Latest from Harper's Ferry & elsewhere...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1861  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Secession Rebellion" "Sanitary Condition of the Troops" "The Rebel Battery at Sewell's Point Shelled" "Important From Harper's Ferry" "Important From Maryland" "Important From Fort Pickens" and more.

Eight pages, nice condition.... See More  

The Shenandoah Valley...

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 20, 1862  The front page has war-related one column heads including: "News From Burnside's Army" "Headquarters Advanced from Catlett's Station" "Position of the Rebels in the Shenandoah Valley" "Evacuation of Warrenton by the Army of the Potomac" "Interesting From Tennessee" "Interesting From Key West" a... See More  

Uncommon illustration of Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield...

FRIENDSHIP WEEKLY REGISTER, Allegany County, New York, July 14, 1881  Page 2 has an unusual illustration of "Guitteau", the assassin of President James Garfield, plus text: "Charles J. Guitteau--The Man Who Has Made Himself Infamous by Shooting Pres. Garfield--A Strange Career".

Four pages, partially loose at the spine with some irregularity & minor tears at the spine... See More  

Steamer Pat Rogers burning disaster...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 6, 1874



* Steamer Pat Rogers disaster

* Aurora Indiana



Page 3 has one column headings: "The Steamer Disaster" "The Fire Supposed to be Incendiary" "Thrilling Details of the Calamity" Coverage on the burning of the Cincinnati and Louisville Mail-Line steamer, Pat Rogers.

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Tow-Boat Crescent City explosion...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, March 26, 1874



* Tow-Boat Crescent City explosion

* Memphis TN Tennessee



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "The Steamboat Explosion" "Particulars of the Loss of the Crescent City"

Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, otherwise in... See More  

Watsonville, California duel...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, February 23, 1874



* Watsonville, California duel

* Women's temperance crusade



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Terrible Tragedy" "A Duel Fought With only Two Feet Between the Opponents--Both of the Duelists Killed" See image for text here.

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A White House wedding..

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, May 22, 1874



* President Ulysses S. Grant's Daughter

* White House Wedding



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "The Marriage of Nellie Grant" "A Brilliant Affair, with a Deal of Flunkeyism...." Lengthy text here.

Complete in 8 pages, irregular alo... See More  

Oil regions around Titusville...

THE WORLD, New York City, December 7, 1872



* Titusville, Pennsylvania

* Perturbation in oil regions



The front page has one column headings: "THE CORNER IN OIL" "The Entire Pennsylvania Petroleum Region In A Tumult" "New And Startling Scheme" Lengthy text continues on page 2.

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Early depredations in Texas...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 4, 1868



* Early crimes in Texas

* Joseph J. Reynold



The front page has one column headings: "WASHINGTON" "Reign Of Terror In Texas" "Major-Gen. Reynolds Corroborates With Tribune's Reports...." Text takes up a full column.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More  

The Modoc Indian War...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1873  The top of the first column has: "THE MODOCS" "Another Encounter in the Lava Beds--A Detachment Ambushed by Indians--23 Killed and 18 Wounded". This coverage takes over 2 columns.

Twelve pages, minor spine wear to the back leaf, nice condition.

An "Extra" edition printed upon arrival of a ship from Europe...

NEW YORK HERALD -- EXTRA, Oct. 22, 1841  An uncommon single sheet issue with a much different masthead, which includes: "Arrival Of The Columbia At Boston. Sixteen Days Later From Europe." Obviously this was a separate printing containing news from Europe as received from the ship Columbia. But this news takes less than 1 1/2 columns of the front page, the balance of the issue is ta... See More  

Lemont, Illinois train wreck...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, August 18, 1873



* Lemont, Illinois train wreck



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Railroad Casualty" "Terrible Railroad Accident Near Chicago" and more. Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.

Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

Paris, Kentucky hanging... The Yellowstone...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, June 14, 1873



* Wetzell County, WV lynching

* Paris, Kentucky execution

* Yellowstone exploration



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Lynch Law in West Virginia" "Public Executions" "Bungling Job at Paris, Ky."

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Creedmoor rifle match...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1877



* Creedmoor international rifle match



The front page has one column headings: "THE AMERICAN TEAM WINS" "A Score Never Before Equaled" "The Second Stage Of The International Match At Creedmoor...." Lengthy text takes up over four full columns with scores on page 2.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning,... See More  

Virginius Affair ...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, November 17, 1873



* Virginius Affair - executions

* Ten Years' War



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "CUBA" "An Account Of The Massacre" "Sixteen British Subjects Shot" and more. (see). Lengthy text here.

Complete in 8 pages, a little... See More  

Nantick, Massachusetts fire disaster....

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, January 14, 1874



* Nantick, Massachusetts fire disaster (1st report)



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "DISASTROUS FIRES" "Destruction of Nantick, Massachusetts--Loss Half a Million..." See image for text.

Complete in 8 pages, a little ir... See More  

Edwin Booth's Theatre to be built...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1867



* Edwin Booth's Theatre



The back page has a small one column heading: "Edwin Booth's New Theatre--Description of the Building" See images for text here. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.

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

Captain Jack execution...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, October 3, 1873



* Captain Jack - Modoc Indians

* Day of execution - hanging



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "The Modods (sic)" "Captain Jack and His Five Associates to be Hanged This Morning"

Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, othe... See More  

Chief Moses capture...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1879



* Chief Moses capture

* Yakima, Washington



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has small one column headings: "Indians" "Chief Moses Interviewed--He is Not Hostile to the Whites". See image for text.

Complete, minor spine wear, nice con... See More  

Captain Parry's Northwest Passage Expedition....

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1820  The first article is a 4 page report on: "Col. MacDonald on the North-West Magnetic Pole". Also of noteworthy interest is a terrific 7 1/2 page article: "North-West Expedition" which is a great account of Parry's exploration of the area beyond the Arctic Circle, north of Canada. Included is a nice foldout  map ... See More  

President Pierce's address to the nation...

THE UNION ARGUS, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 1856 



* President Franklin Pierce

* State of the Union Address



The entire front page & a portion of page 2 are taken up with the: "Message - From the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress", being the President's annual state-of-the-Union address signed in type at its conclusion: Franklin Pierce.

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For the countries of Mexico and the United States...

THE TWO REPUBLICS, City of Mexico, March 23, 1878  An interesting and unusual newspaper printed almost entirely in English. The title would suggest it was printed in Mexico but for a primarily American readership. Some of the content relates to Mexican events as well. The back page is almost entirely taken up with ads.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice, clean condition.

Samuel Archer King ballooning......

THE WORLD, New York City, October 5, 1872



* Samuel Archer King

* Scientific ballooning voyage



Page 2 has small one column headings: "UP IN A BALLOON" "A Thrilling Voyage Over the White Mountains" "Out At Sea In The Darkness And Fog" and more. Over a full column of text.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherw... See More  

Mingo Junction, Ohio Scioto disaster..

BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, Boston, Massachusetts, July 5, 1882



* Steamer Scioto disaster (1st report)

* Mingo Junction WV OH

* Ohio River



The front page has small one column headings: "Steamboat Disaster" "Collision of River Boats at Mingo Junction, Ohio--The Steamer Scioto Sunk and Twenty Lives Lost" See image for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Com... See More  

General Sherman in action...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 21, 1864 



* Atlanta campaign



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Great Contest" "From Gen. Sherman's Army - The Decisive Struggle at Hand--Our Whole Force Across the Chattahoochee--Bragg to Supercede Johnston" "Cotton Factories Destroyed--Refugees at Marietta..." "The Late Raid" and much more.

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