Oxford vs. Cambridge rowing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1870



* The Boat Race

* Oxford vs. Cambridge Universities

* Rowing - River Thames



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

The front page has one column headings: "The Annual Boat Race of the English Universities" "Cambridge Wins by a Length in 20 Minutes and 30 Seconds" Text takes up a full ... See More  

Mount Vernon, Indiana cholera epidemic...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, July 22, 1873



* Mount Vernon, Indiana

* Cholera epidemic

* Jackson, Tennessee fire disaster



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

The front page has one column headings: "Mt. Vernon, Ind." "The Cholera Abating" "Jackson, Tenn." "The Town Destroyed by Fire" and more.

Comp... See More  

Land in Nebraska for $3 an acre...

THE MERRICK COUNTY ITEM, Central City, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1880 



* Uncommon title



Various news of the day from the Midwest with two illustrated ads on the back page promoting the attractiveness of settling in Nebraska, one headed: "Specimen Views Of Union Pacific Railroad Lands In Nebraska...Millions of good Acres yet for Sale at from $3 to $6 per acre." Page 2 has an inconspicu... See More  

1882 Montpelier, Vermont...

GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, Montpelier, Vermont, April 19, 1882



* Uncommon title from New England



This large size. 4 page newspaper measures 26 x 20 inches and has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, many which are illustrated.

Complete, very minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

How Jefferson Davis passes his time...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865  the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of the Fortress" 'He Rests Himself on the Grassy Slope" "Important Circular To Freedmen" and more.

Eight pages, nice conditio... See More  

Marysville: gateway to the gold fields...

MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California, January 19, 1866 



* Rare Old West title



In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was one o... See More  

San Ciriaco hurricane...

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1899  This newspaper has a column-wide headline on the second page: "Appalling Life Loss At Ponce" with subheads "Three Hundred Killed in the Hurricane"; "100,000 are Destitute"; "The Situation Beggars Description"; "Town of Arroyo a Mass of Ruins" and more. This is ... See More  

William "Boss" Tweed in jail...

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 27, 1876



* William "Boss" Tweed

* Ludlow Street Jail



The front page has an article headed: "TWEED IN CONFINEMENT" "A Visit From Thurlow Weed" and more. See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good.

Woodhull & Claflin in their libel suit...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1874 



* Victoria Woodhull

* Tennessee Celeste Claflin



The back page has: "The Woodhull & Claflin Case" "The Challis Libel Suit Commenced--Two Jurors Obtained" takes close to have a column & begins: "The long-ending trial of Victoria C. Woodhull, Tennie C. Claflin, and Col. James H. Blood, charged with libeling Luther C. Challis ... See More  

Paris Opera fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1873



* General Benjamin D. Pritchard

* Eyewitness account of Jefferson Davis capture



Page 5 has an article headed: "Jeff Davis' Disguise" "His Attempt To Escape Capture In A Woman's Dress--Statement Of Gen. Pritchard" See images for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice conditio... See More  

Chiefs Satanta & Big Tree released....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1873



* Chiefs Satanta & Big Tree released



The front page has an article headed: "The Release Of Satanta And Big Tree" "The Negotiations With The Comanches At Fort Sill" See image for text here.

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

Molly Maguires...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 20, 1880



* Molly Maguires

* Tuscarawas Valley - Ohio



Page 6 has one column headings: "Molly Maguires" "A 'Warning' to Some Miners Employed by the O. Young Coal Company".

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Americus, Kansas tornado...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, June 11, 1881



* Americus & Emporia KS Kansas

* Tornado disaster



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

The front page has small one column headings: "Kansas Tornado" "Great Damage to Buildings and Crops Reported" See image for text here.

Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise ... See More  

1875 Cucuta earthquake...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 14, 1875



* Cucuta, Colombia - South America

* Earthquake disaster



The front page has one column headings: "A SHOCKING CALAMITY" "An Earthquake in South America" "Whole Cities Destroyed" "Famous Coffee Region Destroyed" and more. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear,... See More  

1st American Cardinal invested...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1875



* John McCloskey - 1st American Cardinal

* St. Patrick's Cathedral red biretta celebration



The front page has one column headings: "AMERICA'S CARDINAL" "Conferring The Beretta (sic)" "A Crowd at St. Patrick's Cathedral" "Cardinal McCloskey's Thanksgiving". The text ... See More  

P.T. Phineas Barnum ad

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 16, 1875



* Phineas T. Barnum

* Hippodrome advertisement



Page 5 has a 11 x 2 inch advertisement for: "P. T. BARNUM'S GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME" with illustration of Barnum. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine, nice condition.

Early Billiards... pool...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 26, 1875



* Early billiards - pool championship

* Cyrille Dion vs. Maurice Vignaux



The front page has small one column headings: "Billiard Match" "Vignaux Beats Cyrille Dion for the Championship" See image for text here.

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

Farragut Square dedication...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, April 25, 1881



* Admiral David G. Farragut

* Washington D.C. square dedication



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

The front page has one column headings: "UNVEILING" "Of the Statue of Admiral Farragut" and more. (see) See images for text here.

Complete, a little margin wear, o... See More  

Duer-Hearn tragedy...

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, May 15, 1879



* Pokomoke City, Maryland

* Lily Duer kills Ella Hearn



The front page has one column headings: "THE DUER-HEARN TRAGEDY" "A Girl's Singular Friendship" "Shooting The School Companion..." and more. The text takes up 1 1/2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor margin wear, otherwise nice. Should be ha... See More  

Prints of the Canadian Rockies...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Dec. 7, 1889 



* Canadian Rockies



Pages 1, 2 and 3 are taken up with text and illustrations of: "The Rocky Mountains In British Territory". Some prints are captioned: "View Over Beaver Creek in the Selkirk range" "Starting an Avalanche" "A Bad Bit on Mt. Bonney" "Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise, in the Ro... See More  

Edison's electric railway...

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, May 30, 1880



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* 1st electric railway success



Page 3 has small one column headings: "Edison" "His Latest Venture a Success--Riding at a Forty-Mile Speed on His Electric Railroad...." See images for text here.



Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise... See More  

Adelaide Neilson death....

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, August 17, 1880



* Adelaide Neilson death

* English stage actress



The front page has one column headings: "NEILSON DEAD" "The Celebrated Juliet Suddenly Expires Among Friends in a Paris Cafe" "She Was Speaking of Her Successes and Her Plans for the Future When Death Came" and more. (see)



Other news of the day with several interestin... See More  

Georgia & Florida after the war...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1866



* Florida & Georgia

* Post Civil War reconstruction



The front page has one column headlines that include: "AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH" "Condition of Corn and Cotton Crops in Georgia" "Good Effects of Giving Freedmen a Share of the Produce" "Improved State of Union Feeling in Florida" and more (see photos). Lengthy text c... See More  

Marshfield, Missouri tornado disaster...

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Missouri, April 20, 1880



* Marshfield, Missouri

* Tornado & fire disaster



The front page has one column headings: "AIR APPARENT" "Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas Visited by a Terrible Wind Storm" "Marshfield Razed to the Ground and the Inhabitants Buried in the Ruins" and more (see photos).



Other news of the da... See More  

The outlaw Vasquez... The Temperance crusade...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1874  The front page includes: "California" "The Vasquez Band of Robbers Heard From--The Apaches" which begins: "The notorious Vasquez & his gang of outlaws have again been heard from..." concerning the robbery of a stagecoach (see).

Page 5 has: "The Temperance Crusade--Enthusiastic Meeting in Brooklyn Last Evening" "A... See More