SS Princess Alice disaster in 1878...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 4, 1878 



* SS Princess Alice sinking (1st report) 

* Collier Bywell Castle collision 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEATH'S DAY", "Five Hundred Excursionists Drowned off the British Coast", "A Steamer Run Down and Sunk in Five Minutes", "Frightful Acc... See More  

1864 Civil War....

NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From New Orleans" "Organization of the New State Government of Louisiana" "Inauguration of Governor Hahn" "Address of Gen. Banks" "News From the Department of the South" "The Sherman Expedition" "Grant's Army" & m... See More  

Map of the war in Denmark...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 3, 1864  The front page is dominated by a rather large map headed: "THE WAR IN DENMARK. The Siege of Duppel--The Entrenchment of the Danes..." and more (see) There are also ftpg. one column heads on "The Danish War" as well as reports on the American Civil War. More war-related reports on the inside & back pages.

Eight pages, very nice condi... See More  

George Eliot death in 1880....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, December 24, 1880



* Novelist George Eliot death

* Victorian era



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



"GEORGE ELIOT"

"The Great Novalist Quietly Passes Away"

"Her Death Caused by a Chill Taken on Sunday Last"



1st report coverage on the death of famous English novelist, George Eliot.



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Ohio Railroad system....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 4, 1880



* Stephenson's Rocket steam locomotive print



Page 3 has a nice two column illustration of the "Stephenson's Rocket" steam locomotive with headline: "A History of the Ohio Railroad Company--The Forerunner, and What Might Have Been the Parent of the Present Lake Shore Railroad"



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1863 Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 17, 1863 



* Charleston SC South Carolina



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are; "Important From The Mississippi" "Operations of the Marine Brigade" "Serious Steamboat Disaster" "Rumored Capture of Marmaduke" "The Bombardment at Charleston" "Operations Before Chattanooga" "The Def... See More  

Battle of Chickamauga...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 29, 1863 



* Battle of Chickamauga - Tennessee 

* General George H. Thomas official report 



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Battle of Chickamauga - Official Report of Major-Gen. Thomas" which is very detailed & takes nearly 2 columns; "Progress of the War In Florida", "Description of the C... See More  

Eamon de Valera resigns...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 6, 1922



* Eamon de Valera resigns (1st report)

* President of the Irish Republic

* Irish free State



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DE VALERA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC; EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DAIL IRREVOCABLY SPLIT" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the resignation ... See More  

Holiday on Ice explosion...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963



* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana

* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Shattering Explosion Kills 67 in Indiana Coliseum During Show". 1st report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday on Ice show.



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Salineville, OH miners' strike...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 10, 1880



* Salineville OH Ohio

* Coal mining



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "COAL MINERS", "The Three Months' Strike at Salineville Ended", and "The Men Notified to Go to Work or Take Out Their Tools". This is 1st report coverage on the end of the coal miners strike at Sa... See More  

Bobby Jones' Golf Grand Slam in 1930...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 27, 1930 



* Golfer Bobby Jones 

* Grand Slam 4 Majors 

* Day of achievement 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headlines on the front page that include: "Homans Stages Sensational Comeback to Beat Seavers; Plays Jones for Title Today" and more. Jones would win the historic grand slam of golf on this day. Ni... See More  

The arrest of Christy Mathewson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1917



* Christy Mathewson arrested

* Sunday blue law violated

* Baseball - John McGraw



This 20 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "M'Graw And 'Matty' Summoned To Court", "Police Charge Sunday Benefit Game for 69th Was Part of National League Schedule". See photo for brief coverage on the arrest of Christy Mathewso... See More  

Erskine Childers killed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1922 



* Robert Erskine Childers executed 

* Irish Nationalist 

* Irish Civil war 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHILDERS EXECUTED BY THE FREE STATE; REPRISALS FEARED", "Military Court's Sentence Is Carried Out After Night of Rebel Terror in Dublin", "MET HIS... See More  

Map of Germany... French & Indian War...

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1760 



* Battle of Quebec

* Map of the war in Germany

* French and Indian War



A feature of this issue is the "French Account of the Raising the Siege of Quebec" which takes over half a page (see for portions). There is also: "A Description of a Water Mill of a New Construction..." for grinding sugar cane in Jamaica, which in... See More  

Great Bend, Kansas tornado disaster of 1959...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, November 11, 1915 



* Great Bend,  Kansas tornado 

* SS Ancona sinking 



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "12 KILLED, OVER 100 INJURED IN KANSAS TWISTER", "Fifty Residences, Santa Fe Depot, Water Plant and Three Flouring Mills Destroyed in Great Bend", "Thousands Of Sheep... See More  

From colonial Boston...

SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, May 16, 1768  The front page is taken up with a wide variety of news reports from London including one item noting: "...the colony agents have orders...to obtain an act of Parliament for the encouragement of the  linen manufactury in North America...". An inside page has reports from "Boston" including: "...considering them too... See More  

John L. Sullivan visits White House...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, April 5, 1887



* John L. Sullivan

* Heavyweight boxing



Column three of the front page has headlines that include: "GROVER AND JOHN L." and "The Champion Prize Fighter Pays His Respects to President Cleveland".



Coverage on heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan's visit to the White House to meet President Grover Cleveland.



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Garfield assassination trial...1881...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 19, 1881 



* James A. Garfield assassination 

* Trial of Charles Guiteau 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WASHINGTON", "Fifth Day of the trial of Guiteau", "The Prisoner Very Turbulent And Unmanageable", "Reading of the Letters Which Guiteau Wrote to Ge... See More  

1955 World Series... The First World Series MVP, John Podres...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 6, 1955



* Brooklyn Dodgers are World Series champions

* Finally beats New York Yankees

* Major league baseball - Bums no more

* Johnny Podres - 1st World Series MVP



This 48 page newspaper has various headings in the sport's section (page 40) regarding the recent victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1955 World Series that in... See More  

Mining town of Eureka, Nevada...

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Babe Ruth suspended in by Johnson...

THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, May 26, 1922



* Babe Ruth & Ban Johnson

* Fight with umpire & fan

* Suspended from baseball



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 22): "BABE RUTH IS SUSPENDED BY PRES. JOHNSON", "Bambino Can't Play Until Investigation Is Made of Occurrence".



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Great Pueblo Colorado flood...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 5, 1921



* Pueblo, Colorado flood disaster



This 40+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "500 LIVES ARE LOST WHEN RAGING TORRENT SWEEPS OVER PUEBLO", "Many Trapped Like Rats", "Other Towns Stricken" and more. 1st report coverage on the great flood of Pueblo, Colorado.



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Laramie WY airplane crash....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 7, 1955



* Laramie WY airplane crash

* Nice headline for display



This 40 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "66 DIE IN WYOMING PLANE CRASH" with subheads and related photos. 1st report coverage on the Oakland bound DC-4 Airplane crash near Laramie, Wyoming.



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Very early toy railroad train ad... Columbia Motor Carriage...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 22, 1897 Within the issue is a small but very early illustrated advertisement for a "Complete electric railway with battery and track..." from the Carlisle & Finch company. Ad measures about 1 by 2 1/2 inches on one of the back pages. Also in the issue is "Southern Station of Harvard Observatory, Peru"; The Anderson Typewriter (shorthand),... See More  

Ruth Nichols airplane flight record...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, March 7, 1931 



* Ruth Nichols - aviatrix 

* Altitude airplane flight record (women) 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ruth Nichols Hops to 30,000-Foot Record" with subhead and photo of Nichols (see photos).



Nice to have on the front page. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throu... See More