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Enforcing the historic Fifteenth Amendment...
Item #673634
May 22, 1870
(2) NEW YORK TIMES, May 22 and June 1, 1870 (a 2-issue set) The front page of the May 22nd issue has the heading: "The Fifteenth Amendment", with the subheading: "Laws to Enforce It--The Bill Passed by the Senate in Full--Important Provisions..." with more. This is actually the 1870 Enforcement Act, created to enforce the proper enforcement of the historic 15th Amendment ... See More
"Democratic Platform Made Easy" - showing blacks among various vignettes...
Item #673618
November 06, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 6, 1869
* The Democratic Party platform
* Democrats are racists - anti-black
* 19th century illustration - print
The prime feature is the double-page centerfold titled: 'Democratic Platform Made Easy' with many vignettes, several which portray Blacks in various uncomplimentary and stereotypical settings/charicatures.The front page of th... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #673570
February 12, 1870
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1870
* "Woodhull, Claflin & Co." advertisement
* First Women's Wall Street brokerage
The financial page has an intriguing, somewhat inconspicuous advertisement of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
The advertisement is for the very first women's brokerage firm to open on male-dominated Wall Street. It is ... See More
Spirit photography fraud trial.... ghosts...
Item #673483
April 22, 1869
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 22, 1869
* Spirit photography - ghosts
* William H. Mumler fraud trial
Page 7 has an article with much testimony headed: "SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY" "The Tombs Opened" "Spirits Avaunt--Ghostly Developments" and more. (See) Text takes up over 3 1/2 columns.
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
Susan B. Anthony found guilty of voting...
Item #673355
June 19, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1873
* Susan B. Anthony found guilty of voting (1st report)
* Women's suffrage - Woman's rights advocate
The top of page 5 has one column headings that include: "THE WOMAN WHO DARED" "Close of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony" "The Fourteenth Amendment Gives No Right to a Woman to Vote" "A Verdict Of Guilty" (s... See More
Jefferson Davis' 1868 Trial...
Item #673353
December 05, 1868
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 5, 1868
* Double jeopardy
The front page has one column headings: "The Trial Of Jeff. Davis" "Proceedings in the Court at Richmond--Argument to Quash the Indictments Under the Fourteenth Amendment". Coverage on the start of his trial that never happened. The treason charge would be dropped.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice co... See More
Wagon Box Fight... Red Cloud's War...
Item #673351
August 15, 1867
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1867
* Wagon Box Fight... Red Cloud's War
* Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming
The front page has a small one column heading: "Encounter with the Savages near Fort Kearny--The Indians Routed" 1st report coverage on the Wagon Box Fight during Red Cloud's War.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, some printing flaws including one in the me... See More
The Ku Klux Klan...
Item #673184
October 18, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 18, 1871
* Ku Klux Klan
* Ulysses S. Grant
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "THE KU KLUX REBELLION" "President Grant Suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Ku Klux Counties of South Carolina" "A Vigorous Prosecution of the War on the Ku Klux" (see)
Complete with 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice ... See More
The financial panic of 1873...
Item #673182
September 26, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 26, 1873
* Wall Street - stock market failure
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RETURNING ORDER" with subheads. (see) Text takes up more than 3 columns. Coverage of "The Panic of 1873", brought on in part by the failure of Jay Cooke & Company. Great to have this NYC publication.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Mormons, polygamy, Salt Lake City, Utah....
Item #673163
October 30, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 30, 1871
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Brigham Young
* Polygamy
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "UTAH" "The Latter Day Reign of Terror Overthrown--at Last!" "The Clutches of the Law Closing on the Bloodstained Saints" "Brigham and Joseph Young and Orson Hyde Fugitives from Justice" "Excitement At Fe... See More
Supplement issues from Stockton, California...
Item #673147
October 01, 1872
STOCKTON INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT, California
* Uncommon Old West publication
A lot of nine single sheet "Supplement" issues of this newspaper, not dated but they are from Sept. thru November, 1872. All in very nice, clean condition with a wide variety of news items and other reports.
1875 Indianola, Texas hurricane disaster....
Item #673141
September 22, 1875
THE NEW YORK HERALD, September 22, 1875
* Indianola, Texas hurricane disaster
* Ghost town - Matagorda Bay
Page 5 has a four column map headed: "THE STORM ON THE MEXICAN GULF" Also one column headings that include: "A CITY DESTROYED" "Terrible Effects of the Recent Cyclone in the Gulf" "Indianola Swept Away" "Awful Destruction of Life and Propert... See More
The "Colored Convention" at Columbia SC...
Item #673092
October 25, 1871
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1871
* Southern Colored Convention
* Post Civil War Negroes - blacks
Page 3 has a one column heading: "COLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.
1871 Chinese massacre....
Item #673091
October 26, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 26, 1871
* Anti- Chinese riot massacre
* Chinatown hangings
* Los Angeles, California
The top of page 7: "The California Vigilants" "Bloody Chinese Riot in Los Angeles" "Sixteen Chinese Hung by a Mob--One Woman and Three Men Shot" (see) First report coverage on the Chinese massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles, California.
Other news of... See More
This paper lasted but two issues... A supplement as well...
Item #673039
March 01, 1870
THE NELSON CLARION, New Hampshire, March, 1870 This is the volume 1, number 1 issue of an exceeding rare newspaper. In fact the only other date which existed was May, 1871, which was volume 1 number 2. "Union List of Newspapers" notes only two institutions have this title, neither being the American Antiquarian Society.
Also included is a small "Supplement" of the ... See More
Final days of the Civil War....
Item #672958
March 30, 1865
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 30, 1865
* Final day s of the American Civil War
* Surrender of Robert E. Lee close
Page 4 has various reports on the Civil War with one column headings. See images here.
Complete in 4 pages, this issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Nice con... See More
Two intriguing articles on the assassination plot...
Item #672932
June 23, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 23, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination plot
* John Wilkes Booth & Jefferson Davis
The ftpg. has an article: "The Conspiracy--An Interview Between Booth & Davis" with details of the meeting, beginning: "Booth commenced by saying that a plan was formed by parties in the Northern States & Canada, friends of the Confederacy, to capture o... See More
Livingstone is found, reported in the newspaper which financed the search...
Item #672815
May 03, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, May 3, 1872
* David Livingstone found
* Henry Morton Stanley
James Gorden Bennett, this newspaper's publisher, capitalized on the 19th century fascination with Africa & the whereabouts of explorer Dr. David Livingstone by hiring journalist Henry Stanley to search for him. Livingstone had ventured to Africa in 1865 for a 2 year expedition with little heard from... See More
Moutain Meadows Massacre trial in 1875...
Item #672792
July 29, 1875
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 29, 1875
* Mountain Meadows Massacre
* Mormons - Mormonism trial
* John D. Lee - Brigham Young
Page 7 has a brief article headed: "The Mountain Meadow Massacre" with subhead. See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
1876 Molly Maguires murder trial at Mauch Chunk...
Item #672689
February 19, 1876
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1876
* Molly Maguires murder trial
* Mauch Chunk - Pennsylvania
The top of page 3 has small one column headings: "The Molly Maguires" "The Jones Murder...." (see)
Complete with 10 pages, a little spine wear, generally very nice.
1870 Raid on the Arapaho... Wyoming...
Item #672685
April 15, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1870
* Raid on the Arapaho
* Indians - Native Americans
Page 7 has a somewhat brief report under the small headings: "The Redskins" "Fight with the Wyoming Indians..." (see)
Complete with 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.
Most lopsided baseball game score ever...
Item #672684
June 19, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1874
* Early professional baseball game
* One of the most lopsided scores ever
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "The National Game" "The Worst Muffing Affair on Record-The Great Chicago Club Beaten, 38 to 1" with box scores. (see) Described in one baseball reference book as one of the poorest games of baseball played between two pr... See More
1871 Henryville, Indiana... Park family murders...
Item #672675
November 16, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 16, 1871
* Henryville, Clark County, Indiana
* Slaughter of the Park family - murders
The top of page 8 has one column headings: "FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN INDIANA" "A Whole Family Butchered" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, some margin wear with some tiny tears, generally good.... See More
1873 Vienna World's Fair opens...
Item #672665
May 03, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 3, 1873
* 1873 Vienna World's Fair opens
* Austria-Hungary capital exposition
The top of page 3 has many one column headings: "VIENNA" "Grand Opening of the World's Fair" "A May-Day Greeting from the Old World" "Science The Master Of The World" "Louise Muhlbach's Account" "OUR VIENNA VICTORY" a... See More
The very beginning of the Financial Panic of 1873...
Item #672650
September 18, 1873
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 18, 1873. This issue has fine early coverage on what became known as the "Panic of 1873" - which was precipitated by the bankruptcy of the banking firm of Jay Cooke and Company.
There is an article on pg. five, "PANIC IN STOCKS - GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE STREET YESTERDAY", which takes nearly a full column of text. Another somewhat related article appea... See More
Financial Panic of 1873...
Item #672647
September 22, 1873
THE WORLD, NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 1873 This issue has fine follow up coverage on what became known as the "Panic of 1873" - precipitated by the bankruptcy of the banking firm of Jay Cooke and Company.
There is a front page article, "THREE DAYS OF PANIC", which continues on Pg. 8, followed by a 1 & 3/4 column article: "FORMER PANICS IN THIS COUNTRY". See photos... See More
Financial Panic of 1873...
Item #672646
September 23, 1873
THE WORLD, NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 1873 This issue has fine follow up coverage on what became known as: "The Panic of 1873", which was precipitated by the bankruptcy of the banking firm of Jay Cooke and Company.
There are several reports with one column head including; "A BRIGHTER PROSPECT - BETTER FEELING IN WALL STREET ...", "JAY COOKE & CO. - A STATEMENT OF ASSET... See More
Whaling disaster of 1871....
Item #672644
November 14, 1871
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 14, 1871
* Whaling disaster of 1871
* Bowhead whales hunting
* Arctic ice jam
Page 5 has an article headed: "The Destruction Of The Arctic Whaling Fleet" "Twelve Hundred Seamen Wrecked--Great Loss OF Life...." and list of the ships lost. Text takes up just over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, gene... See More
P. T. Barnum circus advertisement from 1873...
Item #672632
October 03, 1873
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 3, 1873
* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad
The photo shows the nice back page ad for " P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Museum Menagerie" which includes a portrait of Mr. Barnum and various details about the attractions and performances. The ad takes two-thirds of the column.
Eight pages, minor ftpg. staining, overall good condition.... See More
Mormon unrest in Salt Lake City... Gentiles...
Item #672624
September 08, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 8, 1870
* Mormonism - Mormons - Gentiles
* Unrest in Salt Lake City, Utah
The top of page 8 has one column headings: "MORMONISM" "Excitement in Salt Lake City-Mormon Outrages on Persons and Property..." (see) Text takes up just over one full column.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.... See More
1870 voting rights for African Americans......
Item #672621
April 26, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 26, 1870
* 15th Fifteenth Amendment taking effect
* Voting rights for blacks in America
Page 5 has reporting concerning the recent enacting of the 15th Amendment with heading: "WASHINGTON" "Bill to Enforce the Fifteenth Amendment" (see)
Complete with 16 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More
1873 Dixon, Illinois bridge disaster...
Item #672618
May 05, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 5, 1873
* Dixon, Illinois
* Truesdell Bridge collapse
* Baptism ceremony disaster
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE" "A Bridge Over Rock River, Illinois, Falls with Two Hundred Persons" "Wild And Terrible Scene" "Fifty-one Dead Bodies Taken from the Stream" and more and partial list... See More
Wickenburg massacre... Arizona...
Item #672616
November 17, 1871
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 17, 1871
* Wickenburg massacre, Arizona Territory
Near the bottom of the front page is an article headed: "The Arizona Stage Tragedy" (see)
wikipedia notes: The Wickenburg Massacre was the November 5, 1871, murder of six stagecoach passengers en route from Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, westbound for San Bernardino, California, on the La Paz road.
O... See More
Post 1873 Colfax, Louisiana massacre.....
Item #672607
May 08, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Indiana, May 8, 1873
* Post Colfax massacre - riot
* St. Martinville Parish, Louisiana
* Unrest continues in the State
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "LOUISIANA" "Civil War Raging in the Usurped State" "Fighting At St. Martinsville" "The Insurrection Widespread" "New Orleans In Uproar" "Kel... See More
1868 Sacramento, California...
Item #672605
November 12, 1868
SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, Nov.12, 1868
* Wild Old West
* Rare title
* Post Civil War
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were ofte... See More
1873 Drummond Mine explosion... Nova Scotia...
Item #672568
May 15, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 15, 1873
* Drummond Mine explosion disaster
* Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
The top of page 3 (9) has a one column headings: "FIRE DAMP" "Terrible Result of the Explosions Down the Drummond Mines" "Miners Overtaken and Slain by Their Most Deadly Enemy" "Villagers Flee to the Woods for Safety" and more with list of the ... See More
1873 Battle of Dry Lake... Modoc Indians...
Item #672546
May 14, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 14, 1873
* Battle of Dry Lake
* Modoc Indian War
* Lava Beds - Captain Jack
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "THE RED ENEMY" "Details of the Fight at Sorass Lake" "General Jack In Command" "A Victory At Last" "Rout of the Modocs, with the Loss of Horses and Ammunition" and more. (see) Te... See More
1873 Oscar II coronation... King of Sweden & Norway...
Item #672545
May 13, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1873
* Oscar II coronation
* King of Sweden & Norway
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "OSCAR II" "Crowned King Of Sweden" "Grasping The Sceptre" "Civic Illumination and General Rejoicing" and more. (see) Text takes over 1 1/2 columns.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Newark NJ cemetery haunted ?... Ghost...
Item #672503
May 18, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1873
* Henry William Herbert - Frank Forester
* Mount Peasant Cemetery - Newark NJ
* Haunted graveyard - ghosts - goblin
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "FRANK FORRESTER'S GHOST" "A Ghostly Goblin in a Newark Graveyard" and more. (see) Text takes up just over a full column.
Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
Modic Indian War...Captain Jack....
Item #672481
April 13, 1873
TE NEW YORK HERALD, April 13, 1873.
* Modoc Indians War - Captain Jack
* Gen. Edward Canby assassination (1st report)
Page 8 has nice one column headings that include: "MASSACRE" "Bloody Treachery of the Lava Beds Indians" "General Canby and Rev. Dr. Thomas Butchered" "THE ATTACK" "Captain Jack Decoys the General and the Peace Commissioners to T... See More
New York Herald journalist arrested in 1873 Cuba...
Item #672480
April 08, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 8, 1873
* James O'Kelly arrested in Cuba
* Irish nationalist journalist
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The top of page 5 has a map of Cuba with heading: "INSURGENT CUBA" and more. (see) One column headings include: "O'KELLY" The Arrest of the Herald Special Commissioner at Manzanillo" "Will They Dare Murder Him?" ... See More
The 1873 Modoc Indian War...
Item #672472
April 22, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 22, 1873
* Modoc Indian War
* Lava Beds - Captain Jack
* Post Second Battle of the Stronghold
This issue has much reporting on the Modoc Indian War among others. Coverage can be found on pages 5, 7 & 9 with headings that include: "BLANKET INDIANS" "Modoc Jack And His Brethren" "THE RED MEN" "No Hope of Capturing Captai... See More
1873 Colfax, Louisiana massacre.....
Item #672437
April 15, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1873
* Colfax massacre - riot
* Grant Parish, Louisiana
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "The Negro Riot In Louisiana" "Colfax Grant Parish in Possession of the Negroes--A Reign of Terror--The Whites Arming for Resistance" (see)
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
1873 Georgetown, Delaware Negro hanging...
Item #672244
June 21, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 21, 1873
* Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
* Negro Joe Burton hanging - execution
The top of page 8 has one column headings: "A NEGRO EXECUTION" "Much Ado About a Savage Murderer" "The Wages Of Sin" "Under The Gallows" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice conditio... See More
The trial of Susan B. Anthony for voting...
Item #672239
June 18, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 18, 1873
* United States vs. Susan B. Anthony trial
* Illegal voting on 1872 Presidential election
Page 7 has first report coverage on the trial of Susan B. Anthony for illegal voting under the headings: "Woman's Rights" "Trial of Susan B. Anthony at Canandaigua, N.Y.--Does the Fact of a Voter Being a Woman Constitute a Crime ?..." See... See More
Ulysses S. Grant... State of the Union Address...
Item #672182
December 05, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 5, 1871
* President Ulysses S. Grant
* State of the Union Address
Page 3 has one column headings: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" "The United States at Peace with All the World" "Polygamy and Ku Kluxism Doomed" and more (see). Lengthy text takes up 4 full columns. and is signed in type: U.S. Grant
Other news of the day... See More
Massacre Canyon: last battle between the Plains Indians...
Item #672178
August 14, 1873
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 14, 1873
* Massacre Canyon - Nebraska
* Great Plains Indians
The top of page 5 has a column with heads: "INDIAN SLAUGHTER" "Great Battle in the Republican Valley" "Bloody Fight Between the Pawnees and Sioux" "Sky Chief, Squaw and Papoose Among the Slaughtered" "Pawnees' Loss in Dead and Wounded Over 100" &quo... See More
Goingsnake massacre shootout..
Item #672148
April 30, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 30, 1872
* Goingsnake massacre
* Cherokee Nation - Oklahoma
* Official report of the event
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "THE CHEROKEE MASSACRE" "Official Reports Of the Fight" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More
James Gordon Bennett death...
Item #672124
June 03, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 3, 1872
* James Gordon Bennett death (1st report)
* New York Herald fame - best title to be had
This issue has black mourning borders throughout. The top of page 3 has one column headings "JAMES GORDON BENNETT" "The Metropolitan Press on the Founder of the New York Herald" and more. Text takes up entire page. Great to have in his publication, ve... See More
1874 Battle of Palo Duro Canyon...
Item #672119
October 12, 1874
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1874
* Battle of Palo Duro Canyon (1st report)
* Ranald S. Mackenzie vs. Comanches - Kiowas
The front page has an article headed: "The Hostile Indians" "A Sharp And Decisive Blow Struck At The Cheyennes And Others..." See image for text here.
Ten pages, toning and a little wear at the margins, loose along the spine, must be handled with c... See More
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