Very early college football game in 1872...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 8, 1872



* Columbia Lions vs. Stevens Tech Ducks

* Third season of intercollegiate football



Page 10 has a report on a very early college football game with one column heading: "FOOT BALL" "An Eleven of the Columbia College Defeat An Eleven of the Stevens Institute" with lineups and stats. (see image)

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1872 slave trade in Egypt...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1872



* Slavery in Nineteenth Century Egypt



Page 5 has a a large map headed: "THE NILE SLAVE DISTRICT" and more. Also a one column heading: "THE SLAVE TRADE" with many subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.

Death of George Meade... Gettysburg fame...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872



* General George Gordon Meade

* American Civil War General

* Battle of Gettysburg hero



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "THE DEAD HERO OF GETTYSBURG" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, good condition.

Death Of William Seward In 1872....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 11, 1872



* William H. Seward death (1st report)

* U.S. Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SEWARD" with subheads. (see images) A lengthy biography on him that takes up over 4 columns.

Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.

The Boston Barrel Tragedy... Charles River murder...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872



* The Boston Barrel Tragedy

* Abijah Ellis murder mystery

* Charles River - Massachusetts



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "MURDER AND MUTILATION" with subheads. (see images)

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The great Boston fire of 1872...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 10, 1872 



* The great Boston Fire (1st report)

* One of most costly fires in U.S. history



Page 5 has nice one column headings: "BOSTON IN FLAMES" "Fearful Conflagration in the Bay State Capital" "The Business Portion Burned" & much more. (see images)

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1872 burial of Horace Greeley.....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 5, 1872



* Horace Greeley death - burial

* New York Tribune founder - editor

* Liberal Republican Party



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "THE PHILOSOPHER AT REST" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up about 5 full columns.

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Lengthy article on cockfighting in 1872...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 29, 1872



* Cockfighting - illegal blood sport

* Roosters - gamecocks - cockpit

* Unusually lengthy & uncommon article



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE GREAT COCK FIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over 2 full columns. Rare to find articles on this illegal blood sport, especially this lengthy.

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1872 Portland, New York train wreck disaster....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 25, 1872



* Christmas eve train wreck disaster

* Cross Cut Railroad - Portland, New York

* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire



The top of  page 5 has a one column heading: "RAILROAD HOLOCAUST" with subheads. (see images)

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BURNING OF BARNUM'S" with subheads. (see images)

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1st Post-Civil War Thanksgiving Proclamation... Steamer St. John disaster....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 30, 1865



* President Andrew Johnson

* 1st post-war Thanksgiving proclamation

*Albany steamer St. John disaster on the Hudson River



Page 5 has coverage of the noteworthy/historic Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson. The article is headed "A Really National Thanksgiving", and while it only includes highlights of the proclamation, the expl... See More  

1867 John Surratt trial...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 13, 1867 



* John H. Surratt trial 

* re. Lincoln's Assassination  



The back page has an article headed: "TRIAL OF JOHN H. SURRATT" and more. (see images) Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns. A few printing flaws affect the report here.

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Robert Stroud death... Birdman of Alcatraz...

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1963



* Robert Stroud death (1st report)

* "Birdman of Alcatraz" prisoner

* The day of John F. Kennedy's assassination



The top of page 12 has a seven column heading: "'Birdman of Alcatraz'--In Prison 54 Years" with photo. (see images)

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1861 unique Civil War era set...

This is a unique three-issue set of authentic Civil War newspapers from the 1st year of the war.  Included are one each of the following:



* The New York Herald

* Harper's Weekly Illustrated

* The Circular



The New York Herald was known for excellent war reporting, the Harper's Weekly contains outstanding Civil War related prints (many suitable for framing), and The Circular (On... See More  

S.S. Vestris sinks in 1928...

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, November 14, 1928



* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks



The front page has a nice banner headline: "206 Saved From Vestris; 122 Are Missing or Dead; Three Rescue Ships Due Here To-day With Survivors" with subheads, related map and list of the rescued. (see images) Nice for display. More on the following pages with some related photos.

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Great "Extra" edition on the Battle of Gettysburg...

THE NEW YORK HERALD--EXTRA, July 5, 1863  A terrific and quite graphic issue on the Battle of Gettysburg with nearly a full front page column of heads concerning the battle, including a nice patriotic graphic. Note that most of these heads are actually in the Herald issue of July 6, but this being a large date "Extra" issue, they were simply held over for the following day--terrific... See More  

Clement Vallangigham's 1871 bizarre death....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 17, 1871



* Clement Laird Vallandigham's bizarre death

* American lawyer and politician



Page 7 has a bizarre article headed: "VALLANDIGAM SHOT" with subheads. (see images) He would die the next morning. His death is considered one of the most unusual as he was demonstrating how his defendant's victim accidentally shot himself.

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The wreck of the Atlantic...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 2, 1873 



* Wreck of the RMS Atlantic (1st report)

* Ocean Steamer

* North American coast



Great reporting on the sinking of the ship Atlantic, with page 7 having the half of the first column taken up with related headings: "AWFUL CALAMITY" "Wreck of the White Star Steamship Atlantic" "Seven Hundred Lives Lost" "All the Women and... See More  

Sherman's work against Atlanta... Capture of Memphis...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 25, 1864 



* Atlanta Georgia GA

* William T. Sherman

* 2nd Battle of Memphis

* Nathan Bedford Forrest



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Retirement of the Enemy from the Front on the Weldon Railroad' "Statements of Rebel Deserters" "SHERMAN" "Progress of the Siege of Atlanta" "The... See More  

1874 David Livingstone's funeral - interment...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 20, 1874 



* David Livingstone death - funeral

* Interment at Westminster Abbey

* Scottish African explorer - physician



The top of the page 3 has one column headings: "THE DEAD EXPLORER" "Livingstone's Funeral In Westminster Abbey" "Royalty, Scientists and the Nation Honor the Dead" and more. (see) Also the letter to Mr. Sta... See More  

War in South America... War in North America...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 9, 1865  The front page is dominated by a large map headed: "THE WAR ON THE RIVER PLATE. Scene of Operations on the Rivers Plate and Uruguay--The Empire of Brazil Against the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay." The map shows from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to Bolivia and much in between.

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Fighting in Kentucky: map of Bowling Green...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb . 16, 1862  The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "THE EVACUATION OF BOWLING GREEN".

Front paged column heads include: "Important From Kentucky" "The Evacuation of Bowling Green Confirmed" "Movements of the Rebel Troops" "Trouble Among the Rebel Generals" "The Fight at Fort Donelson" ... See More  

"As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free"...

Walt Whitman writes a poem for Dartmouth's Commencement......

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 26, 1872



* Walt Whitman

* "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free"

* Considered the 1st publication



Page 3 has Walt Whitman's, "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free," which was a poem he wrote and delivered at the 1872 Commencement at Dartmouth College. This printing was actually from the day prior to the Commencement, making it one of the earliest i... See More  

Four Civil War maps, one consumes a full page...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 9, 1863  The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "DEFENSE OF NEW YORK HARBOR" which shows Sandy Hook, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Staten Island and more.

A smaller map is on page 3: "Scene of Gen. Grant and Admiral Porter's Operations" and yet another map on page 4: "THE BATTLE OF SAL... See More  

Recruits are needed... Special message signed by President Lincoln...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 28, 1862 



* Call for more troops - recruits

* Abraham Lincoln message signed



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Brisk Recruiting for Volunteer Organizations" "News From Gen. Banks' Army" 'The Rebels Retreating to Winchester" "The Military Furor" and more.

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1866 Fenian raids...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 2, 1866



* Capture of Fort Erie - Ontario

* Fenian invasion of Canada

* Fenians Brotherhood raids



The front page has one column headings: "WAR" "Revolution In Canada" "The Fenian Invasion" "FORT ERIE CAPTURED"  and much more. (see) Text takes up the entire front page and ends on the back page.

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