Battle to happen in Winchester, Virginia...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 1, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In Virginia" "Movements of the Union and Rebel Armies" "Rebels Make the Shenandoah the Base of Their Operations" "Winchester to be the Scene of the Next Great Conflict' "Arrest of the Medicine 'Women' " "Movement of Rebels in Kentu... See More  

SS Schiller ocean liner disaster...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, May 9, 1875



* German ocean liner SS Schiller

* Isles of Scilly sinking disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "GONE DOWN" "Horrible and Heart-Rendering Ocean Disaster" "The Steamship Schiller Lost off the Coast of the Scilly Isles" &... See More  

Jews - Jewish trial & penalty...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 13, 1880



* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "CODE OF THE JEWS" "Trials in Capital Cases Among the Ancient Israelites" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

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Sydney Harbor Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September, 1922  The front colored cover is "Geological Survey Maps in the Making: A Transit Station on the Idaho-Montana Boundary" with a related article inside. Inside the issue is: "Skilled Hands, or Automatic Machinery?"; "The Seventy-Five Mile City"; "The Sydney Harbor Bridge"; and many more illustrations, articles an... See More  

John Mitchel, Irish activist death...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 25, 1875



* John Mitchel death

* Irish nationalist activist



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "John Mitchel" "A Sketch of His Life, and an Estimate of His Character"

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Civil Rights law in effect ?...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 8, 1875



* Civil Rights law tested

* Treatment of Negroes changed ?



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Civil Rights" "A Test Case in a Shaving-Saloon"

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Speech by Mark Twain...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 23, 1876  The last column of the front page and most of page 2 are taken up with a report of: "Forefathers' Day" "New-Englanders at Dinner" "The Annual Festival of the New-England Society--Speeches by Hon. G. William Curtis, 'Mark Twain', Rev. Edward Everett Hale..." and more (see). It is on page 2 where appears Twain's sp... See More  

The Charleston earthquake of 1886...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1886  This newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Stricken Charleston" with subheads "The Recent Shocks of Earthquake Completely Unnerve the Residents"; "Showers of Pebbles in Different Parts of the City add Terror to the Scene"; "The Majority of the People Still Afraid to ... See More  

Be DeBar death...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 29, 1877



* Ben DeBar death

* American actor-manager

* Nice title to have in



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "Ben. De Bar" "Death of the Great Actor and Manager" "Some Account of His Disease and Moments" and more. (see) Lengthy text.

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Early baseball photos... Carrie Nation...

BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET, London, March 16, 1901 



* Carrie Nation photo

* Early baseball



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Spiritualism...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 11, 1877



* Spiritualism - spiritualists

* Materializations - paranormal



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISTS" "Piano Playing Without Mortal Contact" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/3 columns.

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Bodie, California as a boomtown...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 1, 1879



* Lee's Summit, Missouri

* Tornadoes outbreak - disaster

* Irving, Kansas



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "HORRIBLE HAVOC" "The Wind Manifesting Its Wrath Out West" "Death and Desolation Visible on Every Hand" "Men, Women and Chi... See More  

Famous millionaires of NYC....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 18, 1876



* Alexander Turney Stewart

* William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

* Cornelius Vanderbilt



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE THREE CROESUSES" "Manhattan's Great Millionaires and Their Peculiarities" "Astor, the Hoarder's, and Vanderbilt, the... See More  

Woodford Mambrino death....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 1, 1879



* Woodford Mambrino death

* Trotting stallion racehorse



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "Booked For Burial" "The Famous Trotting Sire Woodford Mambrino No More" and more. (see)

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Gallant Fox wins Kentucky Derby...

SUNDAY BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, May 18, 1930



* Gallant Fox race horse

* Triple crown of horse racing

* Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)



The front page has a two column heading: "Sande Boots His Gallant Fox In to 'Darby' Fame" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headline and photo. 1st report coverage on Gallant Fox winning the Kentucky De... See More  

1st Parachute escape from aircraft...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1922



* Test pilot Harold R. Harris

* 1st ever airplane escape w/ parachute

* McCurtain, Oklahoma

* Coal mine explosion disaster



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Aviator for First Time in Flying History Saves Himself by Leap With a Parachute" Harris is known as the first airman to safely escape an aircraft by "bailing ou... See More  

Boxing against a one-armed man...

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, June 24, 1790 



* Early boxing match

* One arm tied up



Page 3 has an early article on: "Boxing" concerning: "...the one-armed soldier...and a chimney-sweeper, who differed a little with each other in politics & parties...agreed to decide their dispute by a pitched battle in Bedford Bury at sun-set...tied up his left arm... See More  

Reporting on the Mexican War...

THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., March 11, 1847  Page 2 has: "Army & Navy Intelligence" "Interesting From Mexico" "Naval" "Army Intelligence" "Mexico" concerning the Mexican War.

Four pages, nice condition.

1879 Negro exodusters..

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 20, 1879



* Negro Exodusters begin

* Wyandotte KS Kansas



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "The Colored Immigrants" "Brief Description of Their Reception and Condition at Wyandotte" and more. (see) Text takes up more than a full column.

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On the Astor Place Riot...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1849 



* Astor Opera House

* The Tragedy of Macbeth



Page 3 has a follow-up report on the Astor Place Riot  headed: "The Late Riots at New York" and "The Events of Thursday Night", the report taking 1 1/2 columns and carrying over to take most of the back page.

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1877 Molly Maguires...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, January 2, 1877



* Molly MaGuires outrages

* Pennsylvania coal regions

* Mauch Chunck - Pottsville



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE MOLLY MAGUIRES" "Breaking Down of the Secret Conspirators in the Coal Region" and more. (see)

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1877 Bennett-May duel...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, January 10, 1877



* James Gordon Bennett, Jr.

* Frederick May

* Marydel, Maryland duel



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Piff, Paff, Pouff" "Three Shots Fired by Mr. May and James Gordon Bennett" and more. (see)

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Samuel P. Stickney death... Circus...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 26, 1877



* Samuel P. Stickney

* Circus horseback rider



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "America's Oldest Circus-Rider" "The Death of Samuel P. Stickney After Fifty Years' Service in the Ring"

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Life of a Southern moonshiner....

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, February 26, 1877



* Southern moonshiners

* Georgia & Carolinas



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "Southern Moonshine" "A Strange Life in the Southeastern Mountains" "One of the Singular Results of the Great Rebellion"

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The Deseret Museum...

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