaws Captured & P... See More
The Mormons in Utah... Electricity comes to Utah...
Item #633210
November 26, 1879
THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery (see). Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder" and "Discourse Delivered by Elder Geo. Q. Cannon at t... See More
The Mormons in Utah... Electricity comes to Utah...
Item #633209
November 26, 1879
THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery (see). Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder" and "Discourse Delivered by Elder Geo. Q. Cannon at t... See More
Red Bluff, California....
Item #633170
March 18, 1876
THE DAILY PEOPLE'S CAUSE, Red Bluff, California, March 18, 1876
* Rare Old west title
An interesting title from Northern California. Quite scarce as well, as we only have 3 issues. Various news of the day both local & national, with a wealth of advertisements as well.
Four pages, very nice condition.
From a small mining town (Jackson) in Northern California...
Item #633151
September 20, 1879
AMADOR DISPATCH, Jackson, California, Sept. 20, 1879
* Old West
* Rare title
Jackson was founded in 1848 around a year-round spring, settled by American pioneers and then gold-seekers upon its discovery at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range. It was also a convenient stopping place on the road from Sacramento to the southern mines.
Various news of the day both local & nation... See More
Nice Phoenix newspaper from the 1890's...
Item #633056
October 24, 1895
THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, Oct. 24, 1895
* Rare old West title
* Maricopa County
Difficult to find 19th century newspapers from Phoenix but here is one. This was published 17 years before Arizona statehood.
Various news & ads of the day including "Lee Rine Buried" "Verdict Is That Rine Was Killed by Lee Burton" "The News From Tempe" and much more.... See More
Great Western print on the cover...
Item #633046
June 07, 1890
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 7, 1890 The full ftpg. is a great illustration which seems as though it was taken from the Western movie, captioned: "Life in the Mining Regions of the Far West--Selling his Life Dearly." showing a cowboy trying to fend off a group of Indians on horseback (see).
A fullpg. with 9: "Sketches In A Pool Room" and three full page... See More
How the Fords conspired to kill Jesse James...
Item #633004
August 07, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883
* Ford Brothers - Charlie
* Jesse James assassination
* John L. Sullivan boxing
The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship. But the great article is on page 4, headed: "Charlie Ford a... See More
Early report on Jesse & Frank James...
Item #633003
February 02, 1875
ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, Feb. 2, 1875
* Early Jesse & Frank James gang
Page 2 has over half a column taken up with a report headed: "The James Boys" "Sketch of the Parties Who Have Been Captured--Some New Facts & Some More Guesses" being an interesting article on their pursuit and concerning some of their confederates. An early report on the James br... See More
Very rare title from Western Colorado...
Item #632850
February 15, 1898
SEMI-WEEKLY STAR, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Feb. 15, 1898
* Very rare title
* Mesa County
A nice & very rare newspaper from this town in Western Colorado along the Colorado River. Although Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) records a "Grand Junction Star" there is no record of "the Semi-Weekly Star".
The front page has: "GRAND VALLEY... See More
The Northfield Bank robbery...
Item #632841
September 08, 1876
THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, Sept. 8, 1876
* Famous Jesse James gang robbery
* Northfield, Minnesota bank
The top of the ftpg. has column heads; "Bold Attempt to Rob a Bank--The Cashier Murdered and His Assistant Wounded--Two of the Robbers Killed and One Wounded". This is a report of the Northfield Bank Robbery in Minnesota committed by Jesse James and his Ja... See More
Bob Dalton involved in a jail fight...
Item #632819
October 23, 1894
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23, 1894 Page 2 has a rather small item: "Outlaws Fight In Jail" noting in part: "A desperate fight occurred here in the jail between Eli Levy, Chulee Star and Bob Dalton, all of whom were under sentence of death..." with a bit more (see).
Eight pages, evenly toned, partially loose at the spine, is fragile & must be handled car... See More
One of the Younger brothers gang...
Item #632686
March 03, 1877
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 3, 1877 The top of the back page has an article headed: "Jim Younger" "It is Claimed by a St. Louis Detective That He is Not in the Stillwater Prison" (see). He was one of the infamous Younger brothers gang of outlaws.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
Very rare title from Western Colorado...
Item #632306
February 11, 1898
SEMI-WEEKLY STAR, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Feb. 11, 1898
* Very rare title
A nice & very rare newspaper from this town in Western Colorado along the Colorado River. Although Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) records a "Grand Junction Star" there is no record of "the Semi-Weekly Star".
The front page has: "MORE MINING NEWS" &quo... See More
From 19th century Yuma, Arizona...
Item #632162
December 31, 1881
ARIZONA SENTINEL, Yuma, Dec. 31, 1881 Rare issue from the Old West. The front page features articles: "Climate" "A Boy's Composition on Fall" "Editorial Notes" and others. Other reports are of mining companies and interest. Other ads and news of the day within.
Complete in four pages, loose at the spine, evenly browned, measures 14 by 21 inches. Severa... See More
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