Tow-Boat Crescent City explosion...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, March 26, 1874



* Tow-Boat Crescent City explosion

* Memphis TN Tennessee



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "The Steamboat Explosion" "Particulars of the Loss of the Crescent City"

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Watsonville, California duel...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, February 23, 1874



* Watsonville, California duel

* Women's temperance crusade



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Terrible Tragedy" "A Duel Fought With only Two Feet Between the Opponents--Both of the Duelists Killed" See image for text here.

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A White House wedding..

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, May 22, 1874



* President Ulysses S. Grant's Daughter

* White House Wedding



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "The Marriage of Nellie Grant" "A Brilliant Affair, with a Deal of Flunkeyism...." Lengthy text here.

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Oil regions around Titusville...

THE WORLD, New York City, December 7, 1872



* Titusville, Pennsylvania

* Perturbation in oil regions



The front page has one column headings: "THE CORNER IN OIL" "The Entire Pennsylvania Petroleum Region In A Tumult" "New And Startling Scheme" Lengthy text continues on page 2.

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Early depredations in Texas...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 4, 1868



* Early crimes in Texas

* Joseph J. Reynold



The front page has one column headings: "WASHINGTON" "Reign Of Terror In Texas" "Major-Gen. Reynolds Corroborates With Tribune's Reports...." Text takes up a full column.

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Supreme Court Decision...

Beginning of the "Miranda Rights" law...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 14, 1966 



* Miranda rights onset

* Supreme Court decides the Miranda vs. Arizona case

* Landmark decision



The top of the front page reports on a game-changing ruling for law enforcement, as the Supreme Court responds to the case of "Miranda vs. Arizona". The headline reads:



"Law Aides Critical Of Confession Edict"



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The Modoc Indian War...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1873  The top of the first column has: "THE MODOCS" "Another Encounter in the Lava Beds--A Detachment Ambushed by Indians--23 Killed and 18 Wounded". This coverage takes over 2 columns.

Twelve pages, minor spine wear to the back leaf, nice condition.

An "Extra" edition printed upon arrival of a ship from Europe...

NEW YORK HERALD -- EXTRA, Oct. 22, 1841  An uncommon single sheet issue with a much different masthead, which includes: "Arrival Of The Columbia At Boston. Sixteen Days Later From Europe." Obviously this was a separate printing containing news from Europe as received from the ship Columbia. But this news takes less than 1 1/2 columns of the front page, the balance of the issue is ta... See More  

Lemont, Illinois train wreck...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, August 18, 1873



* Lemont, Illinois train wreck



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Railroad Casualty" "Terrible Railroad Accident Near Chicago" and more. Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.

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Paris, Kentucky hanging... The Yellowstone...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, June 14, 1873



* Wetzell County, WV lynching

* Paris, Kentucky execution

* Yellowstone exploration



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Lynch Law in West Virginia" "Public Executions" "Bungling Job at Paris, Ky."

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Scottsboro Boys arrested...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 26, 1931



* Scottsboro Boys arrested

* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls

* Mahatma Gandhi - India riots



This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21: "JAIL HEAD ASKS TROOPS AS MOB SEEKS NEGROES"

"Riot Feared in Scottsboro, Ala., After Arrest of Nine, Held for Attacking Girls"



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Creedmoor rifle match...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1877



* Creedmoor international rifle match



The front page has one column headings: "THE AMERICAN TEAM WINS" "A Score Never Before Equaled" "The Second Stage Of The International Match At Creedmoor...." Lengthy text takes up over four full columns with scores on page 2.

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Boss Tweed jail sentence ...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, November 24, 1873



* William M. "Boss" Tweed

* Tammany Hall



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Boss Tweed" "Heavy Sentence of the Tammany Chief--Twelve Years in Jail and a Fine of $12,750"

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Carbondale, Illinois negro lynching...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, February 6, 1874



* Terre Haute, Indiana ghost

* Carbondale, Illinois negro lynching



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "LYNCH LAW" "Hanging, by a Mob, of a Negro Murderer at Carbondale..." See image for text.

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John C. Heenan death...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, October 27, 1873



* John C. Heenan death

* Bare Knuckle boxing



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Utah" "Death of John C. Heenan, the Prize Fighter". See image for text.

Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

1st Negro high school in Kentucky...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, October 8, 1873



* 1st Negro high school

* Louisville KY Kentucky



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Kentucky" "The First Colored High School in Kentucky". See image for text.

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Mary Todd Lincoln death...

DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, July 16, 1882



* Mary Todd Lincoln death (day of)



The front page has one column headings: "Mrs. Abraham Lincoln", "Her Health Reported to be Failing Rapidly". See image for the text. She would die on this day.



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Chief Moses capture...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1879



* Chief Moses capture

* Yakima, Washington



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

The front page has small one column headings: "Indians" "Chief Moses Interviewed--He is Not Hostile to the Whites". See image for text.

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Siege & capture of Paris, France...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1871



* Franco-Prussian War

* Siege & fall of Paris, France

* French surrender



The front page has one column headlines that include: "IS IT PEACE?" "An Armistice for Twenty-One Days Agreed Upon" "Capitulation of the French Capital and the Terms" "The Army, With a Small Exception, Prisoners in the City" "Occupat... See More  

Captain Parry's Northwest Passage Expedition....

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1820  The first article is a 4 page report on: "Col. MacDonald on the North-West Magnetic Pole". Also of noteworthy interest is a terrific 7 1/2 page article: "North-West Expedition" which is a great account of Parry's exploration of the area beyond the Arctic Circle, north of Canada. Included is a nice foldout  map ... See More  

The Aurora Borealis...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1792  Among the articles of interest are: "Continuation of Two Months Tour in Scotland", "Report on Pendulums", "Virtues of the Coffee Drink", "The regular Appearance and Departure of Swallows" "Query on the Aurora Borealis", and much more. Near the back are various news reports under: "Inte... See More  

President Pierce's address to the nation...

THE UNION ARGUS, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 1856 



* President Franklin Pierce

* State of the Union Address



The entire front page & a portion of page 2 are taken up with the: "Message - From the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress", being the President's annual state-of-the-Union address signed in type at its conclusion: Franklin Pierce.

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For the countries of Mexico and the United States...

THE TWO REPUBLICS, City of Mexico, March 23, 1878  An interesting and unusual newspaper printed almost entirely in English. The title would suggest it was printed in Mexico but for a primarily American readership. Some of the content relates to Mexican events as well. The back page is almost entirely taken up with ads.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice, clean condition.

Samuel Archer King ballooning......

THE WORLD, New York City, October 5, 1872



* Samuel Archer King

* Scientific ballooning voyage



Page 2 has small one column headings: "UP IN A BALLOON" "A Thrilling Voyage Over the White Mountains" "Out At Sea In The Darkness And Fog" and more. Over a full column of text.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherw... See More  

The Bennington Mob... Gage coming to America...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 7, 1774  Page 2 has an item noting: "Yesterday some dispatches arrived in town from Governor Hutchinson, of Massachusetts Bay...We hear that Lieut. General Gage is preparing to embark for Boston in New England in consequence of his appointment to succeed Governor Hutchinson during his Majesty's pleasure." A fateful decision that would set the... See More