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Early reporting on the Chicago Fire....

Item # 716241
October 12, 1871
NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1871  Among the front page first column headlines on this historic Chicago Fire are: "CHICAGO" "Present Condition of the City and Its Inhabitant" "Various Measures Adopted for the Relief of the Sufferers" "Estimated Losses to Insurance Companies Throughout the Country" "Present State of Chicago" "Sufferings of the Homeless Inhabitants--Arrival of Provisions--Summary Punishment of Rioters..." and more. Much related front page text as well.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine, nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026