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715040

Apollo 9 pre Moon landing mission...

Item #715040

March 07, 1969

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969



* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success

* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)

* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures




The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very rare item as the actual Moon landing a few m... See More  

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714998

Start of World War II close...

Item #714998

August 27, 1939

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 4 days




The front page has a nice banner headline: "QUEST FOR PEACE CONTINUES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside. Germany would attack Poland 4 days later, starting World War II.

Complete with 40+ pag... See More  

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714657

1969 death of Rocky Marciano...

Item #714657

September 01, 1969

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 1969



* Fighter Rocky Marciano death w/ photos

* Heavyweight boxing World champion

* "The Brockton Blockbuster" - Massachusetts




The front page has a banner headline: "Marciano: Every Man's Joe Palooka Dies in Crash" with lead-in: "Never Learned to Box and Never Had To" and two related photos. (see images)

Comple... See More  

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714353

African-Americans may become Mormon priests...

Item #714353

June 10, 1978

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 10, 1978 



* Blacks may become Mormon priests



Page 21 has a one column head: "Mormons Let Blacks In Clergy". The report notes in part: "...Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball said he had received a revelation from God after praying...to 'extend to every worthy member of the church all of the privileges and ble... See More  

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April 2025)

(Added to Catalog #353 after the hardcopy was released - only available on-line.)

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714114

Start of World War II close in 1939...

Item #714114

August 26, 1939

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 26, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 4 days




The front page features a banner headline: "EUROPE SEEKS TO AVOID WAR" with various subheads. (see images) Germany would attack Poland 5 days later, starting World War II. Nice for display.

Complete with all 12 pages... See More  

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713540

1967 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 disaster...

Item #713540

July 20, 1967

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. July 20, 1967



* Piedmont Airlines Flight 22

* Hendersonville, North Carolina

* Airplanes mid-air collision disaster

* Boeing 727-22 and Cessna 10 aircrafts




Near the bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "10 Children Among 82 Killed" with related photo. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

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713106

1868 Salisbury, North Carolina hanging...

Item #713106

July 01, 1868

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 1, 1868



* Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina

* Wife murderer hanged - hanging - execution




Page 3 has an article headed: "THE GALLOWS" Execution of a Wife Murderer in North Carolina" and more. (see images) Lengthy text takes up 2 full columns.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, good condition.... See More  

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712910

Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...

Item #712910

September 15, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929



* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)

* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina

* Labor history of the United States




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GASTONIA MOB KILLS WOMAN IN VOLLEY FIRED AT STRIKERS" with subheads. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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712733

Murders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane...

Item #712733

February 26, 1971

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 26, 1971



* Unsolved Murders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane

* Duke Forest, Durham, Orange County, North Carolina

* "The Valentine's Day Murders"




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Bodies of Student, Girl Found in Woods" with 3 related photos. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 7 with ... See More  

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712693

NC State Wolfpack wins 1983 basketball championship...

Item #712693

April 05, 1983

USA TODAY, April 5, 1983



* NC North Carolina State Wolfpack wins championship

* 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

* Jim Valvano - Lorenzo Charles - Dereck Whittenburg




The front page has a two column heading: "N.C. State wins upset" and related photo. (see)

The front page of the sport's section has a five column headline: "N.C. State wins title 54-52&q... See More  

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712161

U.S. breaking relations with Germany in 1917...

Item #712161

February 05, 1917

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 5, 1917



* United States close to World War I

* President Woodrow Wilson




The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOLD STROKE BY WILSON..." with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the dwindling relations between United States and Germany.

Complete with 10 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with... See More  

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712023

Elliott Daingerfield death... North Carolina artist...

Item #712023

October 23, 1932

THEN NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1932



* Elliott Daingerfield death

* North Carolina artist - paintings

* Westglow, Blowing Rock, Watauga County




Page 37 has a one column heading: "E. DAINGERFIELD, ARTIST, DEAD AT 73" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Elliott Daingerfield, one of North Carolina's most prolific artists. I suspect this is one of the few p... See More  

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711744

1973 Battle of the Sexes... Billie Jean King...

Item #711744

September 21, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 21, 1973 



* Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

* Battle of the Sexes (tennis)

* Man vs. Woman exhibition match

* Women's tennis milestone

* Houston Astrodome stadium




The front page has heading: "Old Man Riggs Takes Trouncing" with photo (see photos). The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "B... See More  

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709500

James Earl Ray escapes...

Item #709500

March 11, 1969

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977



* James Earl Ray escapes prison

* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer




The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray" with photo. (see images) More on page 2.

Complete with 30+ pages, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition.... See More  

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709058

Fourteenth Amendment ratified by North Carolina... 1st black Lt. Govenor...

Item #709058

July 13, 1868

NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1868 



* North Carolina ratifies 14th Constitution Amend.

* Very 1st African American Lt. Governor in U.S.




Page 5 has: "PROCLAMATION - The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina" signed in type: Andrew Johnson.

This was one of the controversial Reconstruction amendments, particularly for many of the former C... See More  

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708641

The "real" Amityville Horror murders...

Item #708641

November 14, 1974

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 1974  



* The real-life Amityville Horror

* Ronald Joseph ("Butch") DeFeo, Jr.

* Family murders - slayings  (1st report)




Page 9 has a three column heading: "Mom, dad, four kids found shot to death" with photo of a Defoe family member being carried out in a body bag. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely ... See More  

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708413

Fight over prohibition....

Item #708413

December 22, 1932

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, December 22, 1932



* U.S. Prohibition nearing a end ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOUSE ADOPTS THE BEER BILL" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, a few small margin tears, generally in good condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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708359

Ezell Blair Jr - the Greensboro Four...

Item #708359

March 26, 1960

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1960  Present are two articles (and a photo) related to Ezell Blair Jr., civil rights activist who is best known as a member (leader?) of the Greensboro Four - a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina challenging the store's policy ... See More  

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708329

The Civil War in Tennessee... A misprinted/unusual issue...

Item #708329

February 09, 1864

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 9, 1864 (however, see note below). Among the front-page head column heads on the Civil War are: "ON TO RICHMOND" "Federal Troops Again at Fair Oaks" "BATTLE ON THE BIG BLACK" "Continued Bombardment of Charleston" and more.



However, this issue was misprinted as the backside run is of the day-prior's front page and includ... See More  

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706402

Two front page Civil War maps...

Item #706402

February 15, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 15, 1862 



* Roanoke Island North Carolina

* Edenton & Elizabeth City NC



The front page is dominated by two nice Civil War maps, headed: "THE BRILLIANT VICTORY AT ROANOKE" and: "EDENTON AND ELIZABETH CITY".

First column heads report much on the war including events relating to the two maps. Some include: "The Integrity of the Union&qu... See More  

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705332

Thanks from Beauregard after the Battle of Shiloh... The fall of New Orleans...

Item #705332

May 02, 1862

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 2, 1862



* Battle of Shiloh

* P.G.T. Beauregard

* Fall of New Orleans




This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The f... See More  

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705331

Rare Confederate title with good war content...

Item #705331

September 17, 1863

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, September 17, 1863 



* Rare Confederate title from the Civil War



This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The entire ... See More  

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704966

George Washington likened to a king... Indian attacks...

Item #704966

May 05, 1790

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 5, 1790  The front page has an interesting report with a Dutch dateline but referencing a letter from New York, which notes: "...date as 8th Jan. last, we are informed that on that very day, the Congress of the United States...met for the 2d time since the adoption of the New Constitution, which even North Carolina had lately acceded. On the so... See More  

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April 2025)

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704748

Confederate reports from near the end of the Civil War...

Item #704748

January 25, 1865

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 1865



* Rare Confederate publication

* American Civil War nears the end




Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865 just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter months of the Civil War. The front page includes: "... See More  

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704740

Washington, the Constitution, Amendments, Hamilton's report...

Item #704740
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, (Philadelphia), October, 1789  Included is a lengthy: "...Report of the Secretary of the Treasury..." which takes 4 1/2 pages & signed in type by: Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.  This report is: "...in obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, of the 17th of September, 1789" concerning the indebtedness o... See More  

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704637

Confederate newspaper from near the end of the war...

Item #704637

February 03, 1865

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 1865 



* Rare Confederate publication

* Final months of the Civil War




Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from just over 2 months before surrendering.

The top of the front p... See More  

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704494

1938 Howard Hughes Around World ending...

Item #704494

July 14, 1938

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 14, 1938.



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Airplane flight around World

* Nearing the end




The front page has a banner headline: "HUGHES AIRPLANE NEARS NEW YORK CITY" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine.

... See More  

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704336

1963 Camp Summerlane attack... Racially motivated...

Item #704336

July 18, 1963

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1963



* Camp Summerlane - Western North Carolina

* Pro integration ethical humanist Summer camp

* Rosman NC racist mountaineers attack




The front page has a heading: "Mountaineers Drive Camp Out of Hills, Into Jersey" with lead-in: "Von Hilsheimer Is Organizer" (see images) Article continues on a inside pa... See More  

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704242

Washington responds to concerns over the Jay Treaty...

Item #704242

August 19, 1795

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, Aug. 19, 1795  



* President George Washington

* Concerns over the Jay Treaty




Page 3 has the: "Answer" of the President  to the concerns of the Selectmen of Boston over the controversial Jay Treaty, signed in type: George Washington.

Page 3 also has a report of a: "Negro Insurrection" in North Carolina.

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703969

Kissinger - 1st Jewish American Secretary of State... Jim Croce 's death...

Item #703969

September 22, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 22, 1973



* Kissinger - 1st Jewish-American & 1st Naturalized Citizen to become U.S. Secretary of State

* Jim Croce dies in plane crash

                       

The front page has a three-column heading: "Kissinger Confirmed In 78-7 Senate Vote", which tells of ... See More  

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703864

Chasing after Jefferson Davis... On Lincoln's funeral...

Item #703864

May 02, 1865

UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, May 2, 1865  Pages 2 and 3 have some reports concerning the closing events of the Civil War, as well as on Lincoln's funeral. Articles include: "The War" "Gen. Lee's Opinions" "Views of General Sherman" "Important Order From the President" "The President's Remains" "The Funeral Cortege" &qu... See More  

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703688

Patty Hearst involed in 1974 bank robbery...

Item #703688

April 17, 1974

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 17, 1974 



* Patty Hearst joins terrorist group ?

* Famous San Francisco bank robbery

* Infamous photo of her role in the crime

* Simbonese Liberation Army




The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Patty Heart with heading: "Daughter's Role 'shocks' Hearst" (see images) coverage continues on ... See More  

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702783

Closing weeks of the Civil War...

Item #702783

March 25, 1865

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1865 



* Confederates falling apart 

* Nearing the end of war 

* Averasboro, North Carolina
 



Among the front page one column ads on the Civil War are: "Great Cavalry Campaign", "Land Co-Operation with the Fleet Before Mobile", "From The South", "Official Dispatch From Gen. Grant", "The Reported Fi... See More  

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702644

Serial killer Velma Barfield execution...

Item #702644

November 03, 1984

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1984



* American killer Margie Velma Barfield

* 1st Woman executed after resumption of capital punishment

* First Woman execution by lethal injection

* Central Prison - Raleigh, North Carolina




The top of page 7 has a three column heading: "Woman Executed in North Carolina" with photo. (see images) Related article on the same page.

Complete with 32 pag... See More  

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702445

Amnesty & pardon for Confederates...

Item #702445

May 06, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1865  



* Southern rebels pardoned



Among the first column heads on the closing moments of the Civil War are: "AMNESTY & PARDON" "Gen. Halleck Offers Amnesty to the Southern People" "They May Take the Oath and Go Where they Please" "Officers Excepted from Amnesty May Apply for Pardon" "How Jeff Davis & His Cabinet... See More  

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702210

North Carolina has rejoined the Union?

Item #702210

November 28, 1861

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are: "North Carolina Has Come Back Into the Union" "Hanging Prisoners of War" "The Lowest Type of Humanity" "Davis's Message to the Confederate Congress"
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701936

With the word "Confederate" in the title...

Item #701936

June 01, 1864

THE DAILY CONFEDERATE, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1, 1864  



* Very rare rebel publication



It is always desirable to find a newspaper having the word "Confederate" in the title. Here is one.

There is a wealth of war reporting, some articles including: "An Appeal to the People of the Confederate States" "Treason" "From the Enemy's Lines--Grant... See More  

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701674

Huge Civil War map of North Carolina...

Item #701674

March 24, 1865

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 24, 1865  



* Battle of Bentonville NC

* William T. Sherman

* Last days of the Civil War




The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA."

The balance of the front page is taken up with Civil War reports with heads including: "Another Rebel Victory ! " "An Engagement Between Sherman &am... See More  

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701537

Wright Brothers Monument 1932 dedication...

Item #701537

November 20, 1932

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 20, 1932



* Wright Brothers Monument dedication

* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina National Memorial

* Big Kill Devil Hill - Orville Wright present




The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "SHAFT TO WRIGHTS DEDICATED IN STORM" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in great condit... See More  

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701369

Jim Valvano succumbs to cancer in 1993...

Item #701369

April 29, 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 29, 1993



* Jim Valvano death (1st report)

* North Carolina NC State Wolfpack

* Jimmy V - NCAA basketball coach

* 1983 National champions vs. Houston




The front page of the sport's section has a headline: "Valvano dies After Cancer Fight" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 44 pages, very nic... See More  

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700694

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac, & much more...

Item #700694

March 22, 1862

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1862



* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia

* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)

* Civil War ironclads clash




The front page has a print of a soldier shooting, as well as a lengthy article: "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads" which featured the historic battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac.

Inside has a tip... See More  

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700279

Yom Kippur War in 1973...

Item #700279

October 12, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 1973



* Yom Kippur War - Syrian border

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 




The front page has a four column headline: "Israelis Cross Syrian Border" with related map. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, four binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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700159

Death of Jenny Lind... The 'fighting Indians'...

Item #700159

November 10, 1887

GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 1887



* Jenny Lind death

* Swedish Nightingale

* Opera singer




The top of the front page has: "The Death of Jenny Lind" "A Brief Life Sketch of the World-Famed Songstress" which includes an illustration of her.

Also on the ftpg: "THE FIGHTING INDIANS" "A Brief Skirmish And A Dead Sword-Bearer" "The... See More  

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700134

Scenes from the mining region of Nevada... The American Civil War...

Item #700134

March 08, 1862

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 8, 1862  Among the prints within is a full page with two prints: "The Civil War in America: Provisional Camp of a Portion of the Burnside Expedition at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina" and: "...Camp Winfield, Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina". Then a half page print: "Sketches from the Washoe Silver Region, North America: Virgi... See More  

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700109

1872 Lexington, North Carolina hanging...

Item #700109

December 14, 1872

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 14, 1872



* Lexington, North Carolina

* African American execution

* Davidson County hanging




The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE EXTREME PENALTY" with subheads. (see images) A detailed report here.

Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

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700084

The Lowry War in North Carolina...

Item #700084

December 28, 1872

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872 



* Andrew Strong killed

* Lowry's War - gang

* Pembroke, North Carolina

* Scuffletown




Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.

The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the Confederate Home Guard, a band of American... See More  

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699843

Bataan Death March in 1942... WWII...

Item #699843

January 28, 1944

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 28, 1944



* Bataan Death March (1st report)

* Imperial Japanese Army atrocities

* Made public for the first time




A terrific issue on the Bataan Death March with a seven column headline on the front page: "Army And Navy Release Horror Story Of Jap Brutality To Gallant Defenders On Bataan" with subheads. (see images) First report cov... See More  

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699703

Yom Kippur War in 1973...

Item #699703

October 17, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973



* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, four bindin... See More  

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699698

Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...

Item #699698

October 08, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 1973



* Yom Kippur War beginning

* Valley  (Vale) of Tears battle

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a five column headline: "Egyptians Trapped, In Sinai, Israel Says" with subheads and related... See More  

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699697

Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...

Item #699697

October 07, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 1973



* Yom Kippur War begins (day one)

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egyptians Storm Suez Canal; Israelis Battle Syrian Forces" with subheads and related map. (see ima... See More  

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