1st American Cardinal invested...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1875



* John McCloskey - 1st American Cardinal

* St. Patrick's Cathedral red biretta celebration



The front page has one column headings: "AMERICA'S CARDINAL" "Conferring The Beretta (sic)" "A Crowd at St. Patrick's Cathedral" "Cardinal McCloskey's Thanksgiving". The text ... See More  

P.T. Phineas Barnum ad

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 16, 1875



* Phineas T. Barnum

* Hippodrome advertisement



Page 5 has a 11 x 2 inch advertisement for: "P. T. BARNUM'S GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME" with illustration of Barnum. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine, nice condition.

Early Billiards... pool...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 26, 1875



* Early billiards - pool championship

* Cyrille Dion vs. Maurice Vignaux



The front page has small one column headings: "Billiard Match" "Vignaux Beats Cyrille Dion for the Championship" See image for text here.

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Naval Station Norfolk explosion...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, September 18, 1943



* Naval Station Norfolk ammunition explosion

* World War II - WWII



The front page has one column headings:



"MUNITIONS BLAST KILLS 24 PERSONS"

"Explosion Of Depth Charges At Norfolk Base Rips Station"



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Farragut Square dedication...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, April 25, 1881



* Admiral David G. Farragut

* Washington D.C. square dedication



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

The front page has one column headings: "UNVEILING" "Of the Statue of Admiral Farragut" and more. (see) See images for text here.

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Duer-Hearn tragedy...

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, May 15, 1879



* Pokomoke City, Maryland

* Lily Duer kills Ella Hearn



The front page has one column headings: "THE DUER-HEARN TRAGEDY" "A Girl's Singular Friendship" "Shooting The School Companion..." and more. The text takes up 1 1/2 columns.

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Firepower for the "approaching season"...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 12, 1799  Page 2 has a lengthy speech by the Mass. governor, signed in script type: Increase Sumner. The back page features a very interesting & unusual illustrated ad for "Gunnery Articles Suitable for the Approaching Season". One wonders what the season is, as the illustration shows a cannon (see).

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Edison's electric railway...

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, May 30, 1880



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* 1st electric railway success



Page 3 has small one column headings: "Edison" "His Latest Venture a Success--Riding at a Forty-Mile Speed on His Electric Railroad...." See images for text here.



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Adelaide Neilson death....

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, August 17, 1880



* Adelaide Neilson death

* English stage actress



The front page has one column headings: "NEILSON DEAD" "The Celebrated Juliet Suddenly Expires Among Friends in a Paris Cafe" "She Was Speaking of Her Successes and Her Plans for the Future When Death Came" and more. (see)



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Macon, Mississippi tornado....

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, April 27, 1880



* Macon MS Mississippi

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headings: "WILD WINDS" "Terrible Storms Reported from All Directions..." "Part of the City of Macon, Miss., Destroyed and Eighteen Lives Reported Lost" and more. (see)



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The outlaw Vasquez... The Temperance crusade...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1874  The front page includes: "California" "The Vasquez Band of Robbers Heard From--The Apaches" which begins: "The notorious Vasquez & his gang of outlaws have again been heard from..." concerning the robbery of a stagecoach (see).

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The new ironclad naval fleet...

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 22, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Our Iron-Clad Fleet" "Rebel Reports from Charleston" "Rumored Disaster to the New Ironsides and Two Monitors" "The New Ironsides Entangled in a Net" "Important If True" and more. Also a report of the boxing match between between Heenan & King.

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a letter from Richmond concerning the scourge...

WEEKLY MUSEUM, New York, Aug. 16, 1800  Page 3 has; "Summary of the Late News" which includes a letter from Richmond concerning the "scourge" which has afflicted the city.

Four pages, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, nice condition.

John 'Red' Leary escapes jail...

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, May 8, 1879



* John 'Red' Leary escapes jail

* Famous bank robber



Page 5 has one column headings: "'RED' LEARY AGAIN FREE" "He Escapes From Ludlow-Street Jail" and more. See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice. Should be handled with care.... See More  

Wytheville, Virginia lynching....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1883



* Wytheville VA Virginia

* Lynching - lynched - hanging



The front page has a small one column heading: "Lynch Law In Virginia" See image for brief text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.



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Emeline Lucy Meaker hanging...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1883



* Emeline Meaker hanging

* 1st Woman executed in Vermont (legally)



Page 2 has one column headings: "EMLINE MEAKER HANGED" "The First Woman Ever Executed In Vermont" and more. See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.



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Suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, October 21, 1913  The front page has a column wide headline "Militant Leader Free to Go Where She Will In Land" with subheads "Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst Released from Detention and Deportation Order Reversed" "Admitted Own Recognizance" "Action Follows Conference of Wilson and Labor Secretary" "Highly Elated Over... See More  

Jesse & Frank James home raid...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1875



* Outlaws Jesse & Frank James (early)

* Raid on mother's home



Page 5 has a small & discrete heading: "The Notorious James Brothers" See image for the brief report here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, pulpish with some margin wear and tears, must be handled with care.... See More  

Leon Gambetta death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1883



* Leon Gambetta death

* French statesman



The front page has one column headings: "THE DEATH OF GAMBETTA" "Greatness Of His Loss To The French Republic" and more. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.

Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with... See More  

Jim Corbett wins the boxing match...

THE SUN, New York, Aug. 31, 1900  The top of the front page has: "WIN FOR CORBETT" "Ex-Champion Fighter Defeats McCoy Decisively Inside Five Routes" "Big Crowd At the Ringside" & more.

Ten pages, mostly loose at the spine, various tears at the margins & central fold.

Beloit, Wisconsin tornado...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1883



* Beloit, Wisconsin & more

* Tornado disasters



The front page has one column headings: "TORNADOES IN THE WEST" "Buildings Blown Into Splinters By The Wind" and more. See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.

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On Susan B. Anthony being allowed to vote...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1874  Page 2 has: "A Woman Suffrage" "the Arrest of the Rochester Inspectors for Accepting Miss Anthony's Vote--Gen. Butler's Opinion" which concerns Susan B. Anthony voting at a Rochester election. It includes an encouraging note signed by General Benjamin Butler (see). Page 5 has: "The Temperance Meet5ing at Harry Hill's".

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Mark Twain's new book...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1883



* Mark Twain comes out with new book

* Life on the Mississippi



Page 3 has small one column headings: "Mark Twain's Latest Book" "Life on the Mississippi" See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.



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HMS Grappler disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1883



* HMS Grappler fire & sinking



The front page has small one column headings: "Lost On A Burning Steamer" "Am Alaska Steamer Destroyed--Fifty Lives reported Lost" See image for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.



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Hermit of Pike County...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, January 21, 1886



* Hermit Austin Sheldon

* Pike County, Pennsylvania



The front page has one column headings: "'The Hermit Of Pike County" "Forty-Five Years In A Mountain Cave" and more. See images for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.... See More