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  

Bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, July 14, 1882



* Bombardment of Alexandria

* Royal Navy



Pages 4 & 5 have one column headings that include: "DEATH ! RUIN !" "Horrible Massacre of Europeans in Alexandria" "Hundreds of Them Mercilessly Slaughtered" "Alexandria Evacuated and in Flames" "WAR" and more.

Other news and advertisements ... See More  

McAlester, Oklahoma tornado disaster...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, May 12, 1882



* McAlester, Oklahoma

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headings that include: "THE WIND" "The Town of McAllister,Indian Territory" "Almost Obliterated by a Terrific Cyclone" and more.

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

Frederick Schwatka arctic expedition...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, September 24, 1880 



* Frederick Schwatka 

* Arctic expedition 



The front page has one column headings: "ARCTIC" and "Return of the Schwatka Expedition". 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  

SS Narragansett collision disaster....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 18, 1880



* SS Narragansett & Stonington collision

* Long Island Sound sinking



Page 3 has one column headings that include: "DOWN TO DEATH" "Steamship Collision on Long Island Sound" "Between the Stonington and Narragansett" "The Latter Burned and Sunk in a Few Minutes" and more. This is 1st report cov... See More  

Dearing family massacre....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1866



* The Dearing family murders (1st report)

* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Antoine Probst



Page 5 has one column headings: "Terrible Crime In Philadelphia" "Seven Persons Murdered In One House" "A Laborer Kills his Employer and his Whole Family..." See image for text here.

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

Reconstruction... The South after the war... Arizona...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, New York, June 26, 1865



* Post Civil War reconstruction in the South



The front page has the following one column headlines: "RECONSTRUCTION", "The South Carolinians & the President", "Plain Words by the Chief Magistrate", "Conditions to the Readmission of the Palmetto State", "The Abandonment of Slavery Essential", &quo... 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.

Charlestown Navy Yard... Clipper Ship Oriental...

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, September 8, 1852  The front page features a half-page illustration "Grand Review of the U. S. Marine Artillery, of Providence, R. I., by His Excellency Gov. Boutwell and Staff, On Boston Common." Within the issue is "The Late Count D'Orsay" which includes a small illustration of him; "Departure of the Lizzie Webber,... See More  

18th century boxing.......

THE MORNING POST, AND DAILY ADVERTISER, London, April 13, 1790



* 18th century boxing



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 2 has a report on a upcoming boxing match. See image for text.

Nice condition.... See More  

Man of 137 years ?.......

THE MORNING POST, AND DAILY ADVERTISER, London, March 24, 1790



* Man of 137 years



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 a man from Aldborough, North Yorkshire who recently turned 137 years old. See image for text here.

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The manumission of slaves... Marquis La Fayette...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, November 15, 1788 Page 5 has nearly two columns with various reports from American regarding American Indians, as well as a brief article from New York from: "...The Society for promoting the manumission [freeing]of slaves, and protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated...", which mentions the presence of Marquis La Fayette among others.

Eight pages, ... See More  

Negroes street car sit-in...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1867



* Richmond street cars

* Negroes sit-in demonstration



The front page has a small one column heading: "Street-Car Difficulty in Richmond" Coverage on Richmond, Virginia street car sit-in by area Negroes.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear, otherwise nice.

More slaves in Charleston than free whites...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 21, 1817 



* Early Charleston SC South Carolina

* Population - census - slaves



The back page has a brief chart headed: "Charleston" noting the population of the various inhabitants of the city. It notes 5573 white males, 5656 while females, 434 colored free males, 766 colored free females, and 11,515 slaves.

Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 3/... See More  

Importations details... The Delaware Canal...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, 1817  The front page has: "Robbery of the Mail". Inside has: "The War Tables - Land & Naval Battles in the Late War" "Delaware & Raritan Canal" which takes 4 pages; and much more, including 3 full pages of charts of the: "Aggregate of Importations".

Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, nice ... See More  

Dearing family massacre....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1866



* The Dearing family murders

* Philadelphia Pennsylvania

* Antoine Probst



The front page has small one column headings: "The Dearing Murder" "Arrest of the Murderer--His Confession--Exciting Scene at the Mayor's Office--More About the Dearing Family" Text takes up more than a full column.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages... See More  

Rudolf Schroeder altitude record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1920



* Rudolf Schroeder breaks altitude record



The front page has one column headlines that include: "CLIMBS 36,020 FEET IN PLANE AND LANDS AFTER 5-MILE DROP", "Major Schroeder, Oxygen Exhausted, Loses Consciousness at Record Height Over Dayton", "Thousands Watch His Fall", "Partly Blind At Landing"&... See More  

Acts of Congress signed by President Madison...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 22, 1817  Among the items in this issue are: "Laws of the United States - An Act More Effectually to Preserve the Neutral Relations of the United States" signed in type: James Madison, & another "An Act Concerning the Navigation of the United States" also signed by: James Madison. Also: "On Indian Affairs" which ta... See More  

Nashville, Tennessee Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1872



* Negro lynching



The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Robber and Murderer Lynched in Tennessee" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, David Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee"

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

Naval items... Napoleon... Dartmoor massacre...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 15, 1815 



* Dartmoor Prison massacre

* Napoleon Bonaparte



The top of the front page is the introduction of a new publication, the "American Naval Chronicle". Inside includes: "War Events: Or Matters Belonging to the Late War" which begins with a letter from Captain Biddle to Commodore Decatur on board the U.S. Hornet, with... 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  

Reorganizing the U.S. Navy...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 10, 1814 



* United States Navy

* William Jones



The first five pages are taken up with the very lengthy & detailed: "Naval Report" datelined Navy Department, Nov. 15, 1814, beginning: "In obedience to the resolution of the senate...directing the secretary of the navy to devise and digest a system for the better organization ... See More