1879 Negro exodusters..

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.

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Fort Scott, Kansas fire disaster...

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.

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Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament....

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  

Kansas City, Missouri tornado disaster...

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  

Kent State and other campus protesting...

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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Pike's Peak gold rush...

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.

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

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  

"Bleeding Kansas" to bleed no more...

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  

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)



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Macon, Mississippi tornado....

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)



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"Bleeding Kansas"...

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.

Purcell, Oklahoma gold discovery...

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.

La Cygne, Kansas lynch mob...

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  

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

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  

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

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  

Winthrop, Missouri train robbery...

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  

The assassination of Anwar Sadat...

DAILY UNION, Junction City, Kansas, October 6, 1981



* Anwar Sadat assassination



The front page has a four column headline: "Sadat Assassinated in Cairo" with subhead and related photo. This is 1st report coverage on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, never bound, nice condition.... See More  

Gettysburg reunion... Lawrence, Kansas...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 16, 1887 Inside the issue is a very nice full page which has 6 prints captioned: "KANSAS--VIEWS IN AND AROUND THE HISTORIC CITY OF LAWRENCE" showing various scenes in the area. Another page has a related article on Lawrence as well. Also in this issue are illustrations of a reunion at Gettysburg with both the Blue and Gray, includi... See More  

Actor Edwin Booth has a stroke ?...

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, April 4, 1889 



* Edwin Booth has a stroke ? 

* American actor - John Wilkes brother 



The front page has one column headlines: "BOOTH TOO ILL TO APPEAR"and "He Breaks Down In The Performance Of 'Othello'"



See photos for text here. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, very minor margin... See More  

Sale of Indian lands...

THE WASHINGTON UNION, Washington, D.C., September 16, 1857  See the photo for the back page "Proclamation" permitting the sale of Indian lands in the Kansas Territory, previously held in trust by the U. S. Government. The proclamation is detailed and takes about a 1/3 of the column. It is signed in type: Franklin Pierce. Complete in four pages and is in good condition.... See More  

In the North, but pro-South...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 18, 1863 Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the press ... See More  

O.J. Simpson's 1973 season w/ illustration....

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1974



* Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson

* Season rushing record

* NFL



Page 4 has a three column headline: "O.J. Runs Away With It All" with cartoonish illustration of Simpson. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Civil Rights Workers found dead ...

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Washington, Kansas tornado disaster....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 5, 1932



* Washington KS Kansas tornado disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "4 DEAD IN 2 TORNADOES" with subheads: "Wind Strikes Town During 4th Fete" "Score Injured, Washington, Kan., Virtually Razed; Nebraska Woman Killed".



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