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Item #600082THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1866
* Civil Rights Act of 1866
* Senate overrides president's veto
The front page has one column headlines that include: "WASHINGTON NEWS", "Passage of the Civil Rights Bill in the Senate", "Thirty-three Republicans Vote for the Bill" and more (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #600055THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1920
* Rudolf Schroeder breaks altitude record
The front page has one column headlines that include: "CLIMBS 36,020 FEET IN PLANE AND LANDS AFTER 5-MILE DROP", "Major Schroeder, Oxygen Exhausted, Loses Consciousness at Record Height Over Dayton", "Thousands Watch His... Read full description -
Item #600005NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 29, 1817 Certainly the most notable content is a report headed: "Legislature Of New York...An Act Concerning the Shakers".
This deals with the event featured on many websites, and more recently in Ilyon Woos's 2010 book "The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century... Read full description -
Item #600004NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 22, 1817 Among the items in this issue are: "Laws of the United States - An Act More Effectually to Preserve the Neutral Relations of the United States" signed in type: James Madison, & another "An Act Concerning the Navigation of the United States" also signed... Read full description -
Item #600003THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 24, 1933
* Dr. Alice Wynekoop
* Pleads guilty to murdering her son Earle's wife
The front page has a nice banner headline:
"DR. WYNEKOOP CONFESSES"
with subheads and two related photos. (see) 1st report coverage on Dr. Alice Wynkoop confessing to the murder of her daughter-in-law, Reta Wynekoop.
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Item #599989THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1872
* Negro lynching
The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Robber and Murderer Lynched in Tennessee" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, David Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #599987THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 8, 1955
* Theda Bara death (The Vamp)
* Silent film actress
* Pablo Picasso
Page 22 has one column headings: "SIREN OF SILENT SCREEN EXPIRES" "Theda Bara Cancer Victim, Her Physician Says" 1st report coverage on the death of silent film actress, Theda Bara, known for her femme fatale roles.... Read full description -
Item #599973NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 15, 1815
* Dartmoor Prison massacre
* Napoleon Bonaparte
The top of the front page is the introduction of a new publication, the "American Naval Chronicle". Inside includes: "War Events: Or Matters Belonging to the Late War" which begins with a letter from Captain Biddle... Read full description -
Item #599953THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, February 20, 1952 The banner headline of this issue reads "Hope to Salvage Derelict - 13 On Ship Shun Rescue" with subhead "Men Stick to Tanker's Stern Half" "25 More Saved by Cost Guard", which is referencing the rescuing of the men from the tankers... Read full description -
Item #599950THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, February 19, 1952 The front page of this issue has a column-wide headline "33 Aboard Split Ship to Get Tow" with sub-head "Seamen to Stick to Tanker Stern" which relates to two tankers, the SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer, both were split in... Read full description -
Item #599948NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 7, 1815
* War of 1812
* United States Navy
Included are nearly 4 pages of: "American Prices" continued from an early report, being a very lengthy list of ships, with an introductory sentence: "These lists only included such enemy vessels as safely arrive in our ports, or are sunk or... Read full description -
Item #599943NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 10, 1814
* United States Navy
* William Jones
The first five pages are taken up with the very lengthy & detailed: "Naval Report" datelined Navy Department, Nov. 15, 1814, beginning: "In obedience to the resolution of the senate...directing the secretary of the navy to devise and digest... Read full description -
Item #599927THE WILMINGTON STAR, North Carolina, December 21, 1917
* Shepherdsville train wreck
The front page has a two column headline: "Thirty-Eight Killed In Louisville & Nashville Wreck; 39 Others Injured". 1st report coverage on the Louisville and Nashville railroad train wreck at Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Other news and various... Read full description -
Item #599923MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 19, 1929
* Connie Franklin murder?
* Arkansas ghost
* Mountain View, Arkansas
The front page has a banner headline: "FRANKLIN JURY STILL DEADLOCKED" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice... Read full description -
Item #599912THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 1963 The front page of this issue reports "New York Happy as Papers Return" announcing the end of the 114-day newspaper strike of New York newspapers. An accompanying photo shows the headlines of the four major papers announcing their return.
The... Read full description -
Item #599889THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 5, 1933
* USS Akron disaster
* Helium rigid airship ZRS-4
The front page has a five column headline: "73 BELIEVED DEAD IN AKRON CRASH; ONLY 3 KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED; SEARCH WILL BE CONTINUED TODAY" with subheads and related photo. More inside. 1st report coverage on the USS Akron... Read full description -
Item #599883THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1952
* Opening day "The African Queen" movie review
This newspaper has a significant & historic review for the movie "The African Queen" on page 24. This review is from the day after the movie made it's premiere making it a great addition for any movie memorabilia collection. The... Read full description -
Item #599872NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 31, 1819 About half a page is taken up with a descriptive article: "Expedition Up the Missouri". Various other news of the day.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the... Read full description -
Item #599862NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 5, 1819 Nearly 3 pages are taken up with extensive chargers on the: "Exports of the United States" with columns for "quantity" and "value" of hundreds of items. Nearly 4 pages are taken up with: "Captain Biddle and Lord Cochrane" written on board the "United States... Read full description -
Item #599861THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, February 1, 1941
* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber
* Clarence (Red) Burman
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
The sport's section (page 13) has a seven column headline: "Joe Louis Stops Burman in Fifth With Right Smash to Heart"
with subheads and small photo of Louis. (see photos) Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #599860THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, December 21, 1881
* USS Jeanette mystery
* George W. Delong
* Arctic expedition
The front page has one column headlines that include: "OUT OF THE ARCTIC SEA", "Comes News From the Long Lost Jeanette", "The Good Ship, and the Crew Driven to the Boats", "Is Crushed, and the... Read full description -
Item #599856THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1920.
* Cleveland Indians
* Brooklyn Dodgers
* World Series (game 2)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SECOND WORLD'S SERIES GAME WON BY BROOKLYN" with subheads, photos, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice for display.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #599850NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 24, 1819 Among the articles are: "How to Tame an Elephant!" "Indian Treaties Ratified at the Late Session of Congress" which takes two pages; "Mexican Coinage"; a brief item: "Negro Stealing" reads: "Sentence of death has been pronounced on a fellow in North... Read full description -
Item #599838SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 7, 1968
* Billie Jean King
* The Championships, Wimbledon
* Women's tennis singles title
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "Billie Jean King Wins Third Wimbledon Title" with caption: "Doubles Champion, Too" and... Read full description -
Item #599834THE CLEVELAND LEADER Ohio, December 10, 1881
* Vienna, Austria
* Ringtheater fire
The front page has one column headlines that include: "THE VIENNA HORROR", "In All Its Dimensions and Heartrending Details", "A Calamity Almost Unparalleled in History", "Nearly Seven Hundred People Roasted to... Read full description -
Item #599833THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, November 21, 1881
* Charles Guiteau shot
* James A. Garfield assassin
Page 6 has one column headlines that include: "GUITEAU SHOT" "An Unknown Horseman Brings the Assassin Down" "He Fires Two Shots at the Prison Van" "One of Which Strikes the Intended Mark" and more (see... Read full description -
Item #599824THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 28, 1871
* William M. Tweed arrest
* "Boss" - Tammany Hall
Page 3 has one column headlines that include: "THE 'BOSS' BAGGED", "Formal Arrest of William M. Tweed", "Papers, Affidavits and Others in the Case", "Bail Bonds Filed For... Read full description -
Item #599796THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 6, 1871
* Kimberley, Northern Cape
* South Africa diamond fields annexed
Page 7 has one column headings: "Africa" "The Diamond Fields Formally Annexed to the British Empire" "Neutral Arbitration Too Late"
This issue contains other news of the day. It is complete in 12 pages, and has... Read full description -
Item #599795THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 5, 1871
* President Ulysses S. Grant
* State of the Union Address
Page 3 has one column headings: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" "The United States at Peace with All the World" "Polygamy and Ku Kluxism Doomed" and more (see photos). Lengthy text takes up 4 full columns. and is signed in type:... Read full description -
Item #599794THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 1, 1871
* Jem Mace vs. Joe Coburn
* Middleweight boxing championship
* Bare-knuckle fighting
Page 3 has one column headings: "THE PRIZE RING" "Result of the Mill Between Mace and Coburn" "Fighting In The Rain" "Mace Breaks His Hand Early in the Struggle" "Sketches Of The... Read full description -
Item #599788NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY" "Rapid Progress Of His Troops" "They Are Nearly Up to North Carolina" "Charleston Entirely Isolated" "Gen. Lee's Address to the Army & the Country" is signed by him... Read full description -
Item #599785NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 10, 1865
* Battle of Waynesboro
Among the front page reports from just a month before the end of the Civil War are: "From South Carolina" "Late Rebel News" "From the Army of the Potomac" "Fight at Fisherville, Va--Confirmation of Sheridan's Victory" "An... Read full description -
Item #599783PUCK, New York, Aug. 28, 1889
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very... Read full description -
Item #599768THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1872
* President Ulysses S. Grant
* Presidential nomination
The back page has one column headings: "GRANT AND WILSON" "Work of the Republican Convention Concluded" "Gen. Grant Unanimously Renominated for President" and more (see photos).
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... Read full description -
Item #599764THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1872
* Polaris expedition
* Charles Francis Hall
* North Pole
The front page has one column headings: "THE NORTH POLE", "The Latest Intelligence From Capt. Hall's Expedition", "The Polaris Compelled to Return to Greenland", "Fresh Discoveries Reported And... Read full description -
Item #599761THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1872
* Emancipation of slaves
* District of Columbia
* Slavery anniversary
The front page has one column headings: "Emancipation Proclamation" "Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #599760THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1872
* Steamboat Oceanus explosion
* Cairo Illinois - Red River
The front page has one column headings: "TERRIBLE DISASTERS" "Explosion of a Steam-Boat on the Red River" "Sixty Persons Supposed to Have Been Killed" and more.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #599758THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1872
* Working Women
* Treatment in the workplace
The front page has one column headings: "Working Women" "How They Are Annoyed and Imposed Upon" "Difficulties in Obtaining Employment..."
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition. -
Item #599757THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1872
* Samuel Morse death - funeral
* Telegraph invention - code
Page 4 has one column headings: "Obsequies Of Prof. Morse" "Services at the Madison-Square Presbyterian Church--Address by Rev. Dr. Adams--The Funeral"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition. -
Item #599749DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Jan. 11, 1890 The front page has: "Colored Children" "Trouble in Illinois Over their Admission to the Public Schools" "He Was Shunned". Much of page 2 is taken up with: "Remarks of Apostle Heber J. Grant" and so much more.
Complete in 6 pages, large folio... Read full description -
Item #599747THE CRYSTAL HUNTER, (New York), Jan. 6, 1827 A very short-lived magazine which began on Dec. 1, 1826 and ended on May 26, 1827, lasting just half a year. This is the volume 1 number 6 issue. It seems to be primarily a literary magazine. Items include: "Murder & Repentance" "Henry IV of France" "Marquis La... Read full description -
Item #599743THE TWO REPUBLICS, City of Mexico, March 2, 1878 An interesting and unusual newspaper printed almost entirely in English. The title would suggest it was printed in Mexico but for a primarily American readership. Some of the content relates to Mexican events as well. The back page is almost entirely taken up with ads.
Four... Read full description -
Item #599737COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 17, 1813 The front page has: "The News Of The Day - News From The Army" "Domestic--Frontier News" "Niagara Frontier" "Official Correspondence". Page 2 has: "Naval Action" "Niagara Frontier" "The Border War" "The War Near New London"... Read full description -
Item #599705THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 9, 1773 Inside has most of a column headed: "America" with two reports datelined New York and one from Boston (see).
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, some fold foxing, nice condition. -
Item #599696HARPER'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR WITH SPAIN, New York, 1898-1899
Typically 18 pages, with the rare outer wrappers, these issues were published by Harper Brothers at the end of the 19th century as a means of providing a contemporary account of the Spanish-American War. Included are multiple images and considerable supporting text. Most issues also... Read full description -
Item #599684WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT, Yolo County, California, May 9, 1886 Formerly known as Yolo City, Woodland lies 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. Various news of the day and a wealth of Western-style advertisements.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, some minor margin tears, nice condition. -
Item #599682THE WEEKLY ANTIOCH LEDGER, Contra Costa County, California, Jan. 13, 1877
* Rare Old West title
This is one of the oldest communities in California having been founded in 1850. It is in the East Bay region of San Francisco Bay, formerly known as Smith's Landing and Marshs Landing, in 1850 a plague infested the city and wiped out most of... Read full description -
Item #599673THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1873
* Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
* Ogdensburg, New York
* Fire disaster
The front page has one column headlines: "Destruction By Fire" "Four-Fifths of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Burned--$250,000 Loss in Ogdensburg, N.Y...."
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #599669FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 5, 1946
* LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge fire
* Chicago, Illinois (early, same day 1st report)
The front page has a five column headline: "57 Die In Chicago Fire; Fitchburg Man Escapes" with subheads. This is 1st report coverage of the fire at the LaSalle Hotel... Read full description -
Item #599661THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, June 2, 1848
* Early sewing machine
Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page 3 has a small one column heading: "Sewing Machines". See image for text.
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
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