Letter signed by General Joseph Hooker...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are; "Important From The Army" "The Base of Operations Changed to Fredericksburgh" "The Advance to be Made Along the Richmond & Fredericksburg Railroad" "The Army Moving Down the Valley of the Rappahannock" "From The South" "Gossip From the Rebel Cap... See More  

Music composer Kurt Weill death...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1950



* Kurt Weill death

* German music composer

* The Threepenny Opera



Page 29 has one column headlines: "Kurt Weill Dead; Composer, Was 50", "Wrote Music for One Touch of Venus, Lady in the Dark and Other Broadway Hits", "Also Turned Out Operas", "Der Protagonist and Tsar Has Himself Photographed His Best Know... See More  

1911 Coatesville PA negro lynching.....

THE ALLENTOWN LEADER, August 14, 1911 



* Harry Atwood famous airplane flight 

* Coatesville PA Pennsylvania 

* Negro lynching 



The front page has a one column headline: "Atwood Flying From St. Louis To New York"



Page 4 has one column headlines that include:



"NEGRO IS BURNED ALIVE"

"Coatesville Colored Man Lynched"

"Hospital Cot... See More  

1928 Chicago gangland war erupts...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, September 8, 1928 



* Antonio Lombardo assassination (1st report) 

* "Scarface" Al Capone 

* Chicago gangland war 



The front page has one column headlines: "THOUSANDS SEE RACKET KING IN CHICAGO SLAIN", "Lombardo, Capone's Partner, Falls in Bullet Hail at City Hub","Bodyguard Also Falls"... See More  

One of the less common, early titles...

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Donora Smog disaster in 1948...

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 31, 1948 



* Donora, Pennsylvania smog disaster 



The front page has one column headings: "Death of 15 Laid to Smog" and  "At Least 50 Ill in Pittsburgh Area". 1st report coverage on the Donora smog disaster near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.



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Two small maps on the Second Battle of Bull Run...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, September 4, 1862



* Battle of Bull Run # 2

* Manassas VA Virginia



  Near the lower right of the front page are two small one column wide Civil War maps showing the position of various troops at the 2nd battle of Bull Run (see). The balance of the front page is taken up with tremendous details of the battle with first column heads including: "THE WAR IN VIRGINIA&q... See More  

Rebels turning against the rebellion...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, January 7, 1865.



* Confederates falling apart

* Rebels turning against the rebellion

* Deserters become more visible



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are:



"THE SOUTH"

"THE REBEL OPPOSITION PARTY"

"The A... See More  

Reflecting upon the Civil War...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Aug. 5, 1865  Obviously a military-themed publication so a nice title for Civil War content, even for reports from shortly after the end of the war.

The front page report, in part, reflects upon events of just one year prior noting: "...This week a year ago our columns were laden to repletion with accounts of the Burnside Mine, or the tremendous Hood a... See More  

Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson fight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1977



* Billy Martin vs. Reggie Jackson

* New York Yankees

* Major league baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a three column headline: "Martin, Jackson Battle in Yankees Loss". This is 1st report coverage on the famous confrontation between manager Billy Martin and outfielder Reggie Jackson in the dugout. This is one the me... See More  

The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 25, 1889 



* Oklahoma land rush begins 

* Boomers and Sooners 



More than one and a half columns of fine reporting on the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, with the headings on the front page that read: "SUFFERINGS IN GUTHRIE", "A Drink Of Water Costs Ten Cents" and "Quarrels Among The Companies Over The Laying Out Of The Town..."... See More  

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 20, 1863  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Another Naval Disaster" "The gunboat Daylight Blown Up by the Rebels" "General Butler's Department" "Details of the Fire & Explosion at Yorktown" "Chattanooga" "The Steamer Chesapeake" "News From West Virginia" and more.

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Sherman marches through the South...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 12, 1864  Among the ftpg. one column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S CAMPAIGN" "Continued Boasting of the Rebel Organs" "Assertions that He can Never Reach Savannah, and that He has Reached It" "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "Admissions & Surmises of the Rebel Press" "Steady Advance in the Direction of Weldo... See More  

Sherman's advance through Georgia...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 18, 1864 



* William T. Sherman's march to the sea

* Savannah GA Georgia reached



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Sherman" "Savannah Closely Besieged" "A Formal Demand for the Surrender of the City" "If Not Surrendered in Two Days Fire to be Opened Upon It" "The Effect of Sherman&... See More  

New Market Heights...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 27, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Latest From Sheridan" "Official From Sec. Stanton" "Our Advance at New Market" "The Enemy Still Flying" "No Guns & Many Prisoners Taken" "Jeff Davis At Macon" and more.

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Texas Rangers...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Jan. 30, 1862  Among the ftpg. one column heads on the Civil War are: "War Against Treason!" "The Burnside Expedition" "A Desperate Fight With Texan Rangers" "The Steam Ram 'Merrimac' Afloat" "The Treason of Senator Bright" and more.

Eight pages, nice condition.

Jackson State University killings...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 16, 1970 



* Jackson State University 

* Vietnam War student protests 



The front page has a one column heading: "2 Negroes Killed on Miss. Campus". 1st report coverage on the Jackson State University killings, which involved student protesters against the Vietnam War being shot at by police. This was shortly after the Kent St... See More  

Pre-Civil War broadside "extra"...

NEW YORK HERALD, EXTRA, Dec. 7, 1842  A broadside "Extra" (printed on one side only) providing the latest news from the recent  "Arrival of the Steamship Columbia" from Europe. Some of the subheads include: "Melancholy Loss of the convict Ship Waterloo, Bound for Sydney--250 Lives Lost Out of 330" "List of Passengers" "The Great Western Steam-... See More  

The death of J. J. Thomson... electrons...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1940



* J. J. Thomson death

* Electrons - atoms



Page 13 has one column headlines: "SIR J. J. THOMSON, 83, PHYSICIST, IS DEAD",  "His Research on Nature of the Atom Led to Electron Theory--Stricken in England", "Winner Of Nobel Prize" and more with photo. This is 1st report coverage on the death of British physic... See More  

A communnial society newspaper from New York...

The newspaper from the famous (infamous?) Oneida Community...

THE AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, 1879  A small folio-size newspaper from Oneida, New York. A publication from this early "commune" in experimental living which advocated free love and other quite radical ideas at that time. In the end they disbursed under considerable controversy. Oneida Limited (silverware among other things) finds it origins deep within the historic Oneid... See More  

Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 12, 1966 



* Jack Nicklaus wins 

* Masters golf tournament 



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Nicklaus Masters Augusta"

1st report coverage on Jack Nicklaus becoming the first golfer with win the Masters golf tournament two years in a row.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 18 pages, m... See More  

Go West, young man...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 13, 1865 



* Horace Greeley & go west, young man



There has been some dispute, however general consensus is that Horace Greeley was the first to use the oft-cited phrase "Go West, young man...". There are many, many citations on the internet that Greeley used this phrase in his July 13, 1865 editorial. Here is the Tribune of that date and I've scou... See More  

Marlene Districh & James Cagney...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, April 27, 1932 



* Marlene Dietrich & James Cagney 

* Paramount Pictures 



The front page has one column headings: "STUDIO OUSTS MISS DIETRICH" and "Cagney Suspended in Row Over Raise" with photo of Dietrich. Coverage on Paramount Pictures suspending Actress Marlene Dietrich and actor James Cagney for no shows a film pro... See More  

Charles Manson indicted for murder... Sharon Tate...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1969



* Charles Manson indicted for murder

* Manson Family of hippies

* Sharon Tate



The front page has one column headings: "SIX ARE INDICTED IN TATE SLAYINGS" and "Leader and Five in 'Family' Cited by Los Angeles Jury". 1st report coverage on Charles Manson's indictment for murder in the Sharon Tate and LaBianc... See More  

The Molly Maguires...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1877



* Molly Maguires

* Central Pennsylvania

* Coal mining



The front page has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "Killed By Mollie Maguires" See photo for brief report here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning with a little margin wear, should be handled with care.... See More