Mardi Gras in Memphis, Tennessee...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, February 10, 1875



* Early Mardi Gras report

* Memphis TN Tennessee



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE CARNIVAL" "A Grand and Imposing Pageant at Memphis" "Momus Holds a disputed Sway for at Least One Day" and more. (see)

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Speech by Mark Twain...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 23, 1876  The last column of the front page and most of page 2 are taken up with a report of: "Forefathers' Day" "New-Englanders at Dinner" "The Annual Festival of the New-England Society--Speeches by Hon. G. William Curtis, 'Mark Twain', Rev. Edward Everett Hale..." and more (see). It is on page 2 where appears Twain's sp... See More  

St. Louis, Missouri lynching....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 11, 1877



* Karl Strahl lynching - hanging

* Goetz murders



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "HORROR'S HARVEST" "Carl Strahl, the Double Murderer, Executed by Judge Lynch" "The Murderer Leads His Captors to Where Goetz's Body Rests" "... See More  

Ku Klux Klan in Missouri...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 7, 1877



* KKK - Ku Klux Klan

* Outrages in Ripley County

* Ozarks Mountain - Missouri



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "Ku-Klux" "Lawlessness in Ripley and Adjacent Counties--Men and Women Flogged by Bands of Outlaws" and more.

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Journeying to Pittsburgh...

EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, March 4, 1871  The full front page is a print of: "Hon. Charles Sumner". Many prints within including: "Ice Boats ON the Hudson" "On The Way to Pittsburgh - Great Bend on the Alleghenies" being a train; another full page: "On the Way to Pittsburgh" has 3 prints; "At the Pawnbrokers" "Distant View of Paris..." ... See More  

Famous millionaires of NYC....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 18, 1876



* Alexander Turney Stewart

* William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

* Cornelius Vanderbilt



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE THREE CROESUSES" "Manhattan's Great Millionaires and Their Peculiarities" "Astor, the Hoarder's, and Vanderbilt, the... See More  

Lauara Bridgman... dead-blind...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, January 7, 1877



* Laura Bridgman biography

* Deaf-blind Woman



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "Laura Bridgman" "An Evening in Her Home--Her Wonderful Tact and Ingenuity" (see)

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Samuel P. Stickney death... Circus...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 26, 1877



* Samuel P. Stickney

* Circus horseback rider



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "America's Oldest Circus-Rider" "The Death of Samuel P. Stickney After Fifty Years' Service in the Ring"

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Chief Sitting Bull....

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, February 3, 1877



* Chief Sitting Bull

* Sioux Indians

* Black Hills



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "The Hostile Sioux" "Their Present Location  and Future Movements" "Preparing for War in the Spring"

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SS Schiller ocean liner disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1875



* SS Schiller sinking disaster

* German ocean liner



The front page has one column headings: "The Lost Schiller" with the subhead "Additional Particulars of the Wreck". This is coverage on the sinking of the German ocean liner, SS Schiller. Lengthy text takes up nearly three columns on the front page.



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Pneumatic message system...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 24, 1877  The front page features a large illustration "Pneumatic Transmission in New York City" with an accompanying article and more illustrations inside. Inside the issue is "New Experiments in Mechanical Flight" with illustrations; "Houyoux' Rotary Pump"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Alfred Packer & cannibalism...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, September 9, 1874



* Alfred Packer

* Saguache, Colorado

* Cannibalism - murder



Page 5 has a small one column heading: "Murders In The Mountains Of Colorado" See image for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, generally good.

Napoleon III death...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, January 10, 1873



* Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte death

* 1st President of the French Republic



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Napoleon" "Announcement of His Death" "The Particulars Of His Last Hours" and more. (see)

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Fort Scott, Kansas fire disaster...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 24, 1873



* Fort Scott KS Kansas

* Fire disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Fire Panic In Kansas" "Fears That Fort Scott Will Be Destroyed" See image for text here.

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Modoc Indian War...Captain Jack....

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 14, 1873



* Modoc Indians War

* Captain Jack

* Gen. Edward Canby assassination (1st report)



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Horrible Massacre" "General Canby And Others Killed By The Treacherous Modoc" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full column... See More  

Wreck of the RMS Atlantic...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 2, 1873



* Wreck of the RMS Atlantic (1st report)

* Ocean Steamer

* Canton, Mississippi tornado



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "APPALLING SEA DISASTER" "Over 700 Persons Drowned in a Sinking Ship" and more. (see)

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Increasing influence of women in politics & social concerns...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 21, 1871  Page 4 has an article: "Female Influence in Politics" which talks of the influence of women in politics & mentioning the possibility of them voting in the future (see).

Four pages, very nice condition.

Lyons (Clinton), Iowa lynching...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 9, 1876



* Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa

* Lynching - lynched - hanging



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Lynch Law In Iowa" "Patrick Hand Hanged in the Engine House at Lyons" See images for text here.

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Heim Brewery fire...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 21, 1876



* Heim Brewery fire disaster

* East St. Louis



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "Beer Brewery Burned" "East. St. Louis the Scene of the Conflagration" and more. (see)

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Reconstruction after the Civil War...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 17, 1865  Inside has some reports relating to Reconstruction including: "The Returning Regiments" "The Reconstruction Question" "The Freedmen in Alabama & Louisiana" "Miscellaneous War News" and more.

Four pages, nice condition.

The business of spiritualism...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 1, 1876



* Spiritualism - mediums - psychics



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISM" "A Philosophical View of the Materializing Business" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

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Richmond Capitol disaster...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 28, 1870



* Richmond VA Virginia

* State Capitol floor collapse disaster



The front page has an article headed: "TERRIBLE CALAMITY" "Fall Of A Floor In The Capitol Building At Richmond, VA." and more. (see) Text takes up almost two full columns.

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Black Hills gold rush...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 22, 1876

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* Black Hills gold rush

* Wyoming Territory



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "The Black Hills" "Sensible Advise to Those Intending to Go There" and more. (see) Text takes up just over a full column.

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Hydraulic locomotive...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 10, 1877  The front page has a very interesting illustration captioned: "Novel Hydraulic Railway Locomotive"  showing what essentially looks like a paddlewheel-powered flume ride. A related front page article as well.

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Black Hills gold rush...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 3, 1876



* Black Hills gold rush

* Bighorn River - Yellowstone



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements.

Page 3 has an article headed: "THE BIG HORN" "Gold in Abundance to Be Found There" and more.

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