Check from Cooperstown, 1834...
Item #690179
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Feb. 17, 1834. Included is the amount of $500 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak.An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Measures 2... See More
Guerrilla raider John Hunt Morgan escapes from jail...
Item #690163
January 14, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, January 14, 1864
* John Morgan escapes jail
* Guerrilla raider leader
* Very rare Confederate title
If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the... See More
John Dillinger hunted in Chicago...
Item #690104
May 03, 1934
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 3, 1934
* Outlaw John Dillinger now in Chicago IL
* The city where he would be killed
* Post Little Bohemia Lodge shootout
The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Hunt Now In Chicago" with subhead. (see)
Complete in 10 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1925 Mobster Johnny Torrio tax evasion...
Item #690069
April 10, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, April 10, 1939
* Johnny Torrio pleads guilty to tax evasion
* Chicago Italian mobster - bootlegger - racketeer
* Former Chicago Outfit Mafia crime family leader
* Big Jim Colosimo successor - Al Capone predecessor
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER TORRIO HALTS TAX TRIAL TO PLEAD GUILTY" with subheads and photo. (see) Some wear... See More
Print of San Francisco... The new Mormon Temple...
Item #689869
July 25, 1857
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 25, 1857
* Very early view of San Francisco
* Salt Lake Tabernacle under construction
Formatted much like the more common Harper's Weekly, this illustrated paper printed several years earlier.
The front page features a print of a: "View Of San Francisco, California" which a related article on it as well. Very early view of the young... See More
Booth is spotted on a train in Pennsylvania...
Item #689847
April 20, 1865
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 20, 1865
* The hunt for John Wilkes Booth
* Spotted in Reading, Pennsylvania ?
Page 3 has a very interesting report from Reading, Pa. headed: "An Improbable Story About Booth" which mentions in part: "Booth, the murderer, it is supposed, was on a passenger train that left here at six o'clock for Pottsville; a gentleman not... See More
2008 financial crisis...
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy...
Item #689760
September 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 16, 2008
* Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
* Financial crisis of 2007-2008
* Wall Street is in a panic
The front page has: "Wall Street braces for more,' with subhead: "Worries over Lehman's fallout and AIG's fate pervade market." Another article has, "How BofA became industry behemoth," speaking of Bank of America. Con... See More
Emma Goldman is arrested in 1901...
Item #689759
September 11, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1901
* Emma Goldman arrested
* Anarchist - anarchy
* William McKinley shooting
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CONSPIRACY TO MURDER" with subheads. (see) Also on the front Also on the front page is: "McKINLEY'S RECOVERY" with subheads. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "woo... See More
Rare 1941 World War II American poster...
Item #689756
January 01, 1941
Here is a huge and I'm assuming very rare World War II poster that measures 4 feet, 8 inches (56 in.) x 3 feet, 6 inches (42 in.) that shows a statue of a colonial minuteman holding a rifle with his hand on a plow titled: "FOR DEFENSE; BUY" in red lettering then: "UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS" in green lettering within a lighter green background. We found this pos... See More
The last battle of the Civil War... Trial of Lincoln's conspirators...
Item #689704
May 28, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 28, 1865
* Kirby Smith Surrenders
* Formal end of Civil War
* Trial of the conspirators
Among the first column heads reporting on the trial of those who conspired to murder the President: "THE TRIAL" "Atzerott Prowling About for President Johnson" "Efforts to Impeach the Credibility of the Witnesses for the Prosecution" &q... See More
Jesse James & the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #689667
July 19, 1881
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 19, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Winston, Daviess County, Missouri
Page 2 begins with a quite lengthy account of what was the infamous Rock Island Railroad robbery by the James Gang.
It is headed: "The Great Train Robbery" and begins: "Charles Murray...was the messenger of the U.S. Expres... See More
Fall of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #689661
April 04, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865
* Fall of Richmond VA Virginia
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Pe
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* Fall of Richmond VA Virginia
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Pe
Reporting on John Brown's raid upon Harper's Ferry...
Item #689620
October 24, 1859
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 3 has a report on the raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his cohorts, headed: "The Harper's Ferry Conspirators" which reports on the coming legal case of those involved. One bit notes: "...take up the caus... See More
Washington proclaims an end to hostilities in the Revolutionary War...
Item #689607
June 09, 1783
THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, June 9, 1783
* General George Washington letter
* Announcing the end of hostilities
* American Revolutionary War ending
Certainly the most significant content takes almost an entire column of page 3, which has George Washington's letter announcing a cessation of hostilities in the Revolutionary War.
It is prefaced with a note stat... See More
St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation, in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #689523
February 25, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 25, 1929
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations
* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such
The front page has a one column headed: "Hunt Kidnap Gangsters in Murder Quiz" with smaller subheads. Such reports are probably only reported in a Chicago publication, so rather unc... See More
Death for the killer of Lindbergh's baby...
Item #689505
December 09, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935
* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rage edition, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.... See More
On Billy the Kid's death in almost a "hometown" newspaper...
Item #689457
July 23, 1881
THE LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC, New Mexico, July 23, 1881
* Outlaw Billy the Kid shot dead
* Pat Garrett - Old West lawman
* In a area publication, very rare
This was essentially the "backyard" of the famed outlaw Billy the Kid, so it is significant that there are two articles concerning his recent death (killed by Pat Garrett on July 14 in nearby Fort Sumner, New Mexico).
The... See More
Early print of the Yosemite Valley...
Item #689453
November 21, 1863
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 21, 1863 The front page has a print of: "The War in Tennessee--Attempt of the Rebels to Blow up a Supply Train near Cumberland Tunnel" and a small print of: "Rockville, A Deserted Village Near Charleston".
The tipped-in centerfold is a nice print of the: "Grand Ball at the Academy of Music, New York...".
Other pri... See More
California, Charleston, Egypt, and more...
Item #689443
December 11, 1869
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869 The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal".
Prints within include: "Bronze Statue Erected to the Memory of Bishop Brownell, Founder of Trinity College, Hartford: "Southern Scenes--Pay-Day on the Plantation--Coming from the Store".
The centerfold ha... See More
Across the continents: scenes at Promontory Point and more...
Item #689441
January 15, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 15, 1870 The front page features a nice print on their series of: "Across the Continent On the Pacific Railroad" showing the: "Dining Saloon of the Hotel Express Train".
Several more prints on this series of their: "Across The Continent" report includes: "Drawing Room of the Hotel Express Train" "Kit... See More
Angel Makers of Nagyrév, Hungary... Witches...
Item #689321
December 09, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1929
* Angel Makers of Nagyrévm Hungary
* Witches - husband murders trials begin
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "40 'WITCH' WIVES FACE TRIAL FOR HUSBAND MURDER" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.
St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #689301
March 08, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1929
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations
* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 6 has a six column heading: "New York Police Join in Massacre Quiz; Link Chicago Gunmen with Gotham Killings" (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chic... See More
re. Jake Lingle's assassination...
Item #689284
April 25, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1931
* re. Jake Lingle assassination story
* Leo Brothers guilty and in prison
* Chicago Tribune reporter
* Al 'Scarface Capone era - Gangsters
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)
* 21st installment (part)
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "LINGLE KILLER'S CRIME HISTORY IS TOLD IN FULL" with subheads and related photo. ... See More
1931 Carroll Show raided for obsenity...
Item #689279
February 14, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1931
* Earl Carroll show raided by police
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RAID CARROLL SHOW, 28 GIRLS" with subheads. Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page.
When it comes to gangste... See More
Selma to Montgomery march in 1965....
Item #689269
March 26, 1965
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 26, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Viola Liuzzo murder
The front page has a three column heading: "4 Held In Ala. Murder" with lead-in: "KKK Men Charged With Woman's Death-" (see) This was the 3rd and final try which ended in success.
Complete with all 22 pages, small binding holes along the spine, ... See More
Capture of the outlaw Frank James...
Item #689266
October 15, 1876
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 15, 1876
* Jesse James Gang
* Outlaw Frank captured
The top of page 4 has column heads including: "FRANK JAMES" "The Notorious Outlaw in the St. Louis Calaboose" "The Police of This City Effect the Capture in a Creditable Manner" "Frank Denies His Identity as a James boy--But He is Certainly the Northfield Robber Wounde... See More
1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #689264
February 27, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 27, 1930
* Crime laid to ban on beer, liquor
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a six column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "Collins Lays Chicago Crime to Dry Law" with subheads. Related photo is on the ba... See More
1930 Al 'Scarface' Capone..
Item #689263
June 20, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1930
* Al 'Scarface' Capone contempt of court ?
* Chicago gangland wars
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "CAPONE ADMITS AN ERROR IN HIS COURT EVIDENCE" with subhead. (see)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out... See More
Virgil Kirkland guilty of murder... Gary, Indiana...
Item #689057
March 11, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 11, 1931
* Virgil Kirkland - psycho for love
* Arlene Gwendolyn Draves murder
* Gary, Indiana High School - Valparaiso trial
The front page has a nice banner headline: "KIRKLAND TO CELL FOR LIFE" with subheads. Nice for display. Some related photos are on the back page.
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes... See More
1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #689044
November 29, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 29, 1928
* Nice headline for display
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "HERO ROUTS 3 IN GUN BATTLE" with subheads. Nice for display.
When it comes to gangste... See More
Killing of Booth & the Lincoln funeral...
Item #688987
May 13, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 13, 1865
* Killing of John Wilkes Booth
* President Abraham Lincoln funeral
* Prints - illustrations - wood engravings
The front page shows: "Sergeant Boston Corbett, the Man who shot Booth" as well as a dramatic print of: "The Killing of Booth, the Assassin--The Dying Murderer drawn from the Barn where he had Taken Refuge.... See More
Great graphic issue on the Lincoln assassination...
Item #688985
May 06, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, May 6, 1865
* Graphic issue on Abraham Lincoln's murder & funeral
This issue remains one of the most dramatic of the newspapers reporting Lincoln's assassination, particularly for the terrific front page featuring a print of John Wilkes Booth leaping from the President's box at Ford's Theatre just after shooting Lincoln, showing the P... See More
Lawrence Bittaker found guilty...
Item #688967
February 18, 1981
LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 18, 1981
* Lawrence Bittaker "Tool Box Killer" "Pliers"
* Guilty of kidnapping, rape, torture and murder
The front page has a one column heading: "Bittaker Found Guilty of Five Torture Deaths" (see) First report coverage on serial killer & rapist, Lawrence Bittaker, found guilty for kidnap, rape, torture and murder of 5 teenage g... See More
Best Baby Face Nelson's very 1st armed robbery...
Item #688961
January 07, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 7, 1930
* George Baby Face Nelson
* Very first armed robbery (Chicago)
* American bank robber - gangster
* Criminal partner of John Dillinger
The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GOLD COAST HOME HELD UP" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. History shows this was in fact Baby Face Nelson's ve... See More
Death of Jesse James...
Item #688939
April 04, 1882
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1882
* Jesse James assassination
* Robert & Charles Ford
* St. Joseph, Missouri
The back page has a rather inconspicuous report at the bottom of the first column: "Death of the Notorious Robber Jesse James". The report, which continues at the top of the next column, reads in full: "Jesse James, the notorious robber was shot... See More
Rare Johnny Ringo mention in a Tombstone Epitaph...
Item #688937
January 21, 1882
THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, January 21, 1882
* Best old West title to be had
* Johnny Ringo mention
Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this to... See More
Check from Cooperstown, 1834...
Item #688903
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Sept. 6, 1836. Included is the amount of $25 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak.An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Measures 2 ... See More
1996 Killing of JonBenet Ramsey...
Item #688887
December 30, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 30, 1996
* Killing of JonBenet Ramsey
* Child beauty pageant queen
* Boulder, Colorado murder mystery
* Patsy & John Bennett Ramsey
Page 10 under: "Nation In Brief" is a small and discrete report out of Colorado headed: "Probe Continues Into Slaying of Child, 6" (see) This was when this murder was becoming mainstream news giving the discrete... See More
The Black Act, used to pursue the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin...
Item #688863
April 22, 1727
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 22, 1727
* Highwayman Dick Turpin
The front page, all of page 2 and half of page 3 are taken up with essentially a re-stating of the 'Black Act' of 1723, which made poaching (commonly deer) a capital offense. It was this Act which was used to pursue the infamous Dick Turpin, before he turned to highway robbery.
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Al 'Scarface' Capone.. 11-year sentence beginning...
Item #688807
October 28, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 28, 1931.
* Al 'Scarface' Capone gets 11 years
* End of his criminal career
* In county jail awaiting federal prison
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The front page has a one column heading: "Capone to Stay in County Jail; Bail Is Refused" (see) This was the end of Capone's criminal career in Chicago. When it comes to gan... See More
Fatty Arbuckle charged with murder....
Item #688758
September 13, 1921
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge
The front page has a one column heading: "WITNESSES SAY ARBUCKLE HELD HALF NUDE GIRL" with subhead: "Murder Charge Is Laid to Actor" Coverage continues on the following pages with related pictorial.
Complete in 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generall... See More
Check from Cooperstown, 1834...
Item #688679
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Nov. 6, 1834. Included is the amount of $350 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak. Also a red ink cancellation.An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseb... See More
1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #688672
April 28, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 28, 1931
* Chicago gangland wars
* Gangster hitman Fred "Killer" Burke sentenced
* St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The top of :page 5 has a one column heading "SLAYER BURKE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON" with subhead. A pho... See More
1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #688659
April 19, 1931
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 19, 1931
* POLICE CORRUPTION ?
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "SCAN POLICE BANK ACCOUNTS" with subheads. Nice for display. Chicago was known for police c... See More
1935 Garrettsville, Ohio train robbery...
Item #688607
November 08, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, November 8, 1935
* Garrettsville, Portage co., Ohio train robbery
* Gangsters Alvin Karpis - Ma Barker gang
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "'West West' gang Hunted" with subhead: "Mail Train Is Robbed of More Than $40,000" Karpis was member of the Ma Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time.
Complete with 6... See More
1931 Al 'Scarface' Capone...
Item #688603
July 26, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 26, 1931
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone throws a party
* Before he goes to prison
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Al Capone, Nearing Prison, Throws a Farewell Party" (see) Probably only reported in a Chicago publication.
Complete 1st secti... See More
Jake 'The Barber'... Legs Diamond...
Item #688595
May 18, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 18, 1931
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond - NYC gangster
* John Factor - Jake 'The Barber" - con artist
The front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER PUTS A PRICE ON HEAD OF BARBER JAKE" with subhead and small photo of "Legs Diamond" (see)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Proh... See More
Pretty Boy Floyd is shot... Day of death...
Item #688592
October 22, 1934
NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1934
* Charles Pretty Boy Floyd
* Public enemy No. 1 shot (killed)
The top of page 16 has an article headed: "Posses Hunt Floyd In Dense Ohio Woods" "Outlaw Believed to Have Been Wounded in Gun Battle Which Trapped Richetti" (see) Floyd would die of his wounds on this day.
Complete in 42 pages, a little spine wear, generally in very nic... See More
Death of Jesse James...
Item #688562
April 08, 1882
THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, April 8, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James killed
* Robert & Charles Ford
Page 4 of this issue contains a very brief and inconspicuous report on the death of the notorious outlaw Jesse James. It reads in its entirety: "A report comes from Kansas City, Mo., that Jesse James, the notorious train robber, highwayman, et... See More
Prohibition ends in 1933....
Item #688507
December 06, 1933
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, December 6, 1933
* U.S. prohibition ends
* Beer returns - legal liquor
* 18th Amendment ratification
The front page has various headings re. the end of prohibition: "Old Boston Starts New Drinking as Thousands Restrain Cheers" and more. Coverage on the official end of prohibition in America.
Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and little wear at the margi... See More
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