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Coup d'etat...
Item #599301
September 03, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 3, 1870
* Coup d'etat
* Franco-Prussian War
* French surrender?
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, measuring 26 x 19 inches. Page 2 has one column headings that include: "GREAT NEWS" "THE WAR OVER" "Official Prussian Despatches" "The French Army Su... See More
Battle of Spicheren...
Item #599300
August 08, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 8, 1870
* Battle of Spicheren
* Franco-Prussian War
* Metz
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. Pages 2 & 3 has one column headings that include: "A Great Battle", "The Prussians Victorious", "The French Army In Retreat&qu... See More
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford...
Item #599299
July 23, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 30, 1870
* Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page has one column headings: "Our House-Warming" "By Harriet Prescott Spofford"
Complete in 4 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Nathaniel Hawthorne Mrs. Bullfrog.....
Item #599296
July 16, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 16, 1870
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Mrs. Bullfrog
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page have one column headings: "Mrs.Bullfrog" "By Nathaniel Hawthorne"
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.... See More
Charles Dickens & Henry Ward Beecher...
Item #599295
July 15, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 15, 1870
* Charles Dickens
* Henry Ward Beecher
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page have one column headings that include: "Summer Dinners" "By Henry Ward Beecher" "Charles Dickens" and more.
Complete in 4 pages, n... See More
Franco-Prussian War beginning...
Item #599292
July 22, 1870
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 22, 1870
* Franco-Prussian War beginning
This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. Pages 2 & 3 have one column headings that include: "Austria and Prussia" "England's Efforts For Peace" "Europe" "Austria Not Arming" "Napo... See More
Red Hill, South Carolina Negro lynching...
Item #599206
July 28, 1876
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1876
* Red Hill, South Carolina
* Negro lynching
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Lynch Law and Robbery In South Carolina" and more. 1st report c... See More
Death of actress Charlotte Saunders Cushman...
Item #599200
February 19, 1876
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, February 19, 1876
* Charlotte Cushman death
* American stage actress
* Parker House Hotel
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Death at Boston of Charlotte Cushman, the Actress&quo... See More
Apache Indians... New Mexico...
Item #599199
January 28, 1876
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, January 28, 1876
* Apache Indians
* New Mexico fight
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Fight Between Indians And U.S. Soldiers" and more. 1st report coverage on a fight near... See More
Lincoln's Proclamation to deserters...
Item #599176
March 11, 1865
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln proclamation to deserters
* General William T. Sherman Southern march
* Final month of the Civil War
Among the front page Civil War column heads are: "SHERMAN'S CAMPAIGN" "Important Reports From New Bern" "Fayetteville Said to be in Possession of Our Forces" "Sherman's Advance within Forty... See More
Crash of Barnum's Circus... Opening of the American Museum of Natural History...
Item #599150
THE WORLD, New York, April 28, 1871 The frontpage carries a headline "Smashing A Circus" with subhead "Barnum's Caravan Run Into on the New Jersey Central Railroad", "Two men Killed and Wagon Demolished -- Tommy Welsh, the Dwarf Driver, Fatally Wounded -- Three Others Badly Injured -- Scenes at Crawford Station and Elizabeth -- The Inquest, Etc". The article... See More
1875 Central Virginia earthquake....
Item #599149
December 24, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 24, 1875
* 3 Negroes executed for murder
* New York hangings
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "EARTHQUAKE", "Two Shocks Felt At Richmond"... See More
Race riot in Rolling Fork, Mississippi....
Item #599147
December 12, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 12, 1875
* Rolling Fork, Mississippi
* Race riot - Negroes
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "MISSISSIPPI" "Riot In Issaquena County" "More Negro Trou... See More
Molly Maguires murders in Pennsylvania....
Item #599146
December 11, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 11, 1875
* Molly Maguires
* Pennsylvania Murders
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Murder by Molly Maguires" "Pennsylvania" and more. 1st report coverage ... See More
The Modoc Indian War...
Item #599128
April 24, 1873
NEW YORK TIMES, April 24 , 1873
* Modocs - Captain Jack
The top of the front page has: "The Savages" "Situation in the Lava Beds--Feeling Among the Adjacent Tribes--Massacres in Arkansas and Wyoming" mostly concerning the Modoc Indian War.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
General Stonewall Jackson statue enveiling...
Item #599114
October 27, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, October 27, 1875
* Stonewall Jackson statue
* Richmond, Virginia
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "JACKSON" "Unveiling of the Statue of Stonewall Jackson--Immense Crow... See More
The popular illustrated newspaper...
Item #599099
May 10, 1873
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 10, 1873 The full front page is a political cartoon: "Mayor Havemeyer Disciplining the Aldermanic Monster". Pages 4 & 5 are entirely taken up with 4 large prints (see), and the back page has a print of the "Wm. Knabe & Co.'s Piano Factories".
Eight pages, folio size, very nice condition.
Bank of California failure...
Item #599093
August 28, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 28, 1875
* Bank of California failure
* William Chapman Ralston
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "CALIFORNIA", "Failure Of The Bank Of Californ... See More
William Alexander Graham death...
Item #599090
August 12, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 12, 1875
* William Alexander Graham death
* North Carolina governor
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
Page 2 has one column headings that include: "Death of Governor Graham" and more. 1st report ... See More
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana....
Item #599087
July 28, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1875
* East Feliciana Parish Negro uprising
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Threatened Uprising Of The Negroes At East Felicia" and more. 1st report coverage on a ... See More
Long Point, Illinois railroad murder....
Item #599085
July 10, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 10, 1875
* Outlaws attempt to rob train
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "ILLINOIS" "Desperate Attempt To Rob An Express Car" and more. 1st report coverage o... See More
On the fall of Charleston...
Item #599043
March 04, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 4, 1865 The front page has: "From Wilmington" "Exchange of Prisoners--Their Fearful Condition..." "Late Rebel News" "The Fall of Charleston" "From Chattanooga" and other items.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
On the fall of Charleston...
Item #599042
March 04, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 4, 1865 The front page has: "From Wilmington" "Exchange of Prisoners--Their Fearful Condition..." "Late Rebel News" "The Fall of Charleston" "From Chattanooga" and other items.
Eight pages, address label in the masthead, very nice condition.
Post-Civil War from Madison, Wisconsin...
Item #598866
December 22, 1868
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 22, 1868 Among the front page items: "News from Washington" "Cuban Revolution Declining" "Rumors About Gen. Grant's Cabinet" "A Proposed Amendment to the Constitution".
Complete in four pages, a wealth of advertising with many illustrated ads, nice condition.
Old West newspaper from Salt Lake City, Utah...
Item #598774
February 22, 1871
THE SALT LAKE HERALD, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, February 22, 1871
* Uncommon title
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen o... See More
Men In Diving Armor...
Item #598773
August 26, 1871
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, August 26, 1871 A large frontpage illustration "New York City -- Men In Diving Armor Laying A Rip-Rap For The Foundation Of The New Boat Landing". Also an illustration of the boat landing. Almost a halfpage inside "The Ebony Bridal -- The Ball". A fullpage has an illustration of peaches being unloaded at Jersey City for the New York Market, a... See More
Robert E. Lee for president ?....
Item #598641
May 05, 1866
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1866
* General Robert E. Lee
Page 4 has a small but interesting report with a one column heading: "Gen. Lee For President". See image for text here. Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
Colorado admitted to the Union ?.....
Item #598638
May 04, 1866
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 4, 1866
* Colorado joins the Union ?
* Statehood ?
The front page has a one column heading:
"Colorado Admitted to the Union---80 to 55"
with smaller subhead: "The Colorado Bill" 1st report coverage on the House passing the Colorado Bill. The President would however veto this bill and Colorado would not actually gain statehood for another 10 ye... See More
From Northern California...
Item #598580
October 10, 1874
THE PEOPLE'S CAUSE, Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, Oct. 10, 1874
* Rare Old west title
This is from 2 years before the city would be incorporated. Located in Northern California, there is much news of the day both local & national.
Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, various tears at margins otherwise good.
South Carolina repeals secession...
Item #598509
September 20, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1865
* Reconstruction era
Among the front page column heads are: "The Home of Secession" "Meeting of the Constitutional Convention" "The Ordinance of Secession Repealed" "Report in Favor of the Abolition of Slavery" which is a report from Columbia, S.C. also: "Trial of Capt. Wirz"
Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More
Jesse & Frank James captured ?
Item #598488
January 30, 1875
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1875
* Jesse and Frank James arrested ?
* Kearney MO Missouri home raid
The bottom of the front page has a very brief--and inaccurate--report headed: "Arrest Of The James Boys In Missouri". It reads in total: "A dispatch purporting to come from reliable sources says that Sheriff Groom, of Clay County, with a posse of twenty me... See More
Laurens County, South Carolina riot....
Item #598486
October 24, 1870
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 24, 1870
* Laurens County, South Carolina
* Columbia, SC riot
The front page has a small and somewhat discrete heading: "Riot At Columbia, S. C.--Several Persons Killed". See image for brief text. This is 1st report coverage on the Laurens County, South Carolina riot.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor foxing, otherwise nice condition... See More
The Modoc Indian War...
Item #598463
January 21, 1873
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, New York, Jan. 21, 1873 The top of the first column has a nice stack of headlines, many concerning the Modoc Indian War, including: "DESPERATE BATTLE" "With the Modoc Indians" "Ten Hours of Conflict with a Concealed Foe" "Defeat of the Troops" "Outnumbered, Five to One" plus heads on other events of the day... See More
Folio size with prints...
Item #598405
April 28, 1873
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 28, 1873 The ftpg. has a print of: "Fechter in the Play of 'Corsican Brothers'...". Page 4 is a full page print: "The Missionary's Dilemma--A Modern Reformer In Doubt" and a halfpg: "Some of the Prominent Public Men of Spain". There are some back page prints as well.
Eight pages, folio size, very nice condition.... See More
KKK gang arrest... Baseball... train robbery...
Item #598355
August 15, 1871
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1871
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Missouri train robbery
Page 5 has: "The KuKlux" "Arrest of a Gang with their Disguises in North Carolina..."
Also: "An Express Robbery" "How it Was Done..."
Page 3 has: "Base-Ball--Athletic vs. Atlantic'
This issue contains other news of the day. It is complete in 8 pages, an... See More
New grade of "General" of the army....
Item #598259
July 26, 1866
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 26, 1866
* Grade of General of the Army created : Grant suggested
* Farragut to be Admiral of the Navy
Among the front page first column headlines are: "WASHINGTON NEWS" "The Bill Creating the Grade of General Signed by the President" "Lieut-Gen. Grant Nominated to the Place" "Vice-Admiral Farragut Nominated Admiral"... See More
South Carolina abolishes slavery...
Item #598235
November 14, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1865 Page 5 has a report "Room For South Carolina" with subheadlines "The Constitutional Amendment Adopted", "The Cradle of the Late Rebellion Abandons Slavery", and "Very Little Opposition in Either House". "The Constitutional Amendment abolishing slavery passed both Houses of the South Carolina Legislature to-day wit... See More
Stone & Murray's Circus...
Item #598143
October 14, 1868
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, October 14, 1868 Taking a full column on the front page is an ad for: "Stone & Murray's Circus" with a list of the attractions and performers, and several nice woodcuts.
Other news and advertisements, some with illustrations, are within the issue as well.
This is complete in four pages and is in good condition.
Still with the red postage stamp from having been sent through the mail...
Item #597884
October 10, 1874
THE PICTORIAL WORLD, London, Oct. 10, 1874 An illustrated newspaper much in the line of "Harper's Weekly" & "Illustrated London News" but the prime feature is more the back page red postage stamp rather than the content. In the right margin of the back page is a red "one penny" postage stamp, with a cancellation and the mailing address handwritten ... See More
Baseball President... May Day in the Country...
Item #597852
May 16, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868 The front page contains a quarter-page illustration of "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed "The Base-Ball President". Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing on... See More
A floating fire engine...
Item #597578
December 19, 1874
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 19, 1874 This issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: "Sire Joseph Whitworth", "Merryweather's Floating Fire Engine"; "Underground Railway in New York - The Normal College Fronting the Work"; "The Ericsson Pneumatic Torpedo" and more articles and ad... See More
Brainerd, Minnesota Railroad Bridge 1872...
Item #597575
March 23, 1872
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 23, 1872 This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions and/or prints: Brainerd, Minnesota Railroad Bridge - Surface Blower - Wagon Wheel - Electric Battery & much more. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them. Very interes
... See More
Anti Polygamy bill passed...
Item #597511
March 28, 1870
THE CIRCULAR, Oneida Community, March 28, 1870. This issue contains a first report on the back page concerning the anti-polygamy bill being passed by the House. This report is somewhat short but still is a first report.
This is complete in 8 pages, untrimmed and is in nice condition.
From the Territory of Utah...
Item #597009
October 24, 1876
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 24, 1876 From this "territory" 20 years before Utah would become a state. Inside has: "The Indians--300 Lodges Captured, Disarmed & Dismounted" "The Express Robbery" "Killed by a Train" & much more. A wealth of ads.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
Death of General Winfield Scott...
Item #597003
May 30, 1866
NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, May 30, 1866
* General Winfield Scott death
The top of the front page has: "Death of Lieut.-Gen. Scott" "Sketch of His Long & Glorious Military Career" "His Political Aspirations, Successes & Defeats" "His Course During the Rebellion--The Organization & Handling of the First Army" "His Last Illness &... See More
Virginia returns to the Union...
Item #597001
February 01, 1870
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 1, 1870
* Post Civil War Virginia
* Returns to the Union
The ftpg. has an item headed: "The Admission Of Virginia -- Official Announcement by the President--The First Military District Abolished" with the text noting that Virginia has rejoined the union following the Civil War & that its representatives & senators will once again take their sea... See More
Reflecting upon the Civil War...
Item #596781
August 05, 1865
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
Franco -Prussian War...
Item #596769
October 01, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 1, 1870 The doublepg. centerfold shows: "The Unconditional Surrender...of the French Army of Marshal McMahon to the Commander of the Prussian Forces...". There is a full page : "Bird's-eye View of the Fortified City of Metz, France"; a fullpg. cartoon: "Out of the Depths"; a small print of "The Cathedral of... See More
Civil War officially over....
Item #596303
April 07, 1866
NEW YORK DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, April 7, 1866
* Uncommon title
* Civil War officially ends
The front page has nearly a column headed: "Death of Gen. J. H. Morgan" and also: "PEACE! PEACE! Martial Law Abolished! The Habeas Corpus Restored". This was a white supremacist newspaper from during & just after the Civil War, proclaiming by its publishers: "White Supr... See More
Broadside "supplement"...
Item #596301
January 01, 1870
RED WING REPUBLICAN--SUPPLEMENT, (Minnesota), not dated but presumably from the 1870's. This is a single sheet broadside (printed on one side only) with reports from various newspapers throughout the state.
Single sheet, 12 by 16 inches, light foxing in one corner, great condition.
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