1918 Capture of Vaux, France...
Item #700096
June 07, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1918
* Capture of Vaux - France
* Occupation of Chateau-Thierry
* American forces - River Marne
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS TAKE VAUX" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile ... See More
1872 burial of Horace Greeley.....
Item #700090
December 05, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 5, 1872
* Horace Greeley death - burial
* New York Tribune founder - editor
* Liberal Republican Party
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "THE PHILOSOPHER AT REST" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up about 5 full columns.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
1872 Portland, New York train wreck disaster....
Item #700085
December 25, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 25, 1872
* Christmas eve train wreck disaster
* Cross Cut Railroad - Portland, New York
* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RAILROAD HOLOCAUST" with subheads. (see images)
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BURNING OF BARNUM'S" with subheads. (see images)
Other news of the d... See More
The Lowry War in North Carolina...
Item #700084
December 28, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872
* Andrew Strong killed
* Lowry's War - gang
* Pembroke, North Carolina
* Scuffletown
Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.
The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the Confederate Home Guard, a band of American... See More
China-themed prints... The historic Gale of 1861...
Item #700079
February 23, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 23, 1861 The front page is taken up with two interesting China-themed prints: "PEKING CAB" and "AMUSEMENTS ON ICE", with related text on page 171.
There are several prints with related articles regarding the Great Gale of 1861 off the English and Irish coasts. See images for details. Another full-page print is shows the executio... See More
P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"... Santa Anna on the front page... African church in Cincinnati...
Item #700071
April 30, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 30, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a nice print of: "Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna" with a related article. Prints within include: "Meeting in the African... See More
P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"... Cornelius Vanderbilt...
Item #700070
April 09, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 9, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Prints within include: "The Gardener Trial: Scene in the Courtroom, Washington"; 3 prints showing: "Illustrations of the Shad Fishery&quo... See More
P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"...
Item #700069
March 05, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 5, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Front page shows: "New Clipper Ship, Empress of the Sea'. Prints inside include: "Portrait of Sir John Franklin--Arctic Exploring Expediti... See More
1946 Tel Aviv car park raid...
Item #700065
April 26, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1946
* Tel Aviv - Israel car park raid
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* Zionist underground groups - Lehi militants
Page 8 has a one column heading: "6 Britons In Tel Aviv Slain By Extremists" (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: On 25 April 1946, a Lehi... See More
Much on 'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700060
May 19, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 19, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Inside has a wealth of reports relating to the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.
Page 4 has a lengthy editorial on the situation, and page 5 has a column headed: "Important From Kansas" "Indictments For High Treason" "Buf... See More
'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700058
May 14, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 14, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 5 contains several items concerning the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.
Articles include: "Arrest of Gov. Robinson of Kansas" "The Mass. Legislature on the Admission of Kansas" and "Hostilities Again Commenced In K... See More
'Bleeding Kansas' and the shooting of Sheriff Jones...
Item #700056
May 12, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Pages 4 & 5 contain an article: "Incoherence Of The Slavery-Extension Party". Part of this article includes a report from Washington beginning: "It is suggested at a distance in quarters that out to know better, that if the admission of Kansas under the Topeka Constit... See More
Relating to 'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700055
May 07, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 7, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 5 begins with a report headed: "Kansas Delays" concerns work in Congress for introducing a bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union.
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces follow... See More
Civil War map shows from Columbus, Ohio to Northern Tennessee...
Item #700051
September 04, 1862
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 4, 1862 The front page features a nice Civil War map with a heading in very large letters: "THE WAR IN THE WEST" with subhead: "Map of Cincinnati, Covington, and the adjacent Country--Showing the Route of the Rebel Advance into Kentucky".
Among the one column war heads are: "Our Army Falls Back to Washington" "The Traitors ... See More
Santa Anna's account of the Battle of Buena Vista...
Item #700049
April 20, 1847
THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1847
* Battle of Buena Vista
* General Santa Anna
* Mexican-American War
Fully half of page 2 is taken up with a very detailed accounting of the historic Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, this one penned by the Mexican general as it is signed in type by him: Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna.
Although both sides claimed victory, the... See More
Latest on the Civil War, with prints...
Item #700043
May 04, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 4, 1861 All of the front page text is headed: "The State of Affairs In America" which reports on the beginning events of the Civil War, which carries over to page 2.
Also on page twill are reports headed: "America" with even further derail on the early events of the war, including the bombing of Fort Sumter, etc.
Another p... See More
Lincoln is overwhelmed with "anxiety"...
Item #700041
April 20, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 20, 1861 Page 3 has reports headed: "America" which includes: "President Lincoln is severely indisposed, owing to incessant labour and anxiety..." and other items relating to the imminent Civil War.
England had a vested interest in the war, supporting the Confederacy because of its great need for cotton.
Complete in 24 p... See More
Abraham Lincoln is formally elected... Fort Moultrie in Charleston...
Item #700039
March 02, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 2, 1861
* Abraham Lincoln's presidential election victory
Pages 2 and 3 contain an article headed: "United States" which has the latest news including a report that: "...the electoral vote for President...been formally counted... Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Hamlin were declared to be duly elected...Mr. Lincoln is on his way to Was... See More
The new flag of South Carolina... Scenes from Charleston...
Item #700038
February 02, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 2, 1861
* Seceded Charleston, South Carolina
Half of the front page is taken up with a print captioned: "The Secession Movement - Entrance Hall to a Hotel At Charleston, South Carolina" with related reports on pages 2 and 3.
Page 2 also has a nice print of: "The New Flag Of The State of South Carolina" with the related des... See More
Front page print of Jefferson Davis... More prints relating to America...
Item #700029
March 16, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 16, 1861 The front page has a nice print captioned: "The Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy of America" with an article on him further into the issue.
England was a supporter of the South during the Civil War, primarily because the South was a source of cotton with the British mills desperately needed.
Page 2 ha... See More
Displayable Christmas cover...
Item #700024
December 01, 1932
COLUMBIA, New Haven, Connecticut, December, 1932 The front cover has a nice Christmas-themed color print showing Mary & the baby Jesus, along with a modern mother and her child reading the "Story of Christmas". Much Christmas-themed content within. Calls itself: "The Largest Catholic Magazine in the World".
Complete in 34 pages plus covers, address label at the... See More
1st airmail airplane service (1918)...
Item #700022
May 21, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1918
* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service
* 1st airmail stamp delivery
Page 2 has a one column heading: "GETS LETTER BY AEROPLANE POST" (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete wi... See More
Bill Newton's beheading made public...
Item #700013
September 10, 1945
THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945
* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading
* Made public for the first time
* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers including a report of a Australian pilot being ... See More
1916 George Sisler & Ernie Shore photos...
Item #700011
September 09, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916
* George Sisler - St. Louis Browns
* Ernie Shore - Boston Red Sox
* Major League Baseball - MLB
Page 8 has a two, 1 column photos of George Sisler & Ernie Shore with headings and text. (see images)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from t... See More
Escaping from Brigham Young...
Item #700006
August 05, 1857
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 5, 1857
* Mormons Mormonism - emigration
* Escaping Brigham Young's tyranny
* Dr. Harvey Burdell murder case
The front page has an article headed: "THE BURDELL MURDER !!" "Complication Of The Mystery" "Mrs. Cunningham Re-Arrested" "A Fictitious Child-Birth" "Astounding Disclosures" and more.
Perhaps... See More
An Indian treaty: the miners have to leave the Black Hills...
Item #699973
August 11, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1875
* Black Hills gold rush - miners - mining
* Cheyenne & Lakota Indians - tribes
The front page has: "Black Hills" "Preparing To Leave" "The Miners Covering Ups The Richer Lodes--The Town of Stonewall Planted in Custer's Gulch" with a dateline of "Cheyenne, W.T.".
This concerns the treaty with the In... See More
Much on the Black Hills... Moody and Sankey...
Item #699972
August 16, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 16, 1875 Page 2 has two columns taken up with a great article: "THE BLACK HILLS" "Resolutions Of The Miners" "Thanks to Gen. Crook & Prof. Janney--The New City Dubbed Custer by the Miners". This is followed by: "Gen. Crook Among the Miners" "Promise of the Miners to Leave the Hills--Efforts to Retain Possession of Claims... See More
On the trial for the Mountain Meadows Massacre... Depredations by the Sioux Indians...
Item #699965
July 20, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 20, 1875 The bottom of the front page has a brief report: "The Mountain Meadow Trial Fixed For Tuesday" with a dateline from Beaver, Utah.
The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a series of attacks during the Utah War that resulted in the mass murder of at least 120 members of an emigrant wagon train, occurring in the southern Utah Territory at Mountain Meadows. ... See More
The Virginia City Great Fire...
Item #699960
October 28, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1875
* Virginia City NV Nevada
* The great fire disaster
* Comstock Lode fame
The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on what is known as the Virginia Great Fire of 1875, a quite notable event in the history of Virginia City.
Considered one of Nevada’s fastest growing cities in its day, Virginia City quickly became
... See More
The "Trial of the Century"...
Item #699959
February 05, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb.5, 1907
* Harry Thaw & Evelyn Nesbit
* Stanford White murder trial
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "INSANITY IS THE DEFENSE OF THAW" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in p... See More
Patrick Joseph Hayes death... Catholic Cardinal...
Item #699957
September 05, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 5, 1938
* Patrick Joseph Hayes death (First report)
* American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
* Archbishop of New York
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Cardinal Hayes Dies at 70 In Sleep at Country Home" with subhead and photo. (see) Much more on pages 6 & 7 with several more photos. Lengthy text. Always nice to have notabl... See More
1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands...
Item #699956
December 10, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 10, 1914
* Battle of the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic
* British Royal vs. Imperial German Navy
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN CRUISER NURNBERG IS SUNK BY BRITISH" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issue... See More
Women's suffrage in 1875...
Item #699954
November 18, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 18, 1875
* Women's suffrage meeting
Page 5 has: "The Ballot For Women" "American Woman Suffrage Association" "Opening of the 7th Annual Meeting--Addresses by Bishop Haven, Charles Bradlaugh, Mrs. Lucy Stone, and Others".
Eight pages, nice condition.
... See More
Moody and Sankey and the religious awakening...
Item #699951
November 23, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1875
* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons
The back page has nearly 1 12 columns taken up with: "THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING" "Moody and Sankey".
This is on Dwight L. Moody, a notable American evangelist, and Ira D. Sankey, an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long associat... See More
The death of Willam B. Astor, Sr... Rev. Moody...
Item #699949
November 25, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1875 Page 5 has two columns taken up with: "WILLIAM B. ASTOR" "His Death Yesterday".
William Astor was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations to the... See More
Moody and Sankey...
Item #699948
November 26, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1875
* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons
Page 5 has 1 1/2 columns headed: "MOODY AND SANKEY - Tendencies of the Work" with other subheads.
Ira Sankey was an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious revival campaigns in America
... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699947
October 10, 1973
PALO ALTO TIMES, California, Oct. 10, 1973
* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ****
The front page has a headline: "Israel retakes Golan Heights" (see images)
FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)... See More
"Boss" Tweed escapes from jail...
Item #699946
December 06, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 6, 1875 The front page has a full column, page 2 has two columns, and page 5 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on the recent escape of "Boss" Tweed from jail.
He escaped jail on December 4 and fled to Spain, where he was eventually found and returned to the States and to jail. Great to have this very lengthy account in a New York newspaper.... See More
Rev. Moody... Bigamy in Utah... Boss Tweed...
Item #699941
December 10, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1875 The front page has: "Mr. Moody's Church in Chicago" which is about Dwight L. Moody. Also the front page: "Trial For Bigamy In Utah" with a dateline from Salt Lake.
The back page has: "TWEED" "No Footsteps of the Fugitive Found" with more subheads. This concerns "Boss" Tweed, when he escaped jail on Decembe... See More
Steve Biko death... South African activist...
Item #699935
November 16, 1977
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 16, 1977 T
* Steve Biko's death described
* South African activist
* Anti-apartheid campaign
* Black Consciousness Movement
he front page has a banner headline: "Biko's Last Ride--700 Miles" with subhead. (see images) He died under suspicious circumstances about 2 months prior.
Complete 1st section with 28 pages, nice condition.... See More
1977 Michigan Wolvernies vs. Ohio State Buckeyes...
Item #699934
November 20, 1977
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Nov. 20, 1977
* Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
* NCAA college football rivalry game w/ photos
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Woody's the Aggressor but Michigan Wins on Points" with subhead: "106,024 See Wolverines Earn Rose Bowl Trip, 14-6" and two related photos. (see images)
Much ... See More
World War II conscientious objectors...
Item #699931
January 07, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1943
* Conscientious objectors census reported
* World War II draft - selective service
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Conscientious Objectors Total Only 6,277 of Millions Called Up" (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.... See More
The hanging of a murderer...
Item #699921
March 29, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 29, 1879
* The Curious Case of Knox Martin: Legend of the Nashville
The front page has over half a column with a very detailed report headed: "THE GALLOWS" "Execution of Knox Martin for Murder at Nashville" "12,000 People Assemble to See the Show" "The Culprit Makes a Full Confession of His Guilt" &... See More
Alma, New Mexico massacre.... Apaches...
Item #699915
May 05, 1880
KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNA, May 5, 1880
* Alma, Catron County, New Mexico massacre
* Chiricahua Apaches - Indians - Victorio
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Indian Depredations" "Ranchmen Killed and a Large Flock of Sheep Driven Off" See image for text here.
Complete with 8 pages, light to... See More
Lou Gehrig's high school baseball team...
Item #699912
June 12, 1920
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 12, 1920
* High school all-star game - Wrigley Field
* Commerce High School, Brooklyn, New York
* 17-year old Lou Gehrig as a upcoming star
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO-N.Y. PREP DIAMOND SERIES IS ON" (see images) This game would take place a few weeks later at Wrigley Field. Gehrig would homer in this game, his 1st ever in a m... See More
On Sitting Bull... How to treat the Indians...
Item #699898
January 31, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 31, 1879
* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota
* Indians - Native Americans
Page 4 has two interesting editorials, one headed: "Sitting Bull" which relates to his return to American soil from Canada, and the other: "How to Treat the Indians" which reflects upon a minister's opinion: "..the only way to deal with t... See More
On the invention of the electric light...
Item #699893
January 20, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 20, 1879
* Inventors Thomas Edison & Henry Draper
* Electric light experiments & development
Page 3 has over a full column taken up with much detail on a controversy on the invention of the electric light, this one concerning Professor Draper and his involvement, with much mention of Thomas Edison as well.
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Noted desperado, Dutch Charley, is hanged...
Item #699891
January 18, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 18, 1879 Page 2 includes: "A Bloody Tragedy" "Man Fatally Shot by the Paramour of His Wife" as well as: "The Commodore And His Kin" "Skeletons in the Closets of the Vanderbilt Family" which takes over half a column.
Page 3 has: "A Noted Desperado" "Dutch Charley, Once a Well-Known Character in th... See More
Details on the Fort Robinson Massacre...
Item #699889
January 14, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 14, 1879
* Fort Robinson escape (massacre)
* Cheyenne Indians - Nebraska
Page 7 begins with a report taking most of a column headed: "THE CHEYENNE MASSACRE" "Circumstantial Narrative of the Indian Insurrection at Fort Robinson" "Further Revenge of the Soldiers for the Death of a Comrade at the Hands of the Savages"... See More
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy death nears...
Item #699838
November 15, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 15, 1910
* Leo Tolstoy death close
* Russian writer - novelist
* "War and Peace" book fame
The front page has a two column headline: "TOLSTOI AND HIS WIFE NEAR DEATH" with subhead (see images). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More
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