Newton-Jenney Party....

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, October 25, 1875



* Captain John Smith

* Pocahontas



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

Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" See images for text here.

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Spotted Tail & the Black Hills....

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 16, 1875



* Chief Spotted Tail

* Black Hills region

* Gold discoveries



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

The front page has a small one column heading: "Affairs at the Black Hills" See image for text here.

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SS Pommerania shipwreck...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1878



* SS Pommerania shipwreck

* German ocean liner



The front page has one column headings that include: "A STEAM-SHIP SUNK AT SEA" "The Pommerania Run Down By An Iron Bark" and more. This includes lengthy text.

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American beer.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1878



* Beer in America is best ?

* Exposition Universelle

* Paris, France



Page 5 has one column headings: "AMERICAN BEER THE BEST" "But For Native Wines Nowhere..." and more. Text takes up over 2 full columns. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.



Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, other... See More  

Thomas Edison....

EASTON EXPRESS, August 30, 1878



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* Ink for the blind



The bottom of page 2 has a small one column heading: "Edison's Last Contrivance" See image for brief text here.

Other news of the with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.

Baseball in Detroit...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, May 30, 1883  The back page has over one-third of a column taken up with baseball reports, including heads: "Starting Out Well" "The Detroits Win This Morning's Game in New York" (see).

Four pages, bit irregular4 at the spine, some tears in the front leaf, otherwise good.

Tarred and Feathered....

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 25, 1880



* Tarred and Feathered punishment

* Oconomowoc, Wisconsin



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

Page 3 has one column headings: "Tarred And Feathered" "The Bad End of a Bad Matter" See image for brief text.

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Frankfort, Indiana mill explosion...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 12, 1880



* Frankfort, Indiana

* Flax mill explosion



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

Page 3 has one column headings: "A Terrific Explosion" "A Building Destroyed and Ten Persons Killed" See image for text here.

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Outlaw Sam Perris escapes from the local jail...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 8, 1872 



* Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris

* burglar, safe cracker and bank robber



Page 2 has a half column article headed: "Local Matters" "THE ESCAPE OF SAM. PERRIS" "The Condition of the Jail-Other Escapes". This is the notorious bank robbery 'Worcester' Sam Perris, who was called ... See More  

Front page illustrated ad for the Revere bell foundry...

BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, Massachusetts, 1822 Included is a nice illustrated ad for the "Joseph W. Revere..." bell foundry. Joseph was one of the 16 children of Paul Revere, who continued the business from his father. Nice to have this Revere item on the front page of a Boston newspaper. 

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition. Note: The actual illustrations vary s... See More  

James Lenox death...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 20, 1880



* James Lenox death



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

Page 2 has one column headings: "James Lenox" "The Senior Vice President of the American Antiquarian Society" See images for text here.

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Edward Whymper climbs Matterhorn...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 22, 1872



* Climber Edward Whymper

* Matterhorn - Pennine Alps



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

The front page has one column headings: "The Fatal Matterhorn" "Mountain Climbing in Switzerland" Lengthy text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.

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Dan Rice's circus....

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 11, 1872



* Dan Rice's circus

* Shooting affray



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

The front page has a small one column heading: "Shooting In Dan Rice's Circus"

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Ulysses S. Grant nominated...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 24, 1872



* Ulysses S. Grant

* Republican nominee



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

Page 3 has one column headings: "Political" "National Workingmen's  Convention" "Grant And Wilson Nominated" See image for text here.

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Niblo's Garden fire disaster...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 7, 1872



* Niblo's Garden fire

* Broadway theatre



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

Page 2 has one column headings: "Burning Of Niblo's Garden" "Total Destruction of the Theatre..."

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Movements of General Grant...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 28, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "They Cross the James with All Their Trains" "Gradual but Sure Advance of General Grant's Circumvaliating Lines" "Fierce Assaults by the Rebels...Repulsed by Our Forces" "Additional Rebel Accounts" & more

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Zoo elephant executed....

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 19, 1936



* Wally the elephant, execution

* San Francisco Zoo



The front page has a three column photo with caption: "Elephant Executed For Killing Keeper"

One column headlines: "SHOOT ELEPHANT DESPITE PROTEST" "Huge Beast That Killed Keeper Put to Death By Police With Moose Guns"

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Steamer City of Waco sinking...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 10, 1875



* City of Waco disaster

* Galveston, Texas



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

The front page has one column headings: "LOST IN THE GULF" "Unsuccessful Search for the Victims of the Waco Disaster" "Slight Hopes of Finding Any of Them Alive" a... See More  

Aga Khan III marries...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1944



* Aga Khan III weds

* Sultan Mahommed Shah

* St. Louis Cardinal World Series champions



This 38 page newspaper has small, somewhat discrete one column headings on page 20: "The Aga Khan Marries", "Moslem Ruler, 67, Takes French Bride of 32 in Switzerland"



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The Hindenburg a year before the explosion...

NEW YORK TIMES Rotogravure Section, May 24, 1936 



* LZ 129 Hindenburg



Over one-third of page 3 is taken up with a great photo of the airship Hindenburg, with caption: "Ready For The Return Voyage On Her Second Visit to the United States. The Hindenburg tied up to the mooring mast at the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst..." with a bit more. The facing page has a photo of Howard H... See More  

Henry Draper... comets...

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, June 27, 1881



* Professor Henry Draper

* Cambridge observatory

* Astrophotography



The front page has small one column headings: "Lots Of Comets" "Another One Discovered--The Big One Photographed by Prof. Draper" See images for text here.

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Purcell, Oklahoma gold discovery...

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Missouri, February 20, 1889



* Purcell, Oklahoma



The front page has a small one column heading: "The Oklahoma Gold Field". See image for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

The work of McClellan's army...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1862  Among the front page one column Civil War heads are: "Rebel Views of Gen. McClellan's Present Position" "Probable Withdrawal of the Rebel Lines" "From Gen. McClellan's Army" "He Announces that All is Quiet & that the Enemy has Retreated" "News From New Orleans" "Important Orders Issued by Gen. Bu... See More  

Quotes of Josh Billings...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 21, 1866



* Quotes of Josh Billings

* American humorist



The front page has a small one column heading: "The 'Sayings' of Josh Billings". See images for text.

Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise i... See More  

Chief Joseph... Nez Perce Indians...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1877  The front page of the issue has a one column heading: "General News"; "The Feeling in Washington Over Gen. Miles' Victory"; and more. (See photos for text on the decision of the U.S. military to send Chief Joseph and his followers to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas).

Other news of the day throughout including various... See More