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621139

Jayne Mansfield killed in crash...

Item #621139

June 29, 1967

THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, June 29, 1967



* Jayne Mansfield killed in car crash

* Hollywood actress and Playboy Playmate




The front page has a three column heading "Road Crash Kills Jayne" with caption: "Actress and two Men Die" and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the automobile accident that killed famous actress Jayne Mansfield.

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620938

Frank and Jesse James...

Item #620938

April 25, 1882

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, April 25, 1882  Page 2 has half a column of text headed: "Frank Or A Fraud" "Brother of the Dead Bandit at Kansas City" "Sensational Stores of Frank James at St. Joe and Vicinity" "One of the Texas Train Robbers Said to Have Been Captured" " "Frank James Again" "Bagging the Train Robbers" and ... See More  

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620344

The Indians in Kansas...

Item #620344

July 18, 1885

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 18, 1885  Inside has a full page with 3 prints of: "Scenes & Incidents of the Strike of Iron-Workers in Cleveland" and other fullpg. has 4 prints of: "The Indian Troubles--Types & Incidents In Southwestern Kansas & the Indian Territory." A fullpg. has  8 scenes of: "The Manufacture of Lager Beer..." ... See More  

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619379

Dwight Eisenhower death...

Item #619379

March 28, 1969

ABILENE REFLECTOR-CHRONICLE, Kansas, March 28, 1969 



* Dwight Eisenhower death 

* Best title to be had ?

* Front leaf only




This front leaf only has banner headline: "Ike Dies...Will Be Buried In Abilene" with subheads and photo. (see) Great to have from his hometown newspaper.

Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), some margin wear with small tears, nice for display as suc... See More  

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619215

Lana Turner boyfriend murder....

Item #619215

April 05, 1958

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 5, 1958 



* Movie actress Lana Turner 

* Johnny Stompanato murder 

* 14 year daughter Cheryl Crane
 



The front page has a three column heading: "Lana Turner's Girl Kills Star's Lover" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the murder of Johnny Stompanato by 14 year old Cheryl Crane. 

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618450

March from Selma to Montgomery...

Item #618450

March 16, 1965

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 16, 1965 



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 

* Martin Luther King Jr.




The front page has a five column headline: "Negro Leaders Meet On Plans To Resume Highway March To Capitol" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a few small binding holes along spine, otherwise nice.... See More  

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618358

Great Santa Fe Trail prints... 1925 - the 100th anniversary...

Item #618358

September 06, 1925

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST (Gravure Section only), Missouri, September 6, 1925

* Santa Fee Trail images... 100th year anniversary

Complete Gravure section of this 1925 newspaper. The key feature are the two Santa Fe Trail-themed 1/2 page prints. Other prints reflecting the news of the day are also included.

Fragile, but in good condition for the period.

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616904

Kansas & the slavery question...

Item #616904

July 19, 1859

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 19, 1859



* Squatter sovereignty

* Bleeding Kansas

* Slavery question




Page 2 has an article headed: "The Territorial Slavery Question and the Democratic Platform--What Shall be the Platform?"

Other news of the day just prior to the Civil War. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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616536

Prelude to the Civil War... Georgia to secede... Much more...

Item #616536

January 19, 1861

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1861 



* Southern secession

* Fort Sumter tensions

* Prelude to the Civil War




Among the one column heads on the ftpg. are: "The National Troubles" "Animated Debate on the Kansas Bill" "Passage of the Army Bill in Committee of the Whole" "Latest Dispatches from the South" "Declaration of the Georgia Convention in Favo... See More  

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616374

Galax, Virginia airliner disaster...

Item #616374

January 13, 1947

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, January 13, 1947



* Galax VA Virginia airliner disaster

* Douglas DC-3 airplane crash




The front page has a two column headline: "18 Killed in Plane Crash in Virginia" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on the Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 airplane crash in Galax, Virginia.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages... See More  

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616132

1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake...

Item #616132

April 25, 1867

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1867



* Manhattan, Kansas



Page 5 has a very small and discrete heading: "Earthquake in Missouri" See image for very brief text. This was in fact the Manhattan, Kansas earthquake. A early report the day after it happened. Unfortunately for the short article here but still a 1st report in this venerable newspaper title. Of course technology was non existe... See More  

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614825

1945 Mel Otts 500 home runs... New York Giants...

Item #614825

August 02, 1945

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 2, 1945



* Mel Ott hits no. 500 home run

* 1st to achieve in National league

* New York Giants - MLB Baseball




The sport's section (page 9) has a very small heading: "500th Homer For Ott" with box scores. See image for small, brief report here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, a few binding holes holes along spine, otherwis... See More  

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613556

Early baseball photos... Carrie Nation...

Item #613556

March 16, 1901

BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET, London, March 16, 1901 



* Carrie Nation photo

* Early baseball




An interesting and uncommon periodical, published in London, with some content on events of the Boer War in South Africa. It also has much domestic content offering an interesting glimpse of British life at the end of the Victorian era. It published from 1899 thru 1905 and contains many photographs. ... See More  

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613469

Bodie, California as a boomtown...

Item #613469

June 01, 1879

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 1, 1879



* Lee's Summit, Missouri

* Tornadoes outbreak - disaster

* Irving, Kansas




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "HORRIBLE HAVOC" "The Wind Manifesting Its Wrath Out West" "Death and Desolation Visible on Every Hand" "Men, Women and Chi... See More  

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613356

1879 Negro exodusters..

Item #613356

April 20, 1879

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 20, 1879



* Negro Exodusters begin

* Wyandotte KS Kansas




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "The Colored Immigrants" "Brief Description of Their Reception and Condition at Wyandotte" and more. (see) Text takes up more than a full column.

This issue is not fra... See More  

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613267

Marion Parker murder.... William Hickman....

Item #613267

December 20, 1927

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, December 20, 1927



* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder

* William Edward Hickman



The front page has one column headlines: "$100,000, DEAD OR ALIVE, ON FIEND'S HEAD" "Slayer's Automobile Found, But Identity of 'The Fox' Is Still as Mysterious as Ever" and more with two column photo of Marian Parker. (see) Coverage on the kidnapping an... See More  

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612996

Fort Scott, Kansas fire disaster...

Item #612996

April 24, 1873

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 24, 1873



* Fort Scott KS Kansas

* Fire disaster




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Fire Panic In Kansas" "Fears That Fort Scott Will Be Destroyed" See image for text here.

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen ra... See More  

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612995

A mind-reader interviews Jesse James...

Item #612995

May 05, 1882

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, May 5, 1882 



* Outlaw Jesse James



Page 8 has a very interesting article taking almost an entire column: "Brown, The Mind--reader" "He Tells of an Interview He Had with the Late Jesse James" "How He was Mistaken for a Detective & Told to Skip Out of Kansas City--His Visit to the Youngers at Stillwater & His Connection with the Ch... See More  

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610432

Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament....

Item #610432

August 28, 1921

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, August 28, 1921



* Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament

* Famous golfer Francis Ouimet's brother




The sport's section (page 5) has a five column headline: "Ray Ouimet New Kansas City Golf Champ" with subheads and nice photo. (see) 1st report coverage of Francis Ouimet's younger brother winning the golf championship at the Hillcrest Country C... See More  

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610169

Kansas prairie fires...

Item #610169

March 20, 1879

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 20, 1879



* Kansas prairie fires

* Cloud & Republic counties




This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE PRAIRIES ABLAZE" "A Hundred Homes in Kansas Swept Away" "Several Persons Seriously Injured by the Flames" and more. (see)

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609136

Kansas City, Missouri tornado disaster...

Item #609136

May 12, 1886

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, May 12, 1886



* Kansas City, Missouri

* Tornado disaster




The front page has one column headings: "A DEATH BLAST" "Kansas City Visited Yesterday by a Disastrous Cyclone" "Resulting in Loss of Life and Destruction of Property" "The Tempest Strikes a School House and Kills Many" and more. (see) Lengthy text here... See More  

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608832

Jess Williard... Jack Johnson...

Item #608832

April 07, 1915

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 7, 1915 



* Jess Williard  - "The Great White Hope" 

* Jack Johnson  

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (post-fight reporting)
 



Page 6 has an article headed: "JESS WILLARD IS ON HIS WAY HOME" "Great Crowd at Havana Dock Delays Sailing of Steamer; Johnson Remains Behind" See image for t... See More  

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607362

Kent State and other campus protesting...

Item #607362

May 06, 1970

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, May 6, 1970  The front page of the issue carries a four column headline "Campus Protest Wave Spreads" which is reference to the protest occurring at the colleges and university across the nation over President Nixon's Cambodian policy and the recent Kent State killings. This also shows a photo of the protest at the Fort Hays State campus.

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607286

"Bleeding Kansas"...

Item #607286

September 25, 1856

NEW YORK OBSERVER, Sept. 25, 1856 



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion

* War on slavery




Page 3 has an item datelines: "Lawrence, K.T. [Kansas Territory], Sept. 15" which includes: "...2800 men...destined to attack Lawrence...About 500 remain preparing to fight in our fortifications..." with more on "bleeding Kansas" (see).

Four pages, very nice ... See More  

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607263

Pike's Peak gold rush...

Item #607263

August 26, 1859

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 26, 1859



* Pike's Peak gold rush

* Kansas Territory boom




Page 2 has a lengthy article headed: "LIFE IN THE FAR WEST" "Lights and Shadows of the Gold Region" Text takes up 2 full columns.

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

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606706

Pike's Peak gold rush...

Item #606706

October 15, 1858

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, October 15, 1858



* Pike's Peak gold rush

* Kansas Territory boom




Page 3 has an article headed: "The Pike's Peak Gold Mines in Kansas--Advice to Gold-Seekers". See images for text.

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

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606331

The fugitive slave John Anderson... Seceding from the Union...

Item #606331

February 04, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 4, 1861 



* John Anderson - fugitive slave

* Pre Civil War Southern tensions




Inside has: "A Southern Diarist" "Later From California" "Arrival of the Pony Express" "News From Kansas" "Movements of Mr. Lincoln" "The Case of the Fugitive Anderson", the latter concerning the trial of the famed fugitive slave... See More  

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606019

Americus, Kansas tornado...

Item #606019

June 11, 1881

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  

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605972

"Bleeding Kansas" to bleed no more...

Item #605972

November 13, 1856

NEW YORK OBSERVER, Nov. 13, 1856 



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion

* War on slavery




Page 2 has: "Kansas To Be A Free State" which takes over half a column, and includes a letter datelined at Lawrence, beginning: "At last we begin to breathe freer in this long afflicted, but beautiful country. The Border Ruffians have left us to manage our own affairs, and th... See More  

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605749

Sarah Bernhardt comes to America...

Item #605749

November 09, 1880

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, November 9, 1880



* Sarah Bernhardt

* America debut (NYC)




The front page has small one column headings: "Bernhardt's Reception" "'The Bell Goes a Ringin' for Sara," and She Captures New York at her First Appearance" See images for text here.



Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, m... See More  

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605748

Edison's electric railway...

Item #605748

May 30, 1880

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  

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605747

Savoy, Texas tornado disaster...

Item #605747

May 30, 1880

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, May 30, 1880



* Savoy TX Texas

* Tornado disaster




Page 3 has small one column headings: "A Texas Cyclone" "The Town of Savoy Destroyed and Fourteen Persons Killed" See image for text here.



Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with c... See More  

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605729

Adelaide Neilson death....

Item #605729

August 17, 1880

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)



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605722

Fort Bascom, New Mexico...

Item #605722

September 12, 1880

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Missouri,  September 12, 1880



* Fort Bascom description

* Tucumcari, New Mexico




Page 10 has one column headings: "TUCUMCARI" "Graphic Account of a Visit to Old Fort Bascom" "The Famous Landmark of the Stalked Plains". The text takes up over a full column.



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605672

Macon, Mississippi tornado....

Item #605672

April 27, 1880

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, April 27, 1880



* Macon MS Mississippi

* Tornado disaster




The front page has one column headings: "WILD WINDS" "Terrible Storms Reported from All Directions..." "Part of the City of Macon, Miss., Destroyed and Eighteen Lives Reported Lost" and more. (see)



Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 p... See More  

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605669

Marshfield, Missouri tornado disaster...

Item #605669

April 20, 1880

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).



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605439

"Bleeding Kansas"...

Item #605439

May 21, 1856

BOSTON MORNING JOURNAL, May 21, 1856 



* Bleeding Kansas

* War on slavery




Page 2 has almost an entire column on the troubling situation in Lecompton, Kansas (see), followed by: "Indian Disturbances In Kansas". Also: "Col. Fremont's Mariposa Estate".

Four pages, large folio size, nice condition.

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605139

Death of Jack Ruby... slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK...

Item #605139

January 03, 1967

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, January 3, 1967



* Jack Ruby dies while waiting on death row...

* Hard-to-find same-day reporting

* Slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK



The front page reports of the death of Jack Ruby, which includes a photo, supporting text, and the 3-column, 2-line headline: "Death Takes Ruby; Slayer of Oswald." Another related front page article is ... See More  

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604180

Powell squib factory explosion...

Item #604180

February 26, 1889

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, February 26, 1889



* Plymouth PA Pennsylvania

* Squib factory explosion




The front page has one column headings: "A TERRIBLE DISASTER" "Eleven Souls Suddenly Hurled Into Eternity" and more.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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604179

Purcell, Oklahoma gold discovery...

Item #604179

February 20, 1889

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Missouri, February 20, 1889



* Purcell, Oklahoma



The front page has a small one column heading: "The Oklahoma Gold Field". See image for text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

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603891

Chief Joseph... Nez Perce Indians...

Item #603891

November 09, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1877  The front page of the issue has a one column heading: "General News"; "The Feeling in Washington Over Gen. Miles' Victory"; and more. (See photos for text on the decision of the U.S. military to send Chief Joseph and his followers to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas).

Other news of the day throughout including various... See More  

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602458

La Cygne, Kansas lynch mob...

Item #602458

August 21, 1873

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, August 21, 1873



* La Cygne, Kansas

* Lynch mob - lynching




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

The front page has one column headings: "Lynch Law" "Solemn Proceedings of a Mob"

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

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602450

Galesburg, Kansas tornado disaster...

Item #602450

July 03, 1873

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, July 3, 1873



* Galesburg, Kansas

* Camden, Ohio

* Tornadoes




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

The front page has one column headings: "Tornadoes" "The Wind In A Fury" and more. See images for text.

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

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601836

Air Florida Flight 90 disaster... Potomac River...

Item #601836

January 14, 1982

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, Kansas, January 14, 1982



* Air Florida Flight 90

* Potomac River

* 14th Street Bridge




The front page has a three column headline: "Officials begin wreckage probe" with related map. This is 1st report coverage on Air Florida Flight 90 airplane disaster in Washington D.C.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, n... See More  

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601421

Grasshopper plague of 1874-5...

Item #601421

January 19, 1875

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 19, 1875



* Grasshopper plague in Kansas

* Crops destroyed




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

Page 2 has one column headings: "THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE" "The Condition Of Kansas" "The Bad Choice Of Lands The Cause Of The Famine" and more (see photos).

Complete, nice condition.... See More  

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601107

SS Pacific sinking disaster...

Item #601107

November 09, 1875

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1875



* SS Pacific sinking disaster

* Kansas earthquake




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

The front page has one column headings: "Loss Of The Pacific" "Fearful Marine Disaster" "More Than a Hundred Lives Supposed to be Lost" and more. See images ... See More  

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600867

1922 color comics... The Katzenjammer Kids...

Item #600867

December 31, 1922

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST, comic section, Kansas City, Missouri, December 31, 1922



* The Gumps

* The Katzenjammer Kids




This 4 page color comic section has: "The Gumps", "Polly--Home Is Not a Safe Place for Pa", "The Katzenjammer Kids", "Bringing Up Father".

4 pages, some margin wear, mostly along spine, otherwise good.... See More  

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600565

1957 Fargo, North Dakota tornado disaster....

Item #600565

June 21, 1957

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 21, 1957



* North Fargo (Gold Ridge) area

* South Dakota tornado disaster




The front page has a three column headline: "Twister Takes 10 Lives, Damage Is in Millions"



with subheads that include: "Huge Black Arm Hits Fargo, N.D." and more. (see photos) 1st report coverage on the 1957 Fargo tornado.



Other news, sports and advertisem... See More  

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600379

Winthrop, Missouri train robbery...

Item #600379

August 14, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 14 , 1878



* Winthrop Junction, Missouri

* Atchison KS Kansas

* Train holdup robbery




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

The front page has one column headings: "A Cool Train Robbery Near Atchison, Kansas" "A Surprise Party" "A Train Coolly Captured by Robbers and $5,100 ... See More  

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600369

Meyer Lansky's death....

Item #600369

January 16, 1983

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983



* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death

* National Crime Syndicate




Page 3 has a one column heading:



"Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead"



1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.



Other news of the day. Complete 24 pages, good condition.... See More  

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