Painesville, Ohio Masonic lodge...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio,  November 12, 1879



* Painesville, Ohio

* Masonic - Masons

* Lodge dedication



The front page has one column headings: "A Masonic Hall" "Is Formally Dedicated In Painesville" "A Grand Success in Every Feature..." See images for text here.



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting adver... See More  

Battle of Antietam tribute....

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1879



* Battle of Antietam

* Sharpsburg, Maryland

* Anniversary - tribute



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



The front page has one column headings: "ANTIETAM" "The Anniversary of That Bloody Fight" "And a Few of the Men Who Escaped Its Perils"... See More  

Edison's phonograph on public exhibition...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1878 The back page has a report headed: "The Phonograph" with subhead: Exhibition of that Nineteenth Century Wonder at the Windsor Last Evening" which includes: "...the first exhibition of Edison's marvelous little machine, the phonograph, was given at the Windsor...The little instrument behaved itself well, repeating with accu... See More  

Chief Sitting Bull surrender?...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 9, 1878



* Chief Sitting Bull

* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux



The front page has small one column headings: "Sitting Bull Said to be on the Point of Surrendering" and more.



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



Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

19th century boxing match...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1878



* 19th century boxing

* John King vs. John Reilly



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

Page 3 has small one column headings: "Humanity Outraged" "A Brutal Contest in New York Between Two P.R. Roughs--Shocking Scenes". See images for text.

Complete, minor margin... See More  

Meyer Lansky's death....

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983



* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death

* National Crime Syndicate



Page 3 has a one column heading:



"Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead"



1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.



Other news of the day. Complete 24 pages, good condition.... See More  

Santa Anna arrested?...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, June 9, 1837



* Antonio López de Santa Anna

* Vera Cruz Mexico arrest?



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Arrest of Santa Ana" See image for text here.



Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Johnson Chestnut Whittaker...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, April 9, 1880 



* Johnson Chestnut Whittaker 

* West Point military academy 

* Negro cadet case 



The front page has small one column headings: "The Colored Cadet" and"Did He Commit the Outrage on Himself?"

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Carrie Nation...

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 5, 1902



* Carrie Nation

* Temperance advocate

* Anti-alcohol



This uncommon 4 page newspaper contains news of the day with some interesting advertisements 10 years before statehood.

The front page has one column headings: "MRS. CARRIE NATION" "Aboard a Train Which Ran on to a Siding and Collided With an Engine Standing Th... See More  

Emmetsburg, Iowa tornado disaster...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 30, 1882



* Emmetsburg, Iowa

* Tornado disaster



Page 2 has one column headings that include: "ANOTHER TORNADO" "Sweeps Over the North And West" and more. 1st report coverage on the Emmetsburg, Iowa tornado disaster.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, damp staining to right side of... See More  

Golden City steamer fire... Jesse James gang...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1882 



* Golden City steamer fire 

* James gang outlaw capture 



The front page has one column headings that include: "DIRE DEATH !"' "The River Packet Golden City"' "En Route from New Orleans to Cincinnati"' "The James Boys"' "The Ntorious Dick Little Surrenders...".

Oth... See More  

Eureka, Nevada fire disaster...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, August 20, 1880



* Eureka, Nevada

* Fore disaster



The front page has one column headings that include: "EUREKA FIRE" "Further Particulars of the Conflagration" and more. See images for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Counterfeiting U.S. coins...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, January 3, 1837



* Counterfeiting U. S. coins

* John Quincy Adams



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Counterfeiting Coin" See images for text here.



Complete in 4 pages, some foxing spots, nice condition.... See More  

SS Great Western launching...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, October 27, 1837



* SS Great Western launching

* 1st steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a small one column heading: "The 'Great Western' Steam Ship". See images for text.



Complete in 4 pages, minor foxing spots, nic... See More  

Slavery in District of Columbia....

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, September 15, 1837



* District of Columbia

* Slavery within government



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has a one column heading: "Slavery" See image for portion of text.



Complete in 4 pages, minor foxing spots, nice condition.... See More  

Woman slave case...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, July 25, 1837



* Slave case



This issue contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 3 has a small one column heading: "A Slave Case" See image for text here.



Complete in 4 pages, minor foxing spots, nice condition.

Modoc Indian War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 22, 1873 



* Modoc War - California Indians

* Lava Beds - Captain Jack fame



The front page has small one column headings: "Indian Affairs" "The Battle With the Modocs--A Petition from Arizona" See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

18th century balloning...

THE MORNING POST, AND DAILY ADVERTISER, London, April 19, 1790 



* Jean-Pierre Blanchard 

* Ballooning 



A very nice full folio-size newspaper of 4 pages with the entire front page taken up with ads. Pages 2 & 3 have various news of the day with the back page having mostly ads.

Page 3 has a report on Jean-Pierre Blanchard planning a balloon flight.

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Executions for burglary.......

THE MORNING POST, AND DAILY ADVERTISER, London, April 8, 1790



* 18th century executions



A very nice full folio-size newspaper of 4 pages with the entire front page taken up with ads. Pages 2 & 3 have various news of the day with the back page having mostly ads.

Page 3 has a report on two men that were executed for the crime of burglary. See image for text here.

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Sarah Bernhardt... ballooning...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 3, 1879



* Sarah Bernhardt

* Ballooning



Page 2 has one column headings: "Up In A Balloon" "Sarah Bernhardt's Accounts of Her Excursions in the Air". See images for text.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition.

General George McClellan...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, November 12, 1862



* General George McClellan's army farewell address



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: "McCLELLAN'S FAREWELL", "His Address to the Army of the Potomac", "Closing Sce... See More  

Alice Wynekoop murder case...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 24, 1933



* Dr. Alice Wynekoop

* Pleads guilty to murdering her son Earle's wife



The front page has a nice banner headline:



"DR. WYNEKOOP CONFESSES"



with subheads and two related photos. (see) 1st report coverage on Dr. Alice Wynkoop confessing to the murder of her daughter-in-law, Reta Wynekoop.



Other news of the day. Complete in... See More  

Theda Bara death.... Pablo Picasso...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 8, 1955



* Theda Bara death (The Vamp)

* Silent film actress

* Pablo Picasso



Page 22 has one column headings: "SIREN OF SILENT SCREEN EXPIRES" "Theda Bara Cancer Victim, Her Physician Says" 1st report coverage on the death of silent film actress, Theda Bara, known for her femme fatale roles. She is also considered one the earliest s... See More  

The resecue of tankers SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer... U.S. Airment spot an UFO?...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, February 19, 1952  The front page of this issue has a column-wide headline "33 Aboard Split Ship to Get Tow" with sub-head "Seamen to Stick to Tanker Stern" which relates to two tankers, the SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer, both were split in two in rough seas from storms. The Coast Guard were sent in to rescue them. Also included are t... See More  

Connie Franklin murder case.....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 19, 1929



* Connie Franklin murder?

* Arkansas ghost

* Mountain View, Arkansas



The front page has a banner headline: "FRANKLIN JURY STILL DEADLOCKED" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice for display.



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