Mormon thugs in Idaho... Cheyenne Massacre... Edison's invention... Sitting Bull...
Item #699897
January 25, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 25, 1879 Page 2 has several varied reports including: "Mormon Thugs In Idaho" "Driving A Gentle From His Home--Dead Men Tell No Tales" plus: "Sitting Bull" "His Reported Return to the American Side of the Border - Two of His Runners, 'Black Wolf' and 'The Fox' Negotiating for Terms of Peace" taki... See More
On the Fort Robinson Massacre...
Item #699895
January 23, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 23, 1879
* Fort Robinson escape (massacre)
* Cheyenne Indians - Nebraska
Page 2 has an article: "The Indian War" "Bloody Battle Between the Troops and Runaway Cheyennes" with a Fort Robinson (Nebraska), dateline.
This reports on the "Fort Robinson Breakout" about which much can be found online.
Eight pages, a bit... 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
Bataan Death March in 1942... WWII...
Item #699843
January 28, 1944
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 28, 1944
* Bataan Death March (1st report)
* Imperial Japanese Army atrocities
* Made public for the first time
A terrific issue on the Bataan Death March with a seven column headline on the front page: "Army And Navy Release Horror Story Of Jap Brutality To Gallant Defenders On Bataan" with subheads. (see images) First report cov... See More
By A. B. Frost: "Selecting The Turkey"...
Item #699839
December 01, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 1, 1900 The front page has the Uncle Sam cartoon, "LET US GIVE THANKS", by W. A. Rogers - a political cartoonist who was hired by Harper's Weekly in 1887 to replace Thomas Nast after he retired. The double-page centerfold is a very displayable illustration also by A. B. Frost: "Selecting the Turkey", showing an American farm family ... 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
Earliest newspaper in your collection?
Item #699837
December 28, 1641
NOUVELLES, Paris, France, December 28, 1641
* Earliest newspaper in your collection?
The heading roughly translates to: "Ordinary News"." This issue predates the earliest English language newspaper we have in our inventory. It was the "sister" publication of the "Gazette", the very first regular newspaper published in France, started in 1631 by Th&eac... See More
An attempted early demonstration of a parachute ends comically... News from America...
Item #699820
July 14, 1785
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 14, 1785 The back page has a report concerning the early use of a parachute, bits noting: "...persons were assembled...late Blanchard's Aerobatic Academy near Vauxhall, to be spectators of an experiment made by a Italian with a parachute, who was to have let himself down from a prodigious altitude and to manifest his composure by playing on a viol... See More
1917 Armenians holocaust...
Item #699771
March 08, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 8, 1917
* Armenian Genocide - Holocaust - Massacres
* Ottoman Empire - Turkey
The front page has a one column heading: "ARMENIANS BUTCHERED FOR LOYALTY TO CHRIST" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally good.
... See More
1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin death...
Item #699769
March 09, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 9, 1917
* Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin death w/ photo
* Inventor of the German Zeppelin rigid airships
* Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufacturing Co. founder
The front page has a one column heading: "COUNT ZEPPELIN DIES IN BERLIN" with subhead and photo of Count Zeppelin. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular alo... See More
The Gage Station train robbery... New Mexico...
Item #699766
November 25, 1883
THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH, Topeka, Kansas, November 25, 1883
* Gage Station train robbery
* Silver City, New Mexico
* Harvey Whitehall
The front page has an article headed: "Train Robbery on the Southern Pacific" (see images) First report coverage on the Gage Station train robbery near Silver City, New Mexico.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.... See More
Dwight Eisenhower Recieves Charter At Columbia University...
Item #699762
October 13, 1948
NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1948
* President Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Becomes Columbia University President
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "EISENHOWER TAKES OFFICE AT COLUMBIA; STRESSES FREEDOM" with subheads that include: "19,000 View Ceremonies" plus a two column photo of IKE receiving charter and keys of Columbia University. Much more, including pho... See More
1st Women's Air Derby death... Marvel Crosson...
Item #699761
August 21, 1929
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 21, 1929
* 1st Women's Air Derby
* "Powder Puff Derby"
* Marvel Crosson's crash & death
The front page has a seven column headline: "CHARGE GIRL FLYER VICTIM OF MANIAC" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: The first Wo... See More
Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter...
Item #699750
October 07, 2010
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, October 7, 2010
* Roy Halladay's no-hitter
* Postseason debut
* Best title to be had
The front page has a headline: "Unhittable" with subhead: "Halladay silences Reds to make history in his playoff debut" and photo. (see)
The front page of the sport's section has a headline: "Docs of Ages" with subheads and 2 related photos.... See More
News from Salem, Massachusetts...
Item #699744
January 27, 1785
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 27, 1785 Page 2 has a letter: "...from Salem (New-England)" with various shipping-related reports. The balance of the issue has European news.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, 9 by 12 inches, full red tax stamp on page 2, nice condition.
Trouble with the Indians in Kentucky...
Item #699741
January 20, 1785
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 20, 1785
* Indians - Native Americans
* Murder & scalping in Kentucky
Page 2 has a report, which although headed: "Jamaica" actually has reports from Danville, Kentucky, noting in part: "...the Indians, after having collected our prisoners...all of a sudden....came to a resolution not to deliver them up...the determination of the... See More
On one of the major pioneers in manned balloon flights...
Item #699738
January 06, 1785
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 6, 1785
* Early ballooning - aviation pioneer
* Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Page 5 has a paragraph on one of the pioneers of manned flight, noting: "The famous M. Pilastre de Rozier, after having in vain waited...for a favourable wind to waft him & his balloon to the British shore, has given up all thoughts of such an aeri... See More
German U-Boats on American Coast campaign (1918)...
Item #699732
June 03, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918
* German U-Boats - submarines
* North American coast campaign
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
1918 Jim Thorpe & Chief Meyers baseball photo...
Item #699730
May 22, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1918
* American athlete Jim Thorpe
* Chief Myers and Zach Wheat
* Native Americans in baseball
Page 11 has a two column pictorial with heading: "Redskins are Folding Their Tents And Stealing Away From The Majors" with text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More
Great Train Wreck of 1918... Nashville...
Item #699729
July 09, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1918
* Great Train Wreck of 1918
* Nashville, Tennessee disaster
* Worst rail accident in U.S. history
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TWENTY-FIVE KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. 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
John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid... Capture of a slave ship... Funeral of Washington Irving...
Item #699726
December 01, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 1, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
* Preparing for Brown's execution
* Washington Irving death
The top of page 3 has a report on the death & funeral of: "Washington Irving" "The Effect of His Death in Tarrytown--Arrangements for his Funeral--Proceedings of the N.Y. Common Coun... See More
On John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry... Kit Carson is not dead...
Item #699724
November 29, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 29, 1859
* Abolitionist John Brown
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
* Rare Kit Carson mention
The front page has column heads: "The Harper's Ferry Trouble" "Arrangements for the Execution of John Brown on Friday" "Any Attempt at Rescue to be Crushed Out at Once" "Imposing Military Display" and "The Public Feeling i... See More
Arrest of another for the Harper's Ferry invasion... Three liberated slaves prefer to remain as slaves...
Item #699722
November 13, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 13, 1859
* Liberated slaves wish to remain under slavery
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
The front page has: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "Arrest of Another Alleged Insurgent" 'Public Opinion in Virginia" "The Feeling In Alabama" "Excursion To See Old Brown Hung&... See More
On the trial of John Brown for his Harper's Ferry insurrection...
Item #699721
November 11, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 11, 1859 Page 5 has over a full column taken up with reports concerning the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry with column heads: "The Harper's Ferry Affair - The Trials at Charlestown" "Old John Brown & the Pottawatomie Massacre" "Gerrit Smith and the Fitzhugh Slaves--A Retraction" and: "The Religious Press On Old Brown&quo... See More
On the Harper's Ferry insurrection... The escaped Frederick Douglass...
Item #699720
November 10, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 10, 1859 Page 5 has a report: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Trial of Captain Cook" with various subheads including: "Brown's Religion" "Denial of Gerrit Smith's Being a Slave Owner..." "Visit to Old Brown..." and more.
Page 6 has: "The Case of Stevens, the Harper's Ferry Conspirator".
Pag... See More
Second Battle of the Piave River (1918)...
Item #699712
June 21, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1918
* Second Battle of the Piave River - Italy
* Kingdom of Italy vs. Austria-Hungary
* World War I - WWI Italian Front
The front page has a six column headline: "PIAVE FIGHTING IS VIOLENT" 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 t... See More
Simon Frith's early review of Elvis Costello... Mel Brooks going crazy?
Item #699711
December 26, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, December 26, 1977 The front page has: "Elvis Costello: Pleased to Aim", which shows the introduction to a review by the world renowned music critic Simon Frith, and includes a small image of Costello. The text of the review is found on page 55 and includes an additional photo.
The front page also includes: "Mel Brooks: Aim to Please", which d... See More
Yom Kippur War in 1973...
Item #699703
October 17, 1973
THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973
* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, four bindin... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699698
October 08, 1973
THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 1973
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Valley (Vale) of Tears battle
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a five column headline: "Egyptians Trapped, In Sinai, Israel Says" with subheads and related... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699697
October 07, 1973
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 1973
* Yom Kippur War begins (day one)
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egyptians Storm Suez Canal; Israelis Battle Syrian Forces" with subheads and related map. (see ima... See More
End of U.S. prohibition nears in 1932...
Item #699690
August 12, 1932
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 12, 1932
* The United States prohibition to end ?
* President Herbert Hoover admits failure
* President nomination address
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOOVER URGES REFORM OF NATION'S DRY LAWS IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH" with subheads. (see) Text of Hoover's acceptance address as well.
Complete with 24 pages, light tonin... See More
Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...
Item #699688
May 10, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918
* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium
* Royal Navy blockade attempt
* North Sea Operations - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" 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... See More
Rose Pastor Stokes sentenced for espionage...
Item #699687
June 01, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1918
* Rose Pastor Stokes prison sentence
* Espionage Act of 1917 violation - WWI
* American socialist activist - writer
* Communist Party of America co-founder
The front page has a six column headline: "SENTENCE MRS. STOKES" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
Not held by any American institution... Reports on the French & Indian War...
Item #699661
July 28, 1759
PUE'S OCCURRENCES, Dublin, Ireland, July 28, 1759
* Rare 18th century publication
* Not held by any American institution
An early Irish newspaper with the front page having various news reports while most of the balance of the issue is taken up with ads & notices.
The front page begins with reports headed: "America" with a Charleston, South Carolina, dateline. It i... See More
First of this title we have offered?
Item #699658
April 21, 1838
THE SUNBEAM, London, April 21, 1838 Printed in the masthead is: "A Weekly Journal Devoted To Polite Literature And Music". This is a volume 1 issue and would appear to be the first of this title we have offered.
Eight pages with the back page taken up with a piece of music, untrimmed margins, 10 by 12 3/4 inches, some staining near the margins, full red tax stamp on the front page... See More
Newspaper edited by the famed Jonathan Swift...
Item #699656
October 09, 1713
THE EXAMINER, London, Oct. 9, 1713
* Rare 18th century publication
This editorial-format newspaper was edited by the famed Jonathan Swift at this time (of Gulliver's Travels fame), It promoted a Tory perspective on British politics, at a time when Queen Anne had replaced Whig ministers with Tories.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical of the day, 8 1/4 by 13 inches,... See More
This issue has very wide, untrimmed margins...
Item #699653
June 25, 1684
THE OBSERVATOR, June 25, 1684
* 17th century original
* Uncommon publication
This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in question and answer format, topics include: "Of Converts & Hypocrites" "The Effects of Schism" "He that does no Good does Mischie... See More
One of London's more successful newspapers...
Item #699652
January 15, 1832
THE NEWS, London, Jan. 15, 1832 This was one of the more successful & popular newspapers of the era with news from various parts of Europe. The masthead features an engraving of a newsboy "trumpeting" the news.
Eight pages, 12 1/4 by 15 1/4 inches, good condition.
"American News"...
Item #699650
May 17, 1781
THE MIDDLESEX JOURNAL & EVENING POST, London, May 17, 1781 Page 2 begins with a report headed: "American News" mostly taken up with a Proclamation signed in type by: Anthony Johnson, commander-in-chief of British forces in the Caribbean, concerning the taking of Dutch ships.
Irregular at the left margin affects a few letters (see photos).
Four pages, save or the mentioned irr... See More
Reports relating to the French & Indian War...
Item #699646
January 26, 1758
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Jan. 26, 1758
* British officer Robert Monckton
* French and Indian War promotion
Page 2 has a brief item relating to the ongoing French & Indian War, noting: "Robert Monckton, Esq., is likewise appointed Lieutenant Colonel commandant of the Royal American regiment in the room of Lieutenant Colonel Desceaux, deceased."
Also a li... See More
1918 flying ace David Endicott Putnam killed...
Item #699643
June 15, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 15, 1918
* David Endicott Putnam - kills
* American flying ace "Ace of Aces"
* United States Air Service pilot
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a one column heading: "American Airman Downs Five Hun Airplanes In One Day" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard t... See More
1918 Split Rock, New York expolsion disaster...
Item #699642
July 03, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 3, 1918
* Split Rock quarry disaster
* Munitions factory explosion
* Onondaga County, New York
The front page has a one column heading: "SIXTY-FIVE KILLED IN TERRIFIC BLAST" (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 pa... See More
1916 Revolution on Island of Crete - Greece...
Item #699634
September 25, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1916
* National Schism- Greece
* Island of Crete revolution
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD CRETE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. 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... See More
1916 Battle of Verdun, France....
Item #699632
September 07, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1916
* Battle of Verdun
* Western Front - France
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
1916 Olathe, Kansas lynching... Bert Dudley...
Item #699631
September 21, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 21, 1916
* Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
* Bert Dudley lynching mob - hanging
* Revolution on Island of Crete - Greece
The front page has a one column heading: "Mob In Kansas Invades Jail And Lynches Prisoner" (see image)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that a... See More
1916 Brooklyn Dodgers baseball pennant race...
Item #699628
September 30, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 30, 1916
* Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)
* National League pennant race
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The front page has a six column headline: "DODGERS ARE AGAIN IN LEAD" with subhead, score and lineups. (see images) Inning by inning description continues inside.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More
1916 NYC streetcar strike riots...
Item #699626
September 08, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 8, 1916
* Quebec Bridge construction disaster
* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOTING IN NEW YORK STIKE" 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. Rare as suc... See More
1916 Quebec Bridge collapse disaster...
Item #699623
September 11, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1916
* Quebec Bridge construction disaster
* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "TWENTY-FIVE FALL TO 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 fragile from thi... See More
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