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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 2, 1956

* "The Clinton 12" high school integration 
* Clinton, Tennessee Negroes desegregation
* "Brown v. Board of Education" aftermath 

The front page has a two column heading: "Tear Gas Routs Mob In Race-Torn Town" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

background: In 1956, Clinton, Tennessee, became a historic site in the civil rights…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 23, 1955

* Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee - TN
* School bus & freight train collision - disaster 

The front page has a banner headline: "TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS; 11 DIE" with lead-in: "Score Are Hurt in Tennessee Tragedy" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

background: On August 22, 1955, tragedy struck Spring City, Tennessee, when a school bus carrying 47 children was…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929 

* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee

Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in Alamo, Tennessee. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages,…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861 

* Rare Confederate title from North Carolina

The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of Tennessee...had passed the ordinance of secession by an almost unanimous vote..." but they are unsure of the report: "...Without absolutely vouching for the correctness of the report, we may say…

THE CALVINISTIC MAGAZINE, Rogersville, Tennessee, 1827  A very early & uncommon religious magazine from Tennessee. Disbound & without any outer wrappers, the city & state are not noted in the dateline but we have enclosed a photocopy of the volume's title page which includes "Rogersville, Tennessee" as verification.
Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown. Approximately thirty pages measuring 5 by 8 inches,…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 16, 1933 

* Cord Cheek - Negro lynching
* Columbia TN Tennessee

The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "Lynching Tennessee Negro; Tell Sheriff To Come And Get Him" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Cord Cheek , Negro, in Columbia, Tennessee. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1863

* Large Tennessee Civil War map
* Battle of Suffolk - Virginia

The front page has an 11 1/2 by 14 inch map: "IMPORTANT CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE." "The Great Battle Field of the Rebels Under General Joe Johnston and the Union Forces Under General Rosecrans." Relates heads on pg. 2: "The Coming Struggle" "Tennessee and Its Lines of Operation" "Where the Rebels Have Taken Up Their Position, & What They Intend to Do" & more.
Pg. 3 heads: "The…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 23, 1955

* Spring City, Tennessee 
* Train - school bus wreck disaster 

This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "10 Killed, 31 Injured In Tennessee As Freight Train Rams School Bus"

Tells of the freight train that demolished a school bus full of children in Spring City, Tennessee.

Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

  THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, March 7, 1863.

* Nashville, Tennessee
* Springville, Tennessee

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a little fold creasing) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following SMALL PAGE THREE Map: "the scene of the struggle"

Headlines in this issue includes:…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 5, 1999

* Tennessee Volunteers college football
* Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida State
* National Championship game

The front page has a two column photo headed: "Tennessee Is Tops"
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Tennessee Is Peerless" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a few more photos.
Complete with all sections (90+ pages), very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in Tennessee
* Beer - liquor returns

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Tennessee ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 26, 1983

* Tennessee Williams death w/ photos
* American playwright and screenwriter
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" play
* "Cat on a Hot Tin Rook" "The Glass Menagerie"

The front page has a heading the reads: "Tennessee Williams, 71, Playwright, Dies in N.Y." with subhead and photo. (see images) Another photo of Williams on page 19. Nice to have from the home of the entertainment industry.
Complete with all major sections (60+ pages) (no classifieds), great…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1927 

* Joseph Upchurch negro lynching 
* Paris, Tennessee 

This 36 page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column headline on page 14: "POSSE KILLS NEGRO" and more. (see)

Tells of the lynching (shooting) of negro Joseph Upchurch in Paris, Tennessee.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, otherwise good.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1874

* Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee
* Negroes massacred
* General George Custer expedition

Page 2 has one column headings: "Tennessee" "Shocking Affair at Trenton" "Four Colored Men Lynched" "The Indians" "Severe Fighting near Fort Sill"
Page 3 has: "The Indians" "Threatened Attack on Custer's Expedition". See images for text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Larger than…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 22, 1869

* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Negroes attacked in Tennessee

The front page has small one column headings: "The Southern States" "The Ku-Klux-Klan Again At Work In Tennessee". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 17, 1927

* Joseph Upchurch negro murder
* Paris, Tennessee

This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "SHERIFF IS KILLED BY CRAZED NEGRO"

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, little irregular at the spine, otherwise good.

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 1913

* Dyersburg, Tennessee
* Meningitis epidemic

This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Town Ravaged By Meningitis", "Sixty-One Cases in Tennessee Village and thirty-Five Deaths". See photos for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 24, 1959 

* Robbins, Tennessee 
* Coal mine gas explosion disaster 

This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Nine Die In Mine Blast"

Tells of the coal mine gas explosion disaster at Robbins, Tennessee.

Other news of the day. Good condition.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 15, 1932

* Trenton, Tennessee tornado
* 1st report

This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "TENN. TORNADO KILLS 10 PERSONS, INJURES 3" with subhead (see photos). Tells of the destructive tornado near Trenton, Tennessee.

Other news of the day including period advertising. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1862  Half of the front page is taken up with ads with the other half having various news items, including: "Interesting From the North--Notes On The War" with various subheads. Also reports on: "American Affairs In Europe" "The Grand Army to Advance" "The Burnside Expedition--The Design of its Operations" "An Abolition Story--Negro Officers in the Southern Army" "The Cost of the War" and more.
Over two columns on page 2 are taken up with the…

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1864  

 * Tazewell, Tennessee TN
* Moorefield, West Virginia

Among the front page column headlines on the Civil War are: "The War In West Virginia" "The Affairs at Moorefield and Allegheny Junction-Negro Soldiers..." "The War In Tennessee" "A Skirmish Near Tazewell..." "Interesting From New Orleans" "Important Proclamation of Gen. Banks" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, once folded into quarters, some dirtiness to the front page, some wear at…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1872

* Negro lynching

The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Robber and Murderer Lynched in Tennessee" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, David Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, May 3, 1862  

* Grand Junction, Tennessee
* Siege of Fort Macon ends
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The front page features a Civil War map headed: "Probable Retreat of Beauregard To Grand Junction" showing the Corinth vicinity at the Mississippi Tennessee, Alabama border.
Column heads on the Civil War include: "Capture of Fort Macon Officially Confirmed" "Reported Evacuation of Corinth & Memphis" "Rebels Inconsolable Over the Loss of New Orleans" "Execution of a Union man…

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 28, 1930

* Fayetteville, Tennessee
* Air show stunt disaster
* Airplane circus

The top of page 37 has a one column heading: "PLANE KILLS 8; PILOT IS HELD" with subhead. First report coverage on the air show disaster at Faytteville, Tennessee which was one of the very 1st air show disasters.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition, light toning on the front page, nice condition.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 3, 1946 

* Battle of Athens, Tennessee 
* McMinn County War 
* Corrupt local government 
* World War II veterans - voting

The front page has a two column heading: "GI's on Patrol in Tennessee After Bitter Election Fight" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The Battle of Athens holds profound historical significance as a rare, successful instance of armed domestic insurrection in 20th-century…

THE NEW YORK HERALD   from New York, NY and dated March 21, 1863.      

* Milton, Tennessee
* Tuscumbia, Alabama

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a little fold staining) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE", "An Engagement Going On Near…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1931

* Negro lynching - lynched - George Smith
* Union City, Obion County, Tennessee

The top of page 22 has one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO IN COURT HOUSE YARD" "Take Him From Jail at Union City, Tenn.---Attempted Attack on Woman Alleged". (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro George Smith in Union City, Tennessee.
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little irregular along the…

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 24, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "No Further Pursuit of the Enemy" "The Radical Programme Extinguished by the President" "News From Tennessee" "Troops & Supplies Hurrying to the Front" "Results of Wheeler's Raid into Tennessee" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 18, 1895

* Braden TN Tennessee
* Negro lynching
* Gruesome coverage

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A TERRIBLE EXPIATION", "Tortured, Mutilated, Lynched and Beheaded", "Penalty Meted Out To A Negro" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, Jeff Ellis, at Braden, Tennessee. A very detailed and gruesome report here.

Other news and advertisements of the…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE,  June 21, 1862   The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed map headed: "THE LIBERATION OF EASTERN TENNESSEE" with an explanatory caption.
  Among the ftpg. column heads are: "Important From Memphis" "Activity of Guerrilla Bands" "the White River Expedition" "Gen. Buell Marching into East Tennessee" "From the Shenandoah Valley" "All Shield's Troops At Strasburg" "Jackson at Harrisonburg and Port Republic," and much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1887  Front full pg. illus. of "The New South - Tennessee, 1887." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Canine Types from the Eleventh Annual Bench Show of the Westminster Kennel Club."
Doublepg. centerfold. of "Knoxville, Tennessee, and Its Surroundings." Two full pg. illus. of "The Buffalo Dance" and "A Marble Quarry Near Knoxville, Tennessee." The supplement contains a doublepg. centerfold of "Pictures by American Artists in the Paris Salon of 1887."

Other…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1864  The front page has both text and a print on: "The Metropolitan Fair Buildings on 14th Street, New  York". Inside has text on the Civil War including: "Owen Lovejoy" "General Burnside & Colored Troops" which includes a letter signed in type: A. E. Burnside; "The Military Situation" "Rebel Movements in Tennessee & Kentucky" & more.
Other prints include "Metropolitan Fair buildings on Union Square" "Major General John A. Dix..." "Rev. Henry W.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 22, 1862  The front page has: "Gun-deck of One of the Mississippi Gunboats engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry" and a print of: "Commodore Foote, U.S.N." as well as a related article.
Inside page prints including a fullpg. with portraits of: "Lord Lyons, the British Minister to Washington" "M. Mercier, The French Minister..." "Baron Stoeckel, Russian Minister..." and "Baron VonGerolt Prussian Minister..."; a full pg. with 6 images of: "The Prisoners and…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1896  Full front page illus. of "Too Busy to Talk." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Five New Panels of M. Puvis De Chavannes for the Boston Public Library."
Full pg. of illus. of "Buildings of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition." Full pg. illus. of "England's Fighting Force in Egypt - A New Cavalry Drill." Doublepage centerfold of "A Polo Pony Tandem Race at the Ranelagh Club Grounds, England." Full pg. containing two illus. of The Cuban Insurrection."…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1887  Nice full ftpg: 'Protecting The Bluffs At Memphis, Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'At Narragansett Pier--Views of the Casino'. Great double page centerfold: 'Views In Memphis, Tenn.' ' shows 5 scenes. 'Interior View of the New York Clearing House' is in the Supplement issue.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 21, 1863  This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "CHARLESTON" "The Bombardment of Sumter Still Progressing" "IMPORTANT FROM EAST TENNESSEE" "FIGHTING ALL AROUND KNOXVILLE" and much more.

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 9, 1864 (however, see note below). Among the front-page head column heads on the Civil War are: "ON TO RICHMOND" "Federal Troops Again at Fair Oaks" "BATTLE ON THE BIG BLACK" "Continued Bombardment of Charleston" and more.

However, this issue was misprinted as the backside run is of the day-prior's front page and includes: "The Rebels Very Active" "Affairs at Knoxville, Tenn." "Battle of Powell's River Bridge" "Rebel. Gen. Jones With Longstreet" "The War In…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1932

* Trenton , Gibson County, Tennessee
* Rice family tornado disaster

The front page has a one column heading: "Tornado Kills 8 In One Family; Five Are Injured" (see) Includes the names of the victims within the Rice family. 10 of this family would have been killed by this storm.
Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

THE DAILY AMERICAN, Nashville, Tennessee, March 28, 1879 

* Uncommon title

The front page has: "The Kentucky Horror" "Particulars of Judge Elliott's Assassination at Frankfort" & much other news of the day.
Four page, large folio size, bit irregular at the spine, very nice.

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 27, 1861 

* Pensacola Florida - Fort Pickens
* Nashville, Tennessee - new rebel capital

The front page has two maps titled: "THE REPORTED FIGHT AT PENSACOLA" and "THE NEW REBEL CAPITAL", being a detailed view of Nashville & vicinity.
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF" "PROBABLE UNION VICTORY" "The Village Of Warrenton" "The Walls of Fort Pickens Reported Breached" "The New Capital of the Rebel Government" "Rebel Accounts…

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 12, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In Kentucky" "Reported Evacuation of Bowling Green" "The Rebels Moving Toward Nashville" "The War in Tennessee" "Fort Donelson Surrounded" "A Battle Imminent" "Roanoke Island Taken" and more. 
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, Foxing and wear at the folds with a small hole at the front leaf fold juncture.

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 5, 1864  Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Grant's Return to Washington" "The War In The Southwest" "Forrest Retreating through Tennessee" "Grierson's Cavalry In Pursuit" "Union Victory in Connecticut" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor foxing & margin wear, generally good condition.