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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 23, 1978

• BOSTON -American rock band
• "Don't Look Back" album tour
• Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

Page 93 has a nice full page

THEN NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1932

• Elliott Daingerfield death
• North Carolina artist - paintings
• Westglow, Blowing Rock, Watauga County

Page 37 has a one column heading: "E. DAINGERFIELD, ARTIST,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1931

• Island of Cyprus riot
• Struggle for union w/ Greece
• Al 'Scarface' Capone

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Cyprus Mobs Fight for Union With

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1944

• Battle for Leyte Gulf beginning
• Philippines - William Halsey
• Largest naval battle in history ?
• World War II WWII

The front page has a six column headline: "JAPANESE

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1858

• Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas
• The Great Debates of 1858 (last one)
• Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Keeping in mind that this was from the period of the

THE GLOBE, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oct. 23, 1840

• Election fraud proclaimed
• William Henry Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren
• First October surprise?

Page 3 has a 1.5 column article on voter fraud which

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 23, 1813

• Battle of the Thames
• William Henry Harrison
• War of 1812

Certainly the most significant report in this issue is the report of Harrison's significant

THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, Oct. 23, 1812  Page 3 reports include: "Attack On Ogdensburgh" "Bad News from the Frontiers" and "Defeat of Van Rensselaer's Army!" Also a letter extract about the

THE ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS, Boston, Oct. 23, 1897

• Rare illustrated publication

Although earlier in its distance this was a more bonafide police & law enforcement newspaper, but by this time it had

THE NEW-YORK WEEKLY MUSEUM, Oct. 23, 1813

• William Henry Harrison
• War of 1812 - Moraviantown

Page 3 has almost a full column taken up with various reports on the War of 1813, including events in

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 1852

• Daniel Webster near death

Page 3 has half a column headed: "Dangerous Illness of Daniel Webster".
This report includes seven dispatches

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 23, 1858  The front page features a print and article: "Scene on the Mississippi, At Memphis, Tennessee" which shows two paddle-wheelers.
Among the prints within

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1947

• Hollywood under scruntiy
• Congress inquiry
• Communists - Reds scare ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FILM MEN ADMIT ACTIVITY BY REDS; HOLD IT

AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL, New York, Oct. 23, 1845

• Early on the railroad industry
• Uncommon publication

An early issue of the very first American periodical on railroading. The best feature of this

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 23, 1913

• SS Volturno (1906) ocean liner
• North Atlantic Ocean fire disaster

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BETWEEN 200 AND 300 MINERS BELIEVED KILLED"

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1867  The front page has: "The Indians" which reports from the Plains & at Fort Larned. Included as well is a letter from Fort Sumner, New Mexico concerning the

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 23, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Division of the Mississippi" "Departments of the Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio, and Vicksburg Included in

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, October 23, 1929

• Stock market crash of 1929 beginning

The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1935

• Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
• Australian aviator - Southern Cross
• Fateful flight to Australia begins

The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Kingsford-Smith Off

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 23, 1909  The front of the issue contains two illustrations "The 'Narwahl' Cruising at the Surface" and "The 'Narwahl' Latest and Largest of the United States

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 23, 1944

• Battle for Leyte Gulf begins
• Philippines - William Halsey
• World War II WWII

The front page has a six column headline: "Allies Open Big West Front

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1937

• Mason City IA Iowa
• Rock Island rocket train
• School bus collision

The front page has a two column heading: "Rocket Train Hits High School Bus in Iowa, Killing 10

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 23, 1875

• HMS Pandora (USS Jeannette)
• Sir Allen Young - Arctic voyage

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 23, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE LATEST NEWS ! " "Important From The Potomac" "The Campaign In Maryland" "The Reply of Gen.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1873

• Women's Rights
• Emily Faithfull

Page 5 has an article headed: "Woman's Rights In America" See images for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages,

CLEVELAND WORLD, Cleveland, Ohio, October 23, 1892

• Oliver Curtis Perry
• Eastern train robber
• Prison escape

The front page has one column headlines: "PERRY HAS ESCAPED" "The Noted Train Robber and

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 23, 1915

• Women's suffrage movement
• Front page photo

This 22 page newspaper has a nice front page Women's suffrage photo with caption:

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 23, 1937

• Mason City IA Iowa
• Rock Island rocket train
• School bus collision

This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1939

• Very 1st NFL football game on television
• Philadelphia Eagles vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 23 that include:

CINCINNATI DAILY GAZETTE, Ohio, October 23, 1862

• Chaplin Hills, Kentucky

• Rare Midwestern title

This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's

THE NEWS, New London, Connecticut, October 23, 1939

• Zane Grey death
• American Author

This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ZANE GREY DIES AT 64" "Coronary Thrombosis Take

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 23, 1933

• Homer Van Meter
• Baby Face Nelson
• Brainard, Minnesota bank robbery - 1st report

This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, October 23, 1989.

The front page photo of this issue shows "The Battle By The Bay - Oakland and San Francisco collide in the World Series."

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DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated October 23, 1861. This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S.

THE ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York,  October 23, 1886.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, October 23, 1915

This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "The Patriot" by Enright. On the back of the cover

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1909  The front page of this issue has a photo of "Otto T. Bannard."

This issue has a photo of "Miss Barrymore in a New Play" and a full page illustration of "

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1897  Full front page illus. of "A Tip for the Tiger - His Share If He Wins." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Street Mall of Boston Common Since the Opening

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1886  Front page print: "The Rev. William M. Taylor". Interesting fullpg: 'The Village Pest' is a young black boy, shown with his family and the 'accusers'.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1880  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'Freedom of Suffrage to the Blacks Means Freedom of Suffrage to the Whites'. Over one-third pg. illustration of: 'Laying Out

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 23, 1875 Full ftpg: 'A Dunker Funeral'. Three-quarter pg: 'Scraps of a River Trip'. Dblpgctrfld. by Nast is a political cartoon, showing Grant. Fullpg: 'Walrus Shooting with

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1869 The front page of the issues shows: 'Types of the Cuban Patriot Soldiers' and 'Lord and Lady Byron'. A nice full page of the 'Excavating for the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1858  The front page illustration: 'A Target Excursion in Broadway' with an accompanying article. An article entitled "The Winans Steamer" also includes two

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 23, 1928 Ftpg. 2 line, 1 col. head: "Hoover Given Ovation In N.Y." & subheads: "East Side, West Side Turn Out To Cheer and Acclaim Smith's Opponent" "The Garden Rafters Rise"