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WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 5, 1866

* Steamer Lockwood
* Mississippi River
* Memphis Tn Tennessee

Page 3 has a small one column heading: "Reported Steamboat Disaster". See image for very brief text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War.... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, February 15, 1866

* Josh Billings
* Billiards - pool

The front page has a small one column heading: "Billiards" See image for text here signed in type: Josh Billings
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,... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, January 31, 1866

* Steamer Miami
* Arkansas River

Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Steamboat Explosion" See image for text here.
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 in very nice condition.

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, July 29, 1881

* Early rocket torpedo

The front page has one column headings: "A New Form Of Torpedo" "A Torpedo Which is Propelled Over a Mile a Minute by a Rocket". See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, May 17, 1881

* Thomas C. Platt
* Roscoe Conkling

The front page has one column headings: "THE WAY OUT" "Conkling Finds Avenue of Retreat" "And He Hastens to Avail Himself of it" and more. (see photos). This contains lengthy.
Other news and advertisements of the day.... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 15, 1881

* Isaac 'Ike' Stockton
* Durango, Colorado

The front page has small one column headings: "At The Mercy Of Outlaws" "The Notorious Ike Stockton and His Gang Again Operating". See image for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 4, 1881

* Mormon 47th Congress dispute
* Allen G. Campbell
* George Q. Cannon

The front page has one column headings: "THE MORMONS" "The Campbell-Cannon Congressional Contest" and more. See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 17, 1881

* Boxer Paddy Ryan
* Arrest for fighting

The front page has one column headings: "PADDY RYAN" "Arrested In Albany, New York, By Jim Sweeney" and more. See image for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1876

* Indians - depredations
* Kentucky moonshiners - moonshining

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has column headings: "Indian Outrage" "A Party of Whites Attacked and Several Persons Killed or Wounded"
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THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, November 15, 1886

* John L. Sullivan
* Paddy Ryan
* Boxing

The front page has one column headings: "Ryan Knocked Out" "By the Burly Boston Boy in Three Rattling Rounds". See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, October 7, 1886

* Steamer La Mascotte boiler explosion

The front page has one column headings: "A TERRIBLE DISASTER" "To The Steamer La Mascotte" and more.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2 inches, minor spine... Read full description  

CLEVELAND WORLD, Cleveland, Ohio, November 11, 1892

* Gurley, Alabama fire disaster

The front page has one column headlines: "A TOWN BURNING" "The Total Destruction by Fire of Gurley, Ala., is Feared" "Several People Killed" and more (see photos).
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some spine wear,... Read full description  

CLEVELAND WORLD, Cleveland, Ohio, October 23, 1892

* Oliver Curtis Perry
* Eastern train robber
* Prison escape

The front page has one column headlines: "PERRY HAS ESCAPED" "The Noted Train Robber and Desperado Gets Out of Auburn" "His Threat Made Good" and more with illustration. See images for text.
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THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1878

* Yellow fever - jack
* Memphis & New Orleans epidemic

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

The front page has one column headings: "The Great Plague" "Spreading To Other Parts" "The Largest Death Rate" and... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 15, 1886

* Sauk Rapids, MN tornado
* St. Cloud, Minnesota

The front page has one column headings: "DIRE DISASTER" "Overtakes Two Towns in Northern Minnesota" "The Terrible Destruction Wrought by a Cyclone" and more. See images for text here.
Other news and... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1876

* Black Hills - Wyoming Territory
* Native Americans - Indians

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "More Doleful News From the Black Hills" "Fighting and Murdering by Indians in Wyoming... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, 1876

* Texas highwaymen
* Stage coach robberies

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Stages Robbed" "Two Stage Coaches in Texas Stopped by Highwaymen and Robbed of Money and Mails"... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1874

* Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee
* Negroes massacred
* General George Custer expedition

Page 2 has one column headings: "Tennessee" "Shocking Affair at Trenton" "Four Colored Men Lynched" "The Indians" "Severe Fighting near... Read full description  

THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, December 5, 1910

* Mary Baker Eddy death
* Christian Science

The front page has one column headlines that include: "LEADER OF CHURCH OF CHRIST HEARS CALL OF DEATH" "Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Dies Following Indisposition Lasting Nine Days--Death Due to 'Natural Causes'" and more. (see)
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NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1865  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Second & Fifth Corps In Motion" "Successful Advance of the Troops" "The Second Corps Attacked by the Enemy" "The Rebels Severely Repulsed" "From Missouri" and more.
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CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1876

* Lynde Brook Reservoir dam break
* Worcester Massachusetts flood

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "An Irresitsible Flood" "Lyndebrook Reservoir Dam Carried Away" "760,000,000... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1876

* Friars Point MS Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings - shootings

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Judge Lynch Holds Court at Friar's Point" See image for text here.
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CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, February 29, 1876

* Princeton, Indiana
* St. Charles Missouri
* Tornadoes disasters

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Terrific Tornadoes" "Fifty Houses Destroyed at Princeton, Indiana"... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876

* Robert Toombs speech
* Founding father of the Confederacy
* African Americans - Negroes

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has one column headings: "'Hark From The Toombs'" "Bob Toombs Again on the War... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Ohio, January 26, 1876

* Charleston WV West Virginia
* Lynching - Lynch mob

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Lynching" "Probable Hanging of Three Murderers at Charleston, W. Va." See image for text... Read full description