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683268

Ad for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show... John Philip Sousa...

Item #683268

August 31, 1894

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 31, 1894 



* Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show advertisement



Page 11 has a nice, illustrated advertisement for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show with a small likeness of Buffalo Bill. Just above it is an ad for "Sousa's Band" being the famed John Philip Sousa.

Complete in 12 pages, lightly browned, some small margin tears, binding i... See More  

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683224

Murder myster resolved: it was his son...

Item #683224

February 04, 1880

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 4, 1880 



* A professional butcher slaughters his family

* John L. Soper - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri




The top of the front page has a column headed: "Criminal Matters" Theories as to the Recent Assassination Near Kearney, Mo."

The assassination of farmer John Soper was an interesting case. They had opinions on who the killer w... See More  

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683221

Jesse James spotted in Springfield, Missouri...

Item #683221

January 30, 1880

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 30, 1880 



* Outlaw Jesse James spotted ?

* Springfield, Missouri




The front page has a column with heads: "The Criminal Record" "Rumored Appearances of Jesse James at Springfield, Mo." "The Outlaw Said to Have Been Identified at a Hotel" "Jesse James at Springfield, Mo." with the report beginning: "Qu... See More  

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683040

From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...

Item #683040

July 24, 1889

DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 24, 1889 



* Rare publication

* Famous wild West town

* "Wild Bill" Hickok fame




This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light. It attracted larger-than-life Old Wes... See More  

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682791

Fugitive Indians...

Item #682791

January 16, 1879

HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana (Territory), January 16, 1879 



*  The Fort Robinson massacre

*  Molly Maguire Execution




Several articles on Cheyenne Indians in Fort Robinson incident including: "CHEYENNE HOSTILES" with subhead, "Results of the Chase After the Fugitive Band" and "A Bold Break to Escape Captivity. Several Soldiers and Thirty of the Indians... See More  

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682785

"Indians Can go Where They Please"... Sitting Bull...

Item #682785

May 22, 1879

HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana (Territory), May 22, 1879 



* Judge Dundy ruling states Indians can go anywhere



Page 5 lists a telegram stating: "Indians Can go Where They Please", after the Judge Dundy ruling in the Standing Bear v. Crook case.  This ruling was: "regarded by the government as a heavy blow to the present Indian system; that if sustained it will prov... See More  

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682717

Frank James will avenge Jesse's murder...

Item #682717

April 06, 1882

THE MORNING NEWS, Wilmington, Delaware, April 6, 1882



* Jesse James Killed by Ford Brothers

* Brother Frank to avenge his killing ?




 The top of the front page has a column headed: "Jesse James's Death" "A Certainty that His Brother Frank Will Avenge the Murder".

A few bits from the report note: "...both identified the remains of Jesse James...The remains h... See More  

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682482

Various crime-related reports, including from Tombstone...

Item #682482

October 29, 1881

THE WEEKLY OREGONIAN, Portland, Oct. 29, 1881 



* Rare Old West publication



A wealth of crime-related reports are found within, including a back page report from Tombstone, Arizona, on a prison escape. In a few days would be the report of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, some archival strengthening at the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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682346

Rare title from Bisbee, Arizona: shootout at Wilson Ranch...

Item #682346

April 16, 1899

THE WEEKLY ORB, Bisbee, Arizona, April 16, 1899  



* Rare publication



A territorial newspaper as Arizona didn't join the Union until 1912.

Page 2 has two-thirds of a column taken up with a detailed account of the shootout at Wilson Ranch, headed: "Cold Blooded" at which the Halderman brothers killed two officers. The front page has: "The Pursuit" concerning: &quo... See More  

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681932

Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?...

Item #681932

March 23, 1878

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, March 23, 1878



* Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?



The bottom of the front page has a small one column heading: "The Indian Situation" with subhead. See image for brief text.

Four pages, a little archival mending at the margins, minor wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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681318

The very first train robbery in the United States...

Item #681318

May 08, 1865

ROCHESTER DAILY DEMOCRAT, New York, May 8, 1865  Quite inconspicuously reported is a notable event in the history of crime in American history--the very first U.S. train robbery.

A column head notes: "Great Robbery In Ohio" with the report further down the column, datelined at Cincinnati, and reporting: "The train on the Ohio and Mississippi road last night was robbed near Nor... See More  

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681153

The infamous Rock Island Railroad robbery, by the James Gang...

Item #681153

August 18, 1881

THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS, July 18, 1881 



* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang

* Rock Island railroad train robbery




The back page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with the infamous Rock Island Railroad train robbery, committed by Jesse James and his cohorts.

This is one of the more detailed accounts we have found. The column is headed: "THE TRAIN ROBBERY" "Narrative of the Daring O... See More  

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680696

Dalton Gang & the Red Rock train robbery...

Item #680696

June 02, 1892

DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1892  The back page has an item headed: "A Train Looted By Robbers" "They Don't Hurt the Passengers But Entirely Empty the Safe" with the text noting: "...passenger train was held up last night be masked robbers at Red Rock in the Cherokee strip...The robbers entered the express car, broke open the safe & secured t... See More  

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680018

The Centennial Exposition... Baseball...

Item #680018

May 20, 1876

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 20, 1876  Featured are several prints of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the ftpg. showing the "Great Corliss Engine" & an expansive doublepage centerfold of the: "Scene on the Grand Plaza...". More as well.

The back page has a nice print of a baseball player in uniform, in a "Base Ball Goods" adverti... See More  

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679364

Jesse James...

Reacting to the romanticizing of the killing of Jesse James in a same-state newspaper...

Item #679364

April 13, 1882

THE REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Missouri, April 13, 1882  Page 4 has an article with column heads: "The Killing Of Bandit James" "More Comfort for the Murderer's Friends". This is an interesting editorial groaning about the those who mourn about how he was killed, and including: "...True, a pistol was not placed in his hands and he told to 'defend himself'...&q... See More  

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678600

From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...

Item #678600

March 03, 1878

BLACK HILLS DAILY PIONEER, Deadwood, Black Hills, March 3, 1878  



* Rare publication

* Famous wild West town

* "Wild Bill" Hickok fame




This town would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light. Plus, this is a volume 1 issue.

This ... See More  

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678343

Map of the Yellowstone Valley: battling the Sioux...

Item #678343

August 28, 1876

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1876  



* Post Custer massacre



The top of the front page features a nice map headed: "The Campaign In The Yellowstone Valley" with the lengthy caption beginning: "The above map shows the region in which three detachments of the army have been engaged the past summer in a campaign against the hostile Sioux Indians..." with much more.

Also a ... See More  

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677540

1904 Hole-In-The-Wall outlaws captured...

Item #677540

November 17, 1904

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 17, 1904  Two weeks prior to this issue, two bandits presumed to be from the Hole-In-The-Wall country of Wyoming attempted to rob the First National Bank of Cody, Wyoming. Hearing of the news, the famed frontiersman and showman "Buffalo Bill" Cody reportedly got in into the chase. He is not mentioned in this report.

The top of page 2 has a one c... See More  

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675749

Concerning the Sioux War...

Item #675749

September 12, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Sept. 12, 1876 



* Post Custer massacre



The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "The Sioux Campaign" "Gen. Crook's Fruitless Search--Troops Going Into Winter Quarters" and more. (see)

Eight pages, close cut along spine on the front page only causing a little loss to some ads, otherwise nice.... See More  

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675680

Descriptive article on a trip to Colorado... General Custer... Indian issues...

Item #675680

July 11, 1866

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1866  The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century travelogue would appear in newspapers of the day.

This issue has one on page 5, which was part of a larger series: "A Trip To Colorado--On The Frontier" with a dateline from Junction City, Kan... See More  

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675627

On an interview with Sitting Bull...

Item #675627

July 03, 1879

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, July 3, 1879  Near the bottom of the front page is: "Sitting Bull" "The Herald Prints a Sensational Story". It mentions in part: "...prints...interview...just from Sitting Bull's camp...reciting the story of their wrongs under the treaty of 1868; furnishing new particulars of the Custer massacre..." and more.

Four pages, a bi... See More  

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675624

Tombstone maintains its reputation...

Item #675624

September 12, 1879

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Sept. 12, 1879  



* Tombstone, Arizona murders



The front page has: "Arizona Items" which has reports from Tombstone, noting in part: "The Tombstone section is keeping hip ts reputation in cutting & shooting...Thos. Bridge, who was stabbed on August 10th while playing a game of cards in Clark & Miffin's saloon, died...A shooting ... See More  

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675495

John Clum and the 'renegade' Apaches... Death of Parson Brownlow...

Item #675495

May 04, 1877

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 4, 1877 



* Rare & early from Southern California



Among the front page articles: "Arizona" "Agent Clum Completely Successful in Hunting up the Renegade Apaches--Latest Sonora News". Clum is John Clum who would go on to publish the famous newspaper Tombstone Epitaph. and more.

Also on the ftpg. is a lengthy article: "Death... See More  

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675489

A boasting Sitting Bull...

Item #675489

June 17, 1877

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, June 17, 1877 



* Rare & early from Southern California

* Chief Sitting Bull




Among the front page articles are: "Sitting Bull" "He Seeks Shelter in the British Possessions and Boasts of His Many Victories" "A Conference Held with the Wily Chief" and more.

Four pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, generally goo... See More  

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674764

The death of Daniel Boone...

Item #674764

November 04, 1820

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 4, 1820 



* Daniel Boone death - Kentucky pioneer



Certainly the most significant item is the report on an inside page which has a small heading: "Col. Daniel Boone" and reads in part: "...that he died at Charette village, on the Missouri, on the 26th of Sept. in the ninetieth year of his age....He was the first settler of Kentuck... See More  

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674446

How the Fords conspired to kill Jesse James...

Item #674446

August 07, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883  The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship.

But the great article is on page 4, headed: "Charlie Ford and the James Boys" which is a detailed article on Charlie Ford's first meeting... See More  

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674097

John Ringling expands his circus empire...

Item #674097

September 10, 1929

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 10, 1929 



* John Ringling expands his empire

* Ringling Brothers Circus

* Buys "American Circus Corporation"




The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RINGLING BUYS FIVE CIRCUSES; MAKES HIM CZAR" with subhead and small photo of Ringling. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 58 pages, rag edition i... See More  

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673127

A different title from Tombstone, Arizona...

Item #673127

August 23, 1889

TOMBSTONE PROSPECTOR, Arizona, Aug. 23, 1889 



* Very rare Western publication

* Gunfight at the O.K. Corral fame




We have had a few other newspapers from the iconic Old West town of Tombstone, but this is just the 2nd time we have seen this title. The masthead features a great engraving of a miner on a mule.

Various mining-related items as well as regional & national news reports. ... See More  

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671923

From perhaps the most famous town of the Old West...

Item #671923

October 31, 1880

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, October 31, 1880 



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in... See More  

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670755

Great Tombstone newspaper printed ten days before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...

Item #670755

October 16, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, October 16, 1881



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept th... See More  

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670221

1874 Georgetown, South Carolina race riots....

Item #670221

August 20, 1874

THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 20, 1874



* Georgetown, South Carolina

* Race war - riots - blacks

* General George A. Custer

* Black Hills expedition (fight)




Page 5 has an article under: "The Colored War In South Carolina" with subhead. (see) The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Custer Attacked" and more.

Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, light toning... See More  

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669920

General Custer in pursuit of the Cheyenne Indians...

Item #669920

April 22, 1867

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 22, 1867  



* General George A. Custer

* Indians - Native Americans




Page 3 has a report headed: "The Indians" which reports in part: "...met by over 300 chiefs & warriors who professed a desire for peace; but the same night the whole tribe abandoned their village...Gen. Custer's Cavalry were sent in pursuit...Indica... See More  

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668707

From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...

Item #668707

June 20, 1882

BLACK HILLS DAILY PIONEER, Deadwood City, Black Hills, Nov. 24, 1878 



* Very rare & desired publication

* Famous wild West town

* "Wild Bill" Hickok fame




This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light.

This issue is ... See More  

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668423

Billy the Kid, Pat Garett, Virgil & Wyatt Earp, Frank Stilwell, Johnny Behan...

Item #668423

August 10, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, August 10, 1881 



* Best Old West title to be had

* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in ... See More  

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668395

Jesse & Frank James captured ?

Item #668395

January 29, 1875

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1875 



* Jesse & Frank James boys

* Outlaws - deperadoes

* Raid on family home




The front page has an interesting--yet false--report headed: "The Capture of The James Boys" which has various subheads including: "Statement of The Mother...She Declares the Boys Were Not in the House at the Time--Marks of A Desperate Fight" (see).

Be... See More  

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666266

Sitting Bull's camp captured... Return to Palestine...

Item #666266
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, Jan. 25, 1877 



* Capture of Sitting Bull's Camp
* Much regarding the Jews


Inside this issue is a small but historic article on the discovery and capture of the Indian camp headed by Chief Sitting Bull.

Also within are two articles of Judaic interest: one describing the return of multitudes of Jews to their homeland in
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664785

Buffalo Bill promotes a patent medicine...

Item #664785

June 01, 1892

THE GARDINER HOME JOURNAL, Maine, June 1, 1892  Page 2 has a great item which includes a print captioned: "Hon. Wm. F. Cody, 'Buffalo Bill' " with a bit of text in which he promotes a medicine called "Kickapoo Indian Sagwa" which claims to cure malaria (see).

Large folio size, 4 pages, various chipping with many tears at the margins (not affecting the Buffalo Bill... See More  

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656499

Elizabeth Bacon Custer's will...

Item #656499

May 12, 1933

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1933



* Elizabeth Bacon Custer's will filed

* General George Armstrong Custer widow




Page 24 has a one column heading: "Gen. Custer's Widow Leaves U.S. War Relics" (see)

Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition as such, 4 small bi... See More  

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652056

Last Jesse James Gang Holdup...

Item #652056

September 09, 1881

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 9, 1881



* Last Jesse James Gang robbery

* Blue Cut Train Robbery

* Glendale, Missouri




The inset shows the front page report regarding the last holdup of the James Gang which took place near Independence, Missouri. Nicely situated just below the dateline, this is perhaps one of the most detailed and graphic accounts of a James Gang robbery. Later in the report, which t... See More  

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650757

The Civil War in Virginia...

Item #650757

August 12, 1863

THE BOSTON ADVERTISER, Aug. 12, 1863  There are various Civil War reports on page 1 and 22 including column heads: "The Southern Opposition" "The Siege of Charleston" "The War In Virginia" "The Resources of the South Exhausted" "The Negro Question" and more. There is some reports concerning George A. Custer.

Four pages, never bound nor trimme... See More  

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648477

The very first issue...

Item #648477

April 01, 1980

MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980  This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1.  Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More  

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648227

Outlaw Dick Liddil released on bond... School for cowboys...

Item #648227

November 03, 1882

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 3, 1882  Page 2 has a somewhat brief article headed: "Dick Liddell [Liddil] Released on Bond" noting in part: "...the case of Dick Liddel, on trial for conspiracy in connection with the Mussel Shoals robbery, committed by Frank and Jesse James and Bill Ryan..." with more (see). Page 5 has: "Taught To Be Cowboys" "The Practical ... See More  

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648174

Jesse James was murdered?

Item #648174

November 04, 1879

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 4, 1879 



* Jesse James killed ?

* Outlaw - train robber




The last column of the ftpg. is taken up with a very interesting, although erroneous, report of the death of Jesse James with heads: "A CORPSE AT LAST" "The Bandit King Slain In His Saddle" "Jesse James Killed By a former Friend" "The Assassin Escapes After a Runni... See More  

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648169

A different side of Jesse James & his gang...

Item #648169

November 21, 1879

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 21, 1879  Page 3 has almost half a column headed: "The James Boys" "An Instance Where Jesse James Was Moved from His Purpose by the Voice of Prayer". It begins: "The famous detective, Pinkerton, has given the James boys the name of being blood thirsty wretches who could never be moved from their purpose of killing, when once they made up... See More  

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642881

On the sinking of the ship "Atlantic"... Buffalo Bill in the theater...

Item #642881

April 07, 1873

NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1873 



* Wreck of the steamship RMS Atlantic

* William "Buffalo Bill" Cody ad




The steamship "Atlantic" was a transatlantic ship which sank on April 1 off the coast of Nova Scotia, at the time the deadliest American maritime disaster with 535 people dead. Almost the entire front page is taken up with reports on the disaster, headed: "The ... See More  

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639172

Classic 'Wild West' report concerning outlaws...

Item #639172

March 29, 1899

THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Penna., March 29, 1899  Page 2 has over half a column headed: "OUTLAW'S CONFESSION" "May Save Two Innocents Serving Life Sentences For Murder" "An Organized Band of Robbers" with more. A nice, classic "Wild West" report which implicates the Dalton Gang as well (see).

Four pages, evenly toned, some minor margin tears, sho... See More  

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638766

The bandit Abe Buzzard... Wine making in California...

Item #638766

November 11, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 11, 1883  Inside includes: "The Jesse James Drama at St. Joseph"; an article on the outlaw Abe Buzzard: "The Welsh Mountain Outlaw Still at Large" "Armed Citizens Hunting the Bandit--The Pistol & Bowie Knife in Texas". Also of interesting; "California Wine-Making" "Notes of a Trip at Vintage-Time Through Napa Vall... See More  

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638760

Trial of Charlie Ford, one of the killers of Jesse James...

Item #638760

November 19, 1883

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 19, 1883 



* Charles Ford murder trial

* re. outlaw Jesse James killing




Page 4 has: "Charlie Ford" "He is to Be Tried Next Thursday for Robbing n Omnibus". Part of the report includes: "...the Fords were not suspected, however, but now that Jesse James has been killed by them, and that Charlie Ford is being prosecuted by the widow ... See More  

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638576

Sitting Bull and his Indians bands...

Item #638576

May 03, 1878

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1878  The front page has about half a column headed: "Sitting Bull And His Bands" with various subheads including: "Reported Disposition of the Wily Savage to Make Peace--Letters Received by Gen. Miles from Fort Keogh..." and more.

Ten pages, a few minor margin tears, evenly toned, good condition but should be handled carefully.

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637468

After a little more than 100 years...

The Sioux Indians are compensated for lands...

Item #637468

June 14, 1979

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, June 14, 1979



* The Sioux are awarded $17.5 million for stolen lands

* General George Custer... the Black Hills of South Dakota




The front page has a 5-column heading near the bottom of the page: "Sioux to be paid $17.5 million for lands", with coverage which begins: "A century ago, Gen. George Custer paid with his life for the government'... See More  

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