Emmett Dalton visits Coffeyville, Kansas....

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  

1867 Kidder fight massacre...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 15, 1867



* Kidder Fight (Massacre) - Kansas

* General George Armstrong Custer

* Pawnee Killer - Cheyenne Sioux Indians



Page 6 has an article headed: "The Indian War" and more. The text takes up over 2 full columns.

Complete with 8 pages, irregular along the spine, nice condition.

Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 28, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "Murders called racist" with related photo. (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really n... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Aug. 4, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



The top of page 9 has a two column heading: "fear of loneliness cited in Dahmer murder case" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 25, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested (1st report)

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



The top of page 7 has a four column heading: "Chief: Body parts case toll may be 17" with two related photos. (see) Coverage on the arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare ite... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 24 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested (1st report)

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



The front page has a one column heading: "Police find parts of 11 bodies" (see) First report coverage on the arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrest... serial killer...

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, Aug. 7, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



Page 5 has a two column heading: "More charges against Dahmer" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

Com... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrest... serial killer...

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, July 31, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "Milwaukee murders prompt gay bashing" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to sa... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrest... serial killer...

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, July 25, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



Page 7 has a three column heading: "Suspect's relatives found vat of bones" with photo. (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reaso... See More  

Ted Bundy electric chair execution...

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, Jan. 25, 1989



* Ted Bundy - American serial killer

* Women - young girls rapist - murderer

* Florida State Prison electric chair execution



Page 3 has a three column heading: "Bundy execution brings relief" with lead-in: "Whole story never told" (see)

Complete with 10 pages, address label within the masthead, otherwise in very nice condition.... See More  

Frank James is found not guilty...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 7, 1883  The only text on the front page (over half of the page is advertisements) is headed: "NOT GUILTY" "So say the twelve Men in the James Case" "Mr. Wallace Delivers a Brilliant Argument for the Prosecution" "How the Verdict is Received Elsewhere--Governor Crittenden's Opinion--A Kansas City View".

This text car... See More  

Dallas Texans win AFL football title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Dec. 24, 1962



* Dallas Texans win AFL football title

* Coach Hank Stram - Tommy Brooker FG



The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "Dallas Wins First Title In Sudden Death Period" with lead-in: "Oilers Missed the Breaks" (see) First report coverage on the Dallas Texans winning the American Football League championship. They would move to Kans... See More  

Death of Jesse James...

THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, April 8, 1882  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 notorious train robber, highwayman, etc., has been killed." This report gives some evidence that... See More  

Lou Gehrig plays his 1st full game w/ Yankees...

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Boston, June 3, 1925



* Lou Gehrig plays in 1st of 2,130 games in a row

* New York Yankees - major league baseball MLB



Page 9 has a small and somewhat discrete report under: "New York 8, Washington 5" with text that begins with: "With second stringers replacing slumping regulars..." with box scores that show Gehrig having 5 at bats. This was when Wall... See More  

Selma Al civil rights ordeal begins...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965



* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations

* Civil Rights - Voting

* Martin Luther King Jr.



The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ 'Rights' Meeting". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther King Jr. had a voter registration campaign set ... See More  

The Heidi Game (Bowl) in 1968....

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, November 18, 1968



* The Heidi Game - Bowl

* Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets

* Rare piece of NFL football folklore



Page 4 has a two column heading: "Jets-Raiders Take Backseat to Heidi" (see) I suspect not many issues were kept as this event became famous over time. Very rare as such.

Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes and a little ... See More  

Castle Garden: the Ellis Island of immigration before Ellis Island....

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 4, 1855  The front page has nearly two columns taken up with: "Castle Garden - How Emigrants Are Treated on Landing".

Castle Garden with the point of entry into the United States prior to Ellis Island. It had just opened to immigrants the year of this article, on the eve of a dramatic wave of European immigration. During the next 35 years, more than 8 mil... See More  

1856 Bleeding Kansas...

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 26, 1856



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion



The top of the front page has a one column heading : "The War In Kansas" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

On the Mountain Meadows Massacre... The 'Bloody Benders'...

DAILY MORNING CALL, San Francisco, April 7, 1877  Page 2 has: "The Bender Family", the Kansas family of serial killers known as the "Bloody Benders", the report beginning: "The Kansas detectives think they have the Bender family this time, certain. These are husband, wife, son and daughter, who--if on-half be true that is told about the murders and the quiet burial of... See More  

Carrie Nation & the saloons in Hope, Kansas...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1901 



* Carrie Nation

* Kansas saloons



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MRS. NATION TIRED" with subheads. (see) Rare to find period reporting on this famous temperance movement leader. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... See More  

Rare title from Grand Junction, Colorado...

GRAND VALLEY STAR-TIMES, Grand Junction, Colorado, March 2, 1895  A quite rare title as it lasted from just 1893 to 1896 with this title, and Gregory notes only one institution having but 3 issues as we purchased the holdings from Kansas Historical Society (although the A.A.S. records 17 issues).

Eight pages, rejoined at the spine, a few older tape mends, even toning, nice condition but rath... See More  

1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 6, 1899



* Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

* John Gilbert family murders (Wife & 4 children)

 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PURELY DEVILISH" 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  

1945 Fifth Fleet Tokyo raids....

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, February 16, 1945



* Fifth Fleet Tokyo, Japan attack

* USS Enterprise aircraft carrier



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAVY PLANES ATTACK TOKYO" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Coverage of the first U.S. carrier airplane attack on Tokyo, Japan.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear along the spin... See More  

White House Easter egg roll...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 23, 1887 This issue contains a slightly larger than a full page illustration entitled "Washington, D. C. -- An Unique Festival -- Egg-Rolling in the White House Grounds on Easter Monday" and has an accompanying article.

Also in the issue is: "Destructive Prairie Fires in Kansas -- Endangered Settlers Taking Refuge in the Plowed Fields... See More  

Jess Willard defeats Johnson for the heavyweight title...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, April 6, 1915 



* Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson 

* The "Great white hope" defeats 1st Black Boxing Champion

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report) 



The first column of the front page has stacked heads reporting on the heavyweight boxing championship, with: "WILLARD WINS FISTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN," "Kan... See More