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600833

Early wrestling... John McMahon...

Item #600833

March 13, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 13, 1879



* Early wrestling

* John McMahon



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

Page 2 has small one column headings: "Wrestling" "A Draw Between McLaughlin and McMahon". See image for text.

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600831

Early Billiards... pool...

Item #600831

March 03, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 3, 1879



* Early billiards - pool rules

* George Slosson




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

Page 2 has one column headings: "Billiards By New Rules" "An Interesting Exhibition Game by Slosson and Sexton" See images for text.

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600731

SS Algoma disaster...

Item #600731

November 11, 1885

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, November 11, 1885 



* SS Algoma - steamer 

* Isle Royale - Lake Superior
 



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

The front page has one column headings: "GREAT LOSS OF LIFE", "Forty-Eight People Known to Have Gone Down to Watery Graves in the Algoma Disaster", "Fea... See More  

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600728

Ironton, Missouri Negro lynching...

Item #600728

July 31, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 31, 1882



* Ironton, Missouri

* Negro lynching




The front page has a one column heading: "A Negro Lynched for Attempting in Outrage an Old Lady". Actual report is on page 2 under: "Negro Lynched". See images for text. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise in good con... See More  

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600726

Giuseppe Garibaldi death...

Item #600726

June 12, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 12, 1882 



* Giuseppe Garibaldi death 

* Italian general & politician
 



The front page has one column headlines: "ITALY'S DEAD HERO", "Imposing Funeral Ceremonies in Honor of Garibaldi" and more. See images for text here.



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600724

Morelos railway accident...

Item #600724

June 28, 1881

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 28, 1881



* Morelos railway accident disaster

* Cuautla, Mexico - railroad - train




The front page has one column headlines:



"MEXICAN HORROR"

"A Passenger Train on the Morelas Railroad Plunges Through a Bridge"

"A Carload of Alcohol Takes Fire, Adding Terror to the Horrible Catastrophe"




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600721

Iroquois wins Epsom Derby...

Item #600721

June 02, 1881

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 2, 1881



* Iroquois wins Epsom Derby (1st report)

* 1st American-bred thoroughbred horse to win it




The front page has one column headlines: "GREASED LIGHTNING", "Is What Iroquois Resembled Yesterday", "As He Flew Over the Track at Epsom, Leading All Competitors" and more. Other news and advertisements o... See More  

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600719

Steamer Victoria disaster...

Item #600719

May 25, 1881

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 25, 1881



* Excursion steamer Victoria disaster

* London, Ontario, Canada




The front page has one column headlines: "APPALLING", "Terrible Disaster Near London, Ont.", "An Over-Crowded Excursion Steamer", "Suddenly Collapses and Sinks to the Bottom" and more. Other news and advertisemen... See More  

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600685

State of Florida - Pomona collision...

Item #600685

August 11, 1884

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 11, 1884



* SS State of Florida

* Bark Pomona




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

The front page has one column headings: "DOWN IN MID-OCEAN", "The Steamer State of Florida Collides With the Bark Ponema (sic), and Both Are Sunk" "The Cold, Dark Waters of the ... See More  

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600682

Long Branch, New Jersey...

Item #600682

August 26, 1880

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1880



* Long Branch, New Jersey

* Beach resort - watering place




This uncommon 10 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 9 has one column headings: "LONG BRANCH" "Some of the Peculiarities and Humors of a Bathing Suit" "Our Jewish Friends and Their Support of the Water... See More  

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600647

Steamer Garland & Yacht Mamie disaster...

Item #600647

July 24, 1880

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 24, 1880



* Steamer Garland & Yacht Mamie

* Detroit River collision disaster




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

The front page has small one column headings: "ANOTHER" "This Time A Lake Collision With Frightful Results" "the Excursion Steamer Garland Cuts ... See More  

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600645

Ku Klux Klan in Virginia...

Item #600645

July 05, 1880

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 5, 1880



* Ku Klux Klan



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

The front page has one column headings: "Ku Klux in Active Operation in Virginia" "Threats and Hickory Whips Prominently Posted" See image for text here.

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600572

Friars Point, Mississippi Negro lynchings...

Item #600572

January 17, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 17, 1876



* Friars Point, Mississippi

* Negroes - lynchings




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

Page 5 has one column headings: "Mississippi Justice" "Four Negroes Lynched at Friars' Point" See image for text here.

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600558

Chester PA Explosion & Haverhill MA fire...

Item #600558

February 18, 1882

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 18, 1882



* Haverhill, Massachusetts fire

* Chester, Pennsylvania explosion




The front page has one column headings: "FURIOUS EXPLOSION" "A Pyrotechnic Factory at Chester, Pa., Blown to Atoms and Thirteen People Killed" and more (see photos).

Page 3 has: "A TOWN BURNING" "Haverhill, Mass., Enveloped in Flam... See More  

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600556

Princeton, Indiana tornado....

Item #600556

February 29, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 29, 1876



* Princeton, Indiana

* Tornado disaster




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

Page 3 has one column headings: "THE TORNADO" "Fifty Buildings Wrecked in Princeton and Vicinity" "Damage to Property Estimated at Over a Million Dollars" and more.

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600554

Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado...

Item #600554

March 11, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 11, 1876



* Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado disaster



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

The front page has one column headings: "TERRIFIC TORNADO" "Nine Persons Killed and Numbers Injured" "Twenty-Six Buildings Wrecked at Hazle Green,Wisconsin" See image f... See More  

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600553

Custer City, South Dakota....

Item #600553

February 08, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 8, 1876



* Custer, South Dakota born



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

The front page has small one column headings: "Black Hills" "Growth of Custer City--More Gold Diggings Reported--Sioux On The War Path". See image for text.

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600552

Reverdy Johnson death....

Item #600552

February 01, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876



* Reverdy Johnson death

* Dred Scott case fame




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

The front page has one column headings: "Reverdy Johnson" "His Sudden And Mysterious Death" and more. See images for text.

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600551

Charley Ross found?...

Item #600551

February 01, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876



* Charley Ross

* 1st kidnapping for ransom




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

The front page has one column headings: "Charlie Ross" "Interview With the Boy Found at Carey, Ohio" "Various Theories Relative to His Identity" and more. See image... See More  

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600550

Molly Maguires...

Item #600550

February 26, 1876

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1876



* Molly Maguires



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

Page 3 has an interesting advertisement titled: "MOLLY MAGUIRE, Terror of the Coal Fields!; By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss" for a upcoming report in the "New York Weekly" This ad measures 11 x 2 inches.... See More  

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600549

Hurricane hits Charleston, South Carolina

Item #600549

August 27, 1885

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 27, 1885



* Charleston, South Carolina

* Hurricane - cyclone




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

The front page has one column headings: "SWEPT BY CYCLONE" "Terrible Destruction Wrought By a Wind Storm at Charleston, S.C." "The Streets More Desolate Than Aft... See More  

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600547

Norwood, New York tornado...

Item #600547

August 13, 1885

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 13, 1885



* Norwood, New York

* Tornado disaster




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

The front page has one column headings: "DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE" "Several People Reported Killed, Bridges Swept Away, and Crops Destroyed" See images for text here.

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600539

Pensaukee, Wisconsin tornado...

Item #600539

July 10, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 10, 1877



* Pensaukee, Wisconsin tornado



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

The front page has one column headings: "WILD WINDS" "A Whirlwind Strikes Peneakee (sic), Wisconsin, and Leaves But Three Houses Standing" and more (see photos).

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600535

Chief Sitting Bull...

Item #600535

August 18, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 18, 1877



* Chief Sitting Bull - Indians

* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux




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

The front page has one column headings: "Sitting Bull to be Offered Immunity from Punishment" "Sitting Bull Commission" and more (see photos).

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600523

Harvard University visit...

Item #600523

June 28, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 28, 1877



* Harvard University

* Rutherford B. Hayes




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

The front page has one column headings: "BOSTON'S GUEST" "President Hayes' Visit to Harvard College" "The Banquet in Boston and Grand Festival Concert" and mor... See More  

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600520

Jews in Romania persecuted...

Item #600520

June 12, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 12, 1877



* Romanian Jews

* Persecution




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

Page 7 has a one column heading: "The Jews In Romania". See images for text.

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600511

Mount Carmel, Illinois tornado disaster...

Item #600511

June 05, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 1877



* Mount Carmel, Illinois

* Tornado disaster




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

The front page has one column headings: "TORNADO" "Mt. Carmel, Ill., Wrecked by a Terrible Storm" "Sixteen Lives Lost--A Number Wounded and Missing" "The Town Thr... See More  

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600508

Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan fire....

Item #600508

June 03, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 3, 1877



* Onota, Au Train Township

* Michigan Ghost town (village)

* Fire disaster




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

The front page has one column headings: "Onota, Michigan, Entirely Destroyed by Fire" "Seven Hundred People Homeless--Loss $100,000" "Fighti... See More  

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600502

Captain Jack... Modocs...

Item #600502

May 15, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1877



* Modoc Indians

* Captain Jack - Kintpuash




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

Page 7 has small one column headings: "Captain Jack" "Lecture Last Evening on the 'Tragedy of the Lava Beds....". The text takes up over a full column.

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600496

Execution by Guillotine...

Item #600496

May 18, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 1877



* Guillotine execution

* Baptiste-Joseph Billoir




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

Page 5 has small one column headings: "Death By The Guillotine" "Capital Punishment in France--The Last of Billoir...." See images for text here.

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600493

Jewish religion...

Item #600493

May 04, 1877

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 4, 1877



* Russo-Turkish War

* Kars, Ottoman Empire




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

The front page has one column headings: "The Fight At Kars" and more (see photos). Page 5 has a nice map titled: "A Comprehensive Map Of The Theatre Of War In The East"

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600458

Jesse James gang outlaws ?...

Item #600458

March 01, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 1, 1882 



* Jesse James Gang 

* Outlaws killed
 



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

The front page has a one column heading: "Part of the James Gang Riddled With Bullets" The actual report is on page 2 with very small headings: "Dead Desperadoes" and "Poke... See More  

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600457

Jewish religion...

Item #600457

March 04, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 4, 1882 



* Jewish religion 

* Judaism vs. Christianity 



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

The back page has one column headings: "JEWISH RELIGION." "Rabbi Hahn Lectures on Judaism and Christianity" and more. (see photos).

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600455

Arctic region - North Pole map...

Item #600455

February 14, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1882



* Arctic exploration map

* North Pole




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

The front page has one column headings: "The Polar Region" "Colonies and Explorations in the Far North" and more with a nice map titled:"MAP OF THE ARCTIC REGION...."

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600452

NYC Potter Building fire disaster...

Item #600452

March 15, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 15, 1882 



* Potter Building fire disaster 

* Manhattan, New York City
 



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

The front page has one column headings: "FURIOUS FLAMES", "A Terrible Conflagration at the Metropolis", "Several People Perish in the Flames", ... See More  

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600450

USS Jeannette arctic voyage hardships...

Item #600450

March 21, 1882

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 21, 1882 



* USS Jeannette arctic voyage 

* George W. Melville
 



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

The front page has one column headings: "SUFFERING SAILORS" "A Touching Story From the Jeannette's Engineer" "Melville's Official Report to Secreta... See More  

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600421

Painesville, Ohio Masonic lodge...

Item #600421

November 12, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio,  November 12, 1879



* Painesville, Ohio

* Masonic - Masons

* Lodge dedication




The front page has one column headings: "A Masonic Hall" "Is Formally Dedicated In Painesville" "A Grand Success in Every Feature..." See images for text here.



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting adver... See More  

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600418

Adrian, Michigan grandstands collapse...

Item #600418

October 03, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, October 3, 1879 



* Adrian, Michigan 

* Lenawee County Fair 

* Grandstands disaster
 



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



The front page has one column headings: " A FEARFUL FALL", "Adrian, Mich., Visited by a Sad Catastrophe", "A Grand Stand Gives Way Wi... See More  

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600417

John Wise last ballooning flight ...

Item #600417

September 29, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1879



* John Wise - ballooning

* Lost flight - death




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



The front page has one column headings: "Balloon Ascension" "Professor Wise Goes Aloft In Interest Of Science" and more. See image for text here. This was the flight ... See More  

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600414

Battle of Antietam tribute....

Item #600414

September 18, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1879



* Battle of Antietam

* Sharpsburg, Maryland

* Anniversary - tribute




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



The front page has one column headings: "ANTIETAM" "The Anniversary of That Bloody Fight" "And a Few of the Men Who Escaped Its Perils"... See More  

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600413

Walton, Kentucky Negro lynching....

Item #600413

September 06, 1879

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 6, 1879



* Walton, Kentucky

* Negro lynching




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



The front page has one column headings: "Twenty Shots In His Body" "While Tied To A Tree By A Posse Of Citizens" See image for text.



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600406

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania....

Item #600406

May 31, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31, 1878



* Battle of Gettysburg

* Tribute to the dead




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



Page 5 has one column headings: "The Day At Gettysburg" "The Presidential Party and Other Distinguished Citizens Present..."



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600403

Edison's phonograph on public exhibition...

Item #600403

May 30, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1878 The back page has a report headed: "The Phonograph" with subhead: Exhibition of that Nineteenth Century Wonder at the Windsor Last Evening" which includes: "...the first exhibition of Edison's marvelous little machine, the phonograph, was given at the Windsor...The little instrument behaved itself well, repeating with accu... See More  

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600400

Victor, New York balloon flight.....

Item #600400

May 15, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1878



* Victor, New York

* Ballooning




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



Page 6 has one column headings: "An Aeronaut's Peril" "A Terrible Ride Through the Air--Accident to Mons. Lavelle at Victor Yesterday...." See images for text here.



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600395

Thomas Edison's phonograph...

Item #600395

June 07, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 7, 1878



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* Phonograph invention




The front page has a report headed: "Edison's Inventions" with subhead: "An Exhibition of the Phonograph and His New Instrument for Measuring Heat--The Suit of the Two Telegraph Companies". Near the beginning is: "...Mr. Edison gave an exhibition of the phonograph... See More  

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600393

Chief Sitting Bull surrender?...

Item #600393

August 09, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 9, 1878



* Chief Sitting Bull

* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux




The front page has small one column headings: "Sitting Bull Said to be on the Point of Surrendering" and more.



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



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600384

Sutro Tunnel complete... Comstock Lode...

Item #600384

July 20, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 20, 1878 



* Sutro Tunnel opens 

* Comstock Lode 

* Nevada
 



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

Page 3 has one column headings: "The Sutro Tunnel", "Completion of the Great Work--How the Connection was Made", "Adolph Sutro the First Man Through--Celebrati... See More  

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600383

19th century boxing match...

Item #600383

July 03, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1878



* 19th century boxing

* John King vs. John Reilly




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

Page 3 has small one column headings: "Humanity Outraged" "A Brutal Contest in New York Between Two P.R. Roughs--Shocking Scenes". See images for text.

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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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600357

The Pretzel...

Item #600357

October 20, 1882

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, October 20, 1882



* Early pretzel described



Page 3 has small one column headings: "The Pretzel" "Some Account of the Origin of The Modern Delicacy"

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.

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