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Item #724605ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 7, 1879 The top of pg. 2 has column heads: "RIDDLED BY RANGERS" "A Pitched Battle in Which Two Robbers Were Killed" "The Aged Mother of the James Boys Interviews". The interview with Jesse James' mother takes almost a full column.
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Item #724601THE SUN, New York, Dec. 21, 1879 Page 7 contains a wonderful, lengthy, and very detailed article with several column heads: "THE JAMES BOYS OF TEXAS" "A Visit to the Home of the Elder Of the Terrible Brothers" "The Visitor's Grim Reception at the Pistol's Mouth--'Hold Up Your... Read full description -
Item #719766NEW YORK HERALD, July 23, 1873
* Jesse James-Younger Gang
* Rock Island Pacific Railroad
* First train robbery in American West
The top of page 7 has column heads on the first train robbery by Jesse James and the James Gang, although the men were not identified at the time of this report.
They include: "A DREADFUL CRIME"... Read full description -
Item #718081NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1874
* Arkansas stagecoach robbery - holdup
* Jesse James & Younger gang ? - outlaws
The front page includes: "Stage Robbery by Masked Highwaymen" being a brief report from Little Rock, Arkansas. Through research, this particular robbery may have been one of the very first stagecoach holdups by... Read full description -
Item #714454ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCAT, Dec. 5, 1883
* Mormons and polygamy
* President Chester A. Arthur
* Outlaw Frank James trial
Over half of the front page and page of pg. 2 are taken up with: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address of Chester A. Arthur. Near the... Read full description -
Item #712624ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 20, 1883 The front page has: "Criminal Calendar - Additional Particulars of the Tragedy at Estancia Ranchm NB.M. - Frank James Trial--A Gang of Burglars Broken Up--Free Fight at a Picnic--The Daily Record".
Inside includes: "El Paso's Ways - The Peculiarities of a Now... Read full description -
Item #706263THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, August 13, 1970
* Janis Joplin last public performace
* Festival for Peace concerts
* Shea Stadium, Queens, NYC
* 25th anniversary of Hiroshima
A significant newspaper on the historic "Festival For Peace" concert at Shea Stadium.
The front page has a photo of... Read full description -
Item #705677ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883
* Ford Brothers - Charlie
* Jesse James assassination
* John L. Sullivan boxing
The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship.
But... Read full description -
Item #705282THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3 1972
* Festival of Hope - for crippled children
* Two-day rock concerts at Roosevelt Raceway
* Jefferson Airplane - The James Gang
* Elephant's Memory - Bo Diddley & much more
Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the "FESTIVAL OF HOPE", a benefit... Read full description -
Item #704353THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1970 A significant newspaper on the historic "Festival For Peace" concert at Shea Stadium as this was the only issue in which the iconic advertisement appeared. The Janis Joplin website identifies this... Read full description -
Item #698731LIBERAL SENTINEL, Middletown, New York, July 23, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
Page 2 has a report noting: "A gang of outlaws, supposed to be the James gang, on Friday night captured a train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road...robbed the conductor & a passenger..." and... Read full description -
Item #696652ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 7, 1882 Keeping in mind that Jesse James was killed in nearby St. Joseph just 2 months previous, page 4 has an article: "The James Lecture". The article talks of the ethics of making a living by speaking about Jesse James, and including members of James' family as part... Read full description -
Item #693103ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 20, 1884 This newspaper has a wealth of crime-related reports including: "A Woman Drugged & Robbed" "The Gaynor Murder Case" "Swinging from a Cottonwood Tree" is from Fort Keogh & reports on the finding of two men who were hanged; "Stabbed to the Heart" "Shot Through the... Read full description -
Item #693098ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 7, 1884 Page 4 has an article: "FRANK JAMES" "The Peculiar Way in Which His Moberly Friends Reversed Themselves".
Frank James, was a bit of a novelty at the time. He was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period he was an outlaw. The... Read full description -
Item #693067THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1915
* Outlaw Frank James death
* Jesse James gang fame
Page 9 has one column headings: "Frank James Dies At 74", "Former Outlaw Was One of Last Survivors of Notorious Band" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous old West outlaw, Frank James, brother of Jesse James.
Complete in... Read full description -
Item #690436NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1883 Page 4 has a lengthy & interesting editorial headed: "The Growing Crop of Bandits" which begins: "The death of Jesse James and the disintegration and overthrow of his band of distinguished robbers were very naturally regarded by railway travelers &... Read full description -
Item #690277BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James assassination
Page 2 has a brief & quite inconspicuous report reading: "Great satisfaction is expressed in western Missouri over the shooting of Jesse James, the noted bandit. It is said that the shooting was the result of an agreement between Ford and Governor... Read full description -
Item #689667BOSTON 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: ... Read full description -
Item #689266ST. 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... Read full description -
Item #688939DAILY 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... Read full description -
Item #688562THE 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... Read full description -
Item #688364ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 21, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James... Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
* Nice to have on the front page of a Missouri newspaper
The top of the front page has column heads: "FRANK JAMES" "The Missouri Bandit Appears in Court at Gallatin" "The Trial Adjourned Until... Read full description -
Item #686845NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James gang
* Rock Island Railroad train robbery
The top of the middle column of the front page has heads: "THE WORK OF ROAD AGENTS", "Robbery And Murders On A Rock Island Train", "Details Of The Bloody Affair At Winston, Mo.--The Conductor And A Passenger Killed... Read full description -
Item #686842THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, Philadelphia, April 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James assassination
Page 4 has a great editorial concerning the recent (killed 2 days prior) death of Jesse James which includes: "It is somewhat of a shock to the moral sense...to ear the frank statement of the Governor of Missouri that the deliberate murder of the outlaw... Read full description -
Item #685737ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Sept. 2, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James gang
* Gallatin trial ending
Page 4 has most of a column headed: "NEARING THE END" "Th Trial of Frank James at Gallatin Drawing to a Close" "Testimony All In and Arguments to Begin Monday" "The Court's Order... Read full description -
Item #683224THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 4, 1880
* A professional butcher slaughters his family
* John L. Soper - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri
The top of the front page has a column headed: "Criminal Matters" Theories as to the Recent Assassination Near Kearney, Mo."
The assassination of farmer John Soper was an... Read full description -
Item #679762THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 5, 1901 Page 7 has over a full column taken up with: "TACTICS OF BANDITS" "A Raid That Was All Carefully Planned In Advance" "How Men Like three Younger and the James Brothers Could Ride Into a Town in Broad Daylight, Rob a Bank and Get Away". A... Read full description -
Item #648227ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 3, 1882 Page 2 has a somewhat brief article headed: "Dick Liddell [Liddil] Released on Bond" noting in part: "...the case of Dick Liddel, on trial for conspiracy in connection with the Mussel Shoals robbery, committed by Frank and Jesse James and Bill Ryan..." with more... Read full description -
Item #648196ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Jan. 25, 1883 The first two columns on page 5 are headed: "The Bandit At The Bar" "Frank James as He Appeared in the Kansas City Court Room" and more (see). One of the subheads: "Prospects of Acquittal of the Charge of Complicity in the Blue Cut Robbery".
Twelve pages, bit irregular at the... Read full description -
Item #648195ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Jan. 27, 1883 The top of pg. 5 has column heads: "Chronicles Of Crime" "The Case of Dick Liddle [Liddil], the Train Robber, in Court" "...Blood-Thirsty Women--Frank James' Custodian--Drugged to Death...". Page 2 has: "Gallow's Scenes" plus there are many other... Read full description -
Item #648169ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 21, 1879 Page 3 has almost half a column headed: "The James Boys" "An Instance Where Jesse James Was Moved from His Purpose by the Voice of Prayer". It begins: "The famous detective, Pinkerton, has given the James boys the name of being blood thirsty wretches who could never be... Read full description -
Item #646763ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 2, 1875 Page 3 has most of a column taken up with: "Were They The James Boys? "Two Men Stop a Texas Express Wagon & Rob It of a Large Amount of Money". The article is very detailed and is a terrific account of a stage coach robbery (see), but this robbery was apparently not the work... Read full description -
Item #646721ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Feb. 4, 1880 The ftpg. has a short article headed: "Frank James" which reports a local sighting of him (see).
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Item #638767ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 8, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers.
Among the reports are: "Assassinated in a Saloon" "The Danville Junction Train Robbery"... Read full description -
Item #638766ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 11, 1883 Inside includes: "The Jesse James Drama at St. Joseph"; an article on the outlaw Abe Buzzard: "The Welsh Mountain Outlaw Still at Large" "Armed Citizens Hunting the Bandit--The Pistol & Bowie Knife in Texas". Also of interesting; "California... Read full description -
Item #636838THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18, 1898
* Outlaw Jesse James' son
The bottom of page 3 has a small & somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "Jesse James Indicted" which begins: "The grand jury yesterday returned indictments against Jesse James, son of the noted outlaw..." (see). The following year he would... Read full description -
Item #620938THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, April 25, 1882 Page 2 has half a column of text headed: "Frank Or A Fraud" "Brother of the Dead Bandit at Kansas City" "Sensational Stores of Frank James at St. Joe and Vicinity" "One of the Texas Train Robbers Said to Have Been Captured" " "Frank James Again"... Read full description -
Item #620248ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 29, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "In The Last Ditch" "A Dark Day for the Defense in the Trial at Gallatin" "Liddell's Testimony Corroborated by Unimpeachable Witnesses" "Statement... Read full description -
Item #616048ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Jan. 3, 1880
* Jesse James killed ?
* Outlaw - train robber
The top of page 3 has an interesting article: "IS JESSE JAMES DEAD?" "A Certificate for His Burial Alleged to Have Been Issued" "The Mystery Almost Certain to Be Cleared Up Within the Next Few Days". He would not die until over two years... Read full description -
Item #614304ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 11, 1880
* Outlaw Frank James
* Mardi Gras carnival
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Frank James Again"
Page 4 has: "A Mimic Mardi Gras" "The Streets of the City in the Possession of Merry... Read full description -
Item #612995ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, May 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James
Page 8 has a very interesting article taking almost an entire column: "Brown, The Mind--reader" "He Tells of an Interview He Had with the Late Jesse James" "How He was Mistaken for a Detective & Told to Skip Out of Kansas City--His Visit to the... Read full description -
Item #611305ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 8, 1882
* Brookfield, Missouri
* Bank robbery - outlaws
The front page has an article headed: "Bank Robbers Abroad" "The Town of Brookfield Startled by a Visit from Desperadoes" and more. Detailed account during the heyday of outlaws and soon after the killing of Jesse James. Nice to... Read full description -
Item #611304ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 6, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James
* Life & assassination tour
Page 2 has an article headed: "The Dead Outlaw" "Opening of the Lecture Tour by the Jesse James Combination" Nice to have in a Missouri title.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, library label withing... Read full description -
Item #605419THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1875
* Outlaws Jesse & Frank James (early)
* Raid on mother's home
Page 5 has a small & discrete heading: "The Notorious James Brothers" See image for the brief report here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, pulpish with some margin wear and tears, must be handled with care. -
Item #600458THE 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: ... Read full description -
Item #600327CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1882
* Golden City steamer fire
* James gang outlaw capture
The front page has one column headings that include: "DIRE DEATH !"' "The River Packet Golden City"' "En Route from New Orleans to Cincinnati"' "The James Boys"'... Read full description -
Item #598488THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1875
* Jesse and Frank James arrested ?
* Kearney MO Missouri home raid
The bottom of the front page has a very brief--and inaccurate--report headed: "Arrest Of The James Boys In Missouri". It reads in total: "A dispatch purporting to come from reliable sources says that Sheriff Groom, of... Read full description -
Item #582733THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Memphis, Tennessee, April 9, 1882
* re. Jesse James assassination
The front page has a brief item: "St. Joseph has been the sensational center the past week. First the untimely death of Mr. J. James, & then the arrest in New York of two St. Joites who were negotiating for the sale..." (see... Read full description -
Item #581355BELLEFONTE REPUBLICAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1882
* re. James James murder
* Ford Brothers pardoned
Page 4 has a report headed: "The Ford Brothers" datelined from St. Joseph, Mo., noting: "The grand jury to-day found an indictment for murder in the first degree against the Ford... Read full description -
Item #174710HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 21, 1882 The front page of this issue features a full page Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled "'Ay! There's the Rub!' -- You Can't Change the Nature of the Animal". Inside the issue is much text with some illustration on 'The Bicentenary of Philadelphia'. Also... Read full description
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