1921 Tulsa race riot massacre...
Item #677845
June 03, 1921
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, June 3, 1921
* Tulsa race riot massacre
* African-American Greenwood community
The to of the front page has a two column headline: "Special Grand Jury Summoned to Probe Race Riots In Tulsa" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear at the top right margin, a few small binding holes along t... See More
Carrie Nation to leave Kansas...
Item #677839
April 10, 1905
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1905
* Carrie Nation leaving Kansas
* Temperance advocate in jail
* Anti-alcohol leader
The front page has a one column heading: "CRAZY CARRIE IS TO LEAVE KANSAS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pa... See More
1856 sacking of Lawrence, Kansas....
Item #677497
June 07, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 7, 1856
* Sacking of Lawrence - Kansas
* Pro-slavery settlers vs. Free-Staters
* Bleeding Kansas
The top of page 8 has one column headings that include: "From Kansas" "The Sack Of Lawrence" "Official Bulletin Of the Border Ruffians" and more. (see)
Twelve pages, some small margin tears, generally good.... See More
Emmett Dalton visits Coffeyville, Kansas....
Item #677320
May 10, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 10, 1931
* Former outlaw Emmett Dalton - Gang
* Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "DALTON GOES BACK TO BANDIT HAUNTS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on infamous outlaw Emmett Dalton revisiting Coffeyville, Kansas. He survived 23 gunshot wounds there 39 years prior.
Othe... See More
Miami Dolphins complete perfect NFL season....
Item #676918
January 15, 1973
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 15, 1973
* Miami Dolphins complete perfect season
* Super Bowl VII vs. Washington Redskins
* NFL National Football League
The top of page 6 has a five column headline: "Dolphins Coast To Victory" with caption: "Super Champs 17-0" and more. First report coverage on the Miami Dolphins becoming the 1st and only team in NFL history to en... See More
Death of movie star Vivien Leigh...
Item #676591
July 08, 1967
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, July 8, 1967
* Vivien Leigh death (1st report)
* "Gone with the Wind" fame
The front page is a small one column heading: "Vivien Leigh Found Dead" (see) An early, same day report here.
Complete with 8 pages, library stamp within the masthead, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More
1910 Thomas H. Swope murder case...
Item #676515
February 09, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 9, 1910
* Thomas H. Swope murder case
* American real estate magnate
* Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DR. HYDE IS ACCUSED OF POISONING SWOPE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... See More
Death of temperance leader Carrie Nation...
Item #676451
June 10, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 10, 1911
* Carrie Nation death
* Temperance advocate
* Anti-alcohol leader
Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Body of Mrs. Nation taken to Kansas City" See image for text here. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
... See More
Very first use of the term "Bleeding Kansas"...
Item #676049
September 13, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 13, 1856
* Origin of the expression "Bleeding Kansas"
This issue contains a notable first mention of a term which would come to define the conflict within the country in the years just prior to the Civil War, and indeed, would help lead to the divide that would take another 9 years and tens of thousands of lost lives to resolve.
"Bleeding Kansas... See More
1856 Bleeding Kansas...
Item #675736
September 06, 1856
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 6, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "The Kansas War" "Information Direct from the Scene of the Disturbances" "The Pro-Slavery Gatherings for Invasion" and more. Text takes up 3 full columns, all on the front page.
Other news of the day. Complete in ... See More
Bloody Benders caught ?...
Item #675715
July 31, 1880
ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 31, 1880
* Bloody Benders
* Kansas serial killers
The top of page 4 has one column headings: "THE BUTCHER BAGGED" "Old Man Bender Identified by a Former Friend" and more. See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Burning of the Quarantine Hospital in Staten Island...
Item #675508
September 02, 1858
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1858
* Quarantine Hospital burning
* Bayley Seton Hospital
* Tompkinsville, Staten Island
Page 4 has a column headed: "Great Conflagration at Staten Island" "Destruction of the Quarantine Establishment" with much detail on the burning of the Quarantine Hospital, the city's first line of defense against migrant-borne infectious diseases... See More
USS Thresher Nuclear Submarine disaster....
Item #674856
April 12, 1963
THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, April 12, 1963
* USS Thresher (SSN-593) disaster
* United States Navy
* Nuclear powered submarine
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Navy Pursues Sad And Hopeless Task" Coverage on the sinking of the USS Thresher, Nuclear Submarine.
Complete with 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise nice.... See More
Game of the Century - FIFA World Cup (soccer)...
Item #674841
June 18, 1970
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, June 18, 1970
* Italy 4-3 over West Germany
* FIFA World Cup soccer
* Game of the Century
The sport's section (page 2) has a one column heading: "Soccer Cup" First report coverage on the semi-final games of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The Italy vs. West Germany match is known in the soccer World as the 'Game of the Century'. With soccer being a... See More
Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing crown...
Item #674758
April 29, 1967
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 28 & 29, 1967
* Cassius Clay changes name to Muhammad Ali
* Stripped of the Heavyweight boxing title belt
* For avoiding Vietnam War military draft
The April 28th issue has a one column heading on the front page: "Clay Refuses to Take Oath After Passing Exams" (see) The April 29th issue has a one column heading on page 4: "Cla... See More
Manson sentenced to death... Calley & the Mylai massacre...
Item #674637
March 30, 1971
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, March 30, 1971
* Charles Manson & girls sentenced to death
* William Calley Jr. found guilty
* My Lai Massacre - South Vietnam
The front page has two notable reports, the first being a 3 column heading: "Death Sentence Given 'To Protect Society'" (see)
The other notable front page report is a four column heading: "Uproar Ove... See More
Bob Gibson's 17 S.O. World Series game...
Item #674454
October 03, 1968
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 3, 1968
* Bob Gibson' famous 17 strikeout game
* St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball
The front page has reporting on game 1 of the 1968 World Series in which Bob Gibson broke the record for most strikeouts. This record still stands today. The headline reads: "Cardinals Cop Opener" with subhead: "Bob Gibson Sets New Strik... See More
How the Fords conspired to kill Jesse James...
Item #674446
August 07, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883 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 the great article is on page 4, headed: "Charlie Ford and the James Boys" which is a detailed article on Charlie Ford's first meeting... See More
The very first televised Presidential debate...
Item #674324
September 27, 1960
(2) PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, Sept. 26 & 27, 1960 (a 2-issue set)
* John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
* Presidential debate (1st of 4) - 1st on television
The top of the front page of the 26th has a four column heading: "Debate Makes History Tonight" (see) The front page of the 27th has a one column heading: "2 Loneliest Men Around Face Camera" (see)
Compl... See More
Ted William final career at-bat is HR photo...
Item #674053
September 29, 1960
THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, Sept. 29, 1960
* Ted Williams very last career at-bat
* 521st & final home run hit photo
* Boston Red Sox baseball legend
The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Ted Williams belting out a home run in his very last career at-bat with small heading: "Farewell Blast". This was known at the time as: "Ted Williams bids adieu to... See More
The very first televised Presidential debate...
Item #674044
September 27, 1960
THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, Sept. 27, 1960
* John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
* Presidential debate (1st of 4) - 1st on television
The front page has a report on the very first televised Presidential debate which was between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. The four heading reads: "Nixon And Kennedy Make TV History With A Debate" with a photo during the debate. ... See More
Soviet Union backs down in the Cuban Missile Crisis...
Item #673861
November 01, 1962
THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, Mass., Nov. 1, 1962
* Cuban missile crisis nearing the end
* Cold War - Soviet Union
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Castro Claims He Was 'Sold Out'" (see)
Complete with 12 pages, small address stamp within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Ohio, Kansas, and New York ratify Suffrage Amendment....
Item #673509
June 19, 1919
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 19, 1919 This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THREE MORE STATES RATIFY SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT", followed by a paragraph description of the events for each state: Ohio, Kansas and New York.
Additionally, the front page has a one column heading: "THE ANTI-SUFFS WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH", describin... See More
Fighting near Chattanooga...
Item #673348
October 09, 1863
THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 9, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Chattanooga Shelled from Lookout Mountain!" "Rebel Accounts of the Engagement & its Results" "Mysterious Movements of the Enemy" "Disastrous Fate of the Overland Expedition to Idahoe" "Capt. Fiske's Party Massacred by the Sioux" "Advance of... See More
Much on slavery... Mormons... The Galalagos Islands...
Item #673117
January 30, 1855
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, January 30, 1855 Numerous slavery-themed articles throughout, particularly in regards to the events in Kansas. Also included are articles describing prisoners escaping from the State prison on Marine Island, reports from the Sandwich Islands, another from Utah describing the tension between Mormons on the governor of the state of Utah, and yet another written by... See More
The death of baseball great Ty Cobb...
Item #672935
July 18, 1961
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 18, 1961
* Ty Cobb death (1st report)
* Detroit Tigers
* Major league baseball MLB
The top of page 4 has a headline that reads: "Ty Cobb Leaves Fantastic Legacy" (see)
Complete it 6 pages, small library stamp within masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Fighter Sonny Liston found dead...
Item #672914
January 06, 1971
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 6, 1971
*Fighter Sonny Liston found dead
Page 5 column 4 has an article on the life and death of Sonny Liston (see images).
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamp within masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
1963 Birmingham, Alabama race riots...
Item #672677
May 04, 1963
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 4, 1963
* Birmingham, Alabama
* Race riots - Negroes
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Birmingham Racial Situation Explosive" (see).
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamp within masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1956 Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott arrests...
Item #672482
February 23, 1956
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 23, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & others arrest
The front page has a small one column heading: "10,000 Negroes May Meet in a Protest" See image for text here.
Complete with 6 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law...
Item #672441
July 03, 1964
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 3, 1964
* American Civil Rights Act of 1964
* Lyndon B. Johnson signs historic bill into law
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Rights Bill Test In Court Likely" (see)
Complete issue with all 6 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
One of the best accounts of the 'Bloody Benders' we have found...
Item #672318
May 13, 1873
NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1873
* Bloody Benders
* Cherry Vale, Kansas
* Corpses discovered
The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with an excellent and uncommonly lengthy report of the "Bloody Benders" with the discovery of their victims.
The top of a column is headed: "THE KANSAS MURDERS" "Narrative of the Horrible Crimes of the Bender Family--Discovery of... See More
Charles Nungesser Transatlantic Flight Try In 1927...
Item #671368
May 09, 1927
KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST, Missouri, May 9, 1927.
* Aviator Charles Nungesser
* Transatlantic airplane flight try
* Just before Charles Lindbergh
The front page has one column headlines: "OCEAN FLIERS BELIEVED HALF WAY ACROSS" "Nungesser and Coli, Attempting Nonstop Flight From Paris To New York, Carry No Wireless" "Flying In Face Of Storm" and more. (see) 1st ... See More
Little Rock Nine in 1957...
Item #671268
September 26, 1957
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, September 26, 1957
* Little Rock Nine
* Negro students - Arkansas
* Central High School
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Calmest Day at Central School" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within masthead, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: The Lit... See More
1923 Rosewood, Florida Negro Attacks...
Item #671222
January 06, 1923
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, January 6, 1923.
* Rosewood, Florida black massacre
* Florida race war
The front page has a brief report under the one column heading: "Posses Seeking Negro Convict In Florida Riot" (see)
Also of interest with a one column heading: "Pharaoh Tomb Yields Marvels Of Ancient Art" which is coverage on the recent opening of King Tutankhamun
... See More
* Rosewood, Florida black massacre
* Florida race war
The front page has a brief report under the one column heading: "Posses Seeking Negro Convict In Florida Riot" (see)
Also of interest with a one column heading: "Pharaoh Tomb Yields Marvels Of Ancient Art" which is coverage on the recent opening of King Tutankhamun
Vivian Chase shot dead... Woman gangster...
Item #670722
November 04, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 4, 1935
* Vivian Chase shot dead
* Woman bandit - gangster
* Female public enemy # 1
The front page has one column headings that include: "'GIRL BANDIT NO. 1' FOUND SLAIN IN CAR" "Vivian Chase, Luer Kidnap Suspect and Friend of Karpis, Shot in Kansas City" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete i... See More
Investigating the 1919 'Black Sox' scandal, and plans for fixing the 1920 Series also...
Item #670248
September 30, 1920
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, Sept. 30, 1920
* Chicago White Sox
* Black Sox scandal
* 1919 World Series vs. Red
The top of the front page has a photo of: "Men Who Bared Baseball Gambling Conspiracy".
The ftpg. also has: "Jury Summons Brooklyn Players In Alleged 1920 World Series Plot" with related subheads (see photos). Interesting that, as the report notes: &quo... See More
1874 Bloody Benders... John Bender arrested ?...
Item #670009
April 16, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 16, 1874
* Bloody Benders - serial killers
* John Bender arrested ?
* Mormons - Salt Lake City
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "BENDER IN UTAH" "The Kansas Assassin in Charge of the Mormon Police" "The Whole Family Likely To Be Captured" and more. (see) Nice reporting here.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 16 page... See More
Hudson River tunnel disaster....
Item #669390
July 22, 1880
KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, July 22, 1880
* Hudson River tunnel disaster
* Jersey City, New Jersey
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "DREADFUL DISASTER" "The Tunnel Under Hudson River Caves In and Twenty Men Buried Alive" "Thrilling Description of the Accident..." and more. First report coverage on the cave-in disaster within t... See More
Defense of the Kansas Frontier in 1868...
Item #668723
August 18, 1868
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 18, 1868
* Defense of the Kansas Frontier
* Solomon River Valley - Indians
Page 7 has an article headed: "Our Indian Troubles" "Large Bodies of Indians on the War Path--Government Troops Defeated--Settlements Broken Up--Eight Men Murdered" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, light damp staining at top portion, generally nice.... See More
Prints from the West before the Civil War... Nebraska and Kansas...
Item #668545
June 21, 1856
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 21, 1856 Near the back is a full page with 3 scenes headed: "The Nebraska and Kansas Territory" with the prints captioned: "Ancient Bluff Ruins, Nebraska", "Settlers Entering Nebraska, Pappea Creek" and "Steamer Passing Baton Rouge, Nebraska".
There is a related article on the back page.
Complete in 24 pages, very... See More
Swedish settlement attacked by Indians... victims mutilated...
Item #668496
June 04, 1869
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 4, 1869
* Swedish settlement attacked by Indians
Page 7 has a brief article headed: "Kansas" "The Last Indian Massacres--Fiendish Mutilation of the Dead--Indian Medicine". (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
Full text of Lincoln's first inaugural address...
Item #668415
March 07, 1861
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, March 7, 1861
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Inauguration - inaugural address
The top of page 2 has a article headed: "The Inauguration" with reports on the festivities of Lincoln's first inaugural ceremonies. This is followed by: "...we give a carefully corrected copy of the Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln copied from the Leavenwor... See More
Lincoln initiates the building of a transcontinental railroad...
Item #668414
September 04, 1862
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Sept. 4, 1862
* Pacific Railway Acts
* Transcontinental Railroad
* President Abraham Lincoln
* American Civil War era
Most of the ftpg. and a bit of page 2 are taken up with the very historic; "Pacific Railroad Bill", actually the first of two (the 2nd in 1864) which would provide federal subsidies in land and loans for the construction ... See More
Mormon emigrants... Horace Greeley on the Civil War...
Item #668412
August 07, 1862
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Aug. 7, 1862 The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "The Republic: Its Perils and Its Prospects, by Horace Greeley" with much on his thoughts on the Civil War.
The ftpg. also has: "Trouble Brewing--Mormon Trains Stopped at Fort Laramie".
Page 2 has: "From The Indian Expedition" with much detail and taking nearly a f... See More
Mormon emigrants... Horace Greeley on the Civil War...
Item #668411
August 07, 1862
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Aug. 7, 1862 The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "The Republic: Its Perils and Its Prospects, by Horace Greeley" with much on his thoughts on the Civil War.
The ftpg. also has: "Trouble Brewing--Mormon Trains Stopped at Fort Laramie".
Page 2 has: "From The Indian Expedition" with much detail and taking nearly a f... See More
General Hunter's order to emancipate the slaves...
Item #668409
May 08, 1862
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, May 8, 1862
* General David Hunter
* re. emancipation of slaves
* Abraham Lincoln
The bottom of page 2 has one of two controversial General Orders from General David Hunter freeing slaves. Noting in part: "All persons of color lately held to involuntary service by the enemies of the United States in Fort Pulaski and Cockspur Island, Ga., are ... See More
General Butler imposes martial law in New Orleans...
Item #668401
May 22, 1862
KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, May 22, 1862
* General Benjamin Butler
* Martial law in New Orleans
* Uncommon publication
Pages 2 and 3 contain the full and very lengthy text of the: "Proclamation of General Butler " which was his proclamation to the people of New Orleans upon his taking the city, imposing martial law & detailing how the city would function.
He mentio... See More
Mormon article on the front page...
Item #668303
January 01, 1863
THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Jan. 1, 1863
* Rare Western title
* Mormons - Mormonism
The front page has: "Momonism & Double Love" which is a report of a man conflicted by being in love with two woman, who then encounters a Mormon emigrant who converts the 3 of them and thus resolves the problem.
Four pages, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folde... See More
1971 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier...
Item #668062
March 09, 1971
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 9, 1971
* The fight of the century
* Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier
* Fight no. 1 (1st report) - boxing
Page 2 has a two column heading: "Frazier wins battle" (see) First report coverage here.
Six pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, a few small tape mends at the margins, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: On March 8, 1971, at Madison... See More
Jess Willard vs. Jack Johnson title fight...
Item #667989
April 05, 1915
THE KANSAS CITY POST, Missouri, April 5, 1915
* Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson
* "Great white hope" wins
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report)
The front page has a great banner headline: "WILLARD KNOCKS OUT JOHNSON IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH ROUND" with a subhead: "Right Swing To Jaw Puts The Big Negro Out".
This is a same-day report on the heavy... See More
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