Watsonville, California lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1873



* Watsonville, California

* Lynch mob



Page 5 has one column headings: "HANGED BY A MOB" "The Murderer of a Woman Lynched--The Doomed Wretch Makes His Will Under the Fatal Tree" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Matt Tarpay at Watsonville, California for the murder of Sarah Nicholson.

Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, m... See More  

New Orleans riot... Modoc War....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1873



* New Orleans riot

* Modoc War



The front page has one column headings: "A Riot In New Orleans" "A Police Station Attacked by the Militia--Repulse of the Latter--Several Killed and Wounded" 1st report coverage on the political riot in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also on the front page is: "The Modocs".

Other news of the day. Comple... See More  

Jeff Davis and the Virginia legislature...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 21, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Advance of the Union Army towards the Rebel Capital" "Skirmish With the Enemy's Outposts" "The Rebel Pickets Driven to Within Two Miles of Their Main Body" "Correspondence Between Jeff. Davis and the Virginia Legislature" "The Old Dominion Not to Be Aban... See More  

Union troops meet the Confederates...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 23, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "News from McClellan's Army" "Advance of the Rebels in Force" "They are Promptly Met by the Union Forces and Retire" "Sharp Skirmishing Along the Lines" "Important From the South" "Affairs at Memphis" and more.

Eight pages, very nice cond... See More  

Jews in Romania persecuted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1873



* Persecution of Jews in Romania



The front page has one column headings that include: "The Jews In Romania" and "Action of the United States Government In their Behalf". See image for text here. Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Charles Guiteau pleads not guilty...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, October 15, 1881



* James A. Garfield assassination

* Charles Guiteau pleads not guilty



The front page has one column headlines that include: "'NOT GUILTY'", "Guiteau's Plea in the Washington Criminal Court", "The Abject Coward Taken Before the Judge in Safety", "The Assassin's Trial... See More  

Nice on Atlanta...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, September 26, 1864



* General William T. Sherman

* Atlanta GA Georgia campaign



The front page one column heads include: "ATLANTA" "Rebel Falsehoods Contradicted by General Sherman" "Peace Propositions Tendered by Governor Brown of Georgia" "A Portion of Atlanta Demolished" "Hood's Rebel Army Protecting Mobile" "... See More  

Thayer Hall opens... Harvard...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, November 2, 1870 



* Thayer Hall opens 

* Harvard University 



This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page has one column headings: "Harvard College" "The New Dormitory,Thayer Hall".

Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

Coup d'etat...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 3, 1870



* Coup d'etat

* Franco-Prussian War

* French surrender?



This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, measuring 26 x 19 inches. Page 2 has one column headings that include: "GREAT NEWS" "THE WAR OVER" "Official Prussian Despatches" "The French Army Su... See More  

Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 30, 1870



* Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford



This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page has one column headings: "Our House-Warming" "By Harriet Prescott Spofford"

Complete in 4 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

Charles Dickens & Henry Ward Beecher...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 15, 1870 



* Charles Dickens 

* Henry Ward Beecher 



This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page have one column headings that include: "Summer Dinners" "By Henry Ward Beecher" "Charles Dickens" and more.

Complete in 4 pages, n... See More  

Three front page diagrams from the Civil War...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 6, 1862



* 3 Civil War diagrams

* General George McClellan

* Vicksburg, MIssissippi



The front page features 3 graphics, they being diagrams of the fields of battle, with first column heads including: "IMPORTANT FROM M'CLELLAN" "The Great Union Victories of Monday & Tuesday" "Terrible Loss Among the Rebel Troops" "The Moral... See More  

Red Hill, South Carolina Negro lynching...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1876 



* Red Hill, South Carolina 

* Negro lynching 



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "Lynch Law and Robbery In South Carolina" and more. 1st report c... See More  

Apache Indians... New Mexico...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, January 28, 1876



* Apache Indians

* New Mexico fight



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "Fight Between Indians And U.S. Soldiers" and more. 1st report coverage on a fight near... See More  

John Adams gets free use of the postal system...

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, March 3, 1801 



* President John Adams

* Early U.S postal service



Page 3 has a letter to Congress signed by the President: John Adams, followed by a note: "An engrossed bill for extending the privilege of franking to John Adams, now President of the United States, was read and passed..." allowing him free use of the posta... See More  

Crash of Barnum's Circus... Opening of the American Museum of Natural History...

THE WORLD, New York, April 28, 1871  The frontpage carries a headline "Smashing A Circus" with subhead "Barnum's Caravan Run Into on the New Jersey Central Railroad", "Two men Killed and Wagon Demolished -- Tommy Welsh, the Dwarf Driver, Fatally Wounded -- Three Others Badly Injured -- Scenes at Crawford Station and Elizabeth -- The Inquest, Etc". The article... See More  

Race riot in Rolling Fork, Mississippi....

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 12, 1875



* Rolling Fork, Mississippi

* Race riot - Negroes



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "MISSISSIPPI" "Riot In Issaquena County" "More Negro Trou... See More  

Hawaii will soon become a territory... Schilitz beer ad...

FREEDOM, Manila, Island of Luzon, December 10, 1898  Two line, two column-wide headline read "U.S. Gunboat Helena En Route To Manila" with subhead "She Is Now at Gibraltar -- The President's message To congress Excites Unusual Interest -- Germany Would Like The Caroline Islands -- Uncle Same Says She May Buy". "Hawaii Will Soon Have a Governor And a Complete Terri... See More  

Napoleon... Robert Burns... Kentucky...

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1840  The front page of the issue has a report "Napoleon". "...It relates to Napoleon's ill-fate Russian campaign, and the disastrous retreat of the legions: 'But the vaulting ambition of the great conqueror at last overshot itself...the ancient capital of Russian empire was in his hands; yet, from the refusal ... See More  

Graphic title...

GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, June 4, 1859 



* Justo José de Urquiza y García

* Rare title w/ great masthead



The front page has prints of: "Gen. Urquiza, President of the Argentine Republic" and "Oak Barking". Page 4 has prints of: "The Kaiserbach (King's Palace, Lucknow, India" and "Chinese Modern First Class War ... See More  

Bank of California failure...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 28, 1875 



* Bank of California failure 

* William Chapman Ralston 



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "CALIFORNIA", "Failure Of The Bank Of Californ... See More  

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana....

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1875



* East Feliciana Parish Negro uprising



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "Threatened Uprising Of The Negroes At East Felicia" and more. 1st report coverage on a ... See More  

The Mexican War...

COLUMBIA WASHINGTONIAN, Hudson, New York, March 11, 1847  the front page ha: "Washington's Last charge at Brandywine" which takes 2 1/2 columns. Page 3 has content on the Mexican War: "From The Seat of War""the American Prisoners".

Four pages, good condition.

Lasted only 15 issues...

NEW ERA, Baltimore, Maryland, April 26, 1864 



* Rare Civil War title



A very uncommon title that lasted for only 15 issues, likely produced for a fair to benefit the efforts of the Civil War. This is the #8 issue. Inside has a lengthy song: "Dedicated to the 9th Maryland Volunteers, Sun on their Return from Libby Prison" to the tune of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' ... See More  

On the fall of Charleston...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 4, 1865  The front page has: "From Wilmington" "Exchange of Prisoners--Their Fearful Condition..." "Late Rebel News" "The Fall of Charleston" "From Chattanooga" and other items.

Eight pages, address label in the masthead, very nice condition.