1921 Tulsa race riot massacre...

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  

1856 sacking of Lawrence, Kansas....

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  

Miami Dolphins complete perfect NFL season....

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  

1910 Thomas H. Swope murder case...

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  

Very first use of the term "Bleeding Kansas"...

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.

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Bloody Benders caught ?...

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  

USS Thresher Nuclear Submarine disaster....

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  

Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing crown...

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  

Bob Gibson's 17 S.O. World Series game...

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  

The very first televised Presidential debate...

(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)

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The very first televised Presidential debate...

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  

Ohio, Kansas, and New York ratify Suffrage Amendment....

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  

Much on slavery... Mormons... The Galalagos Islands...

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  

Fighter Sonny Liston found dead...

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.

1956 Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott arrests...

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.

One of the best accounts of the 'Bloody Benders' we have found...

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  

Little Rock Nine in 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.



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Vivian Chase shot dead... Woman gangster...

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  

1874 Bloody Benders... John Bender arrested ?...

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  

Defense of the Kansas Frontier in 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  

Swedish settlement attacked by Indians... victims mutilated...

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.

Lincoln initiates the building of a transcontinental railroad...

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...

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 Butler imposes martial law in New Orleans...

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  

1971 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier...

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.



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