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NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 17, 1865  The front page has one column heads concerning: "Progress Of Reconstruction" including much of the work being done by Georgia, dated December 4, 5 & 8. 
Of significance

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 17, 1868

• Post-Civil War era Ku Klux Klan
• First assassination in Georgia by KKK

The front page has a notable report titled: "The Georgia Military

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1961

• Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes
• University of Georgia 1st African-American students

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA STUDENTS

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1930

• George Grant & Willie Bryan Negro lynchings
• Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia martial law

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHED AS SLAYER;

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1942

• Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy
• Georgia Bulldogs - NCAA college football

The sport's section (top of page 40) has a seven column headline: "Heisman Trophy Scroll

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1961

• Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes
• University of Georgia 1st African-American students

The front page has a one column heading: "2 NEGRO STUDENTS ENTER

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, April 26, 1929

• Cochran &Statesboro, Georgia
• Tornadoes disaster

This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TWO TORNADOES HIT GEORGIA AND

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1864

• From the fragile Confederate stronghold
• General William T. Sherman at Milledgeville
• March to the Sea - towards Savannah, Georgia

Raleigh was

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, March 18, 1780

• American Revolutionary War
• Georgia to leave the cause ?
• John Paul Jones

Page 2 has a report which includes: "...but New York is to be the grand

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 15, 1936

• Philip Baker negro lynching
• Cusseta, Georgia

This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 33 that include: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MOB IN

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 18, 1962

• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
• Alabama Crimson Tide
• NCAA college football upset

This 50+ page newspaper has a banner headline on page 2 of the

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1731

• 18th century magician Isaac Fawkes
• Historical and law-treatise against Jews and Judaism
• re. the creation of the colony of Georgia

There are several

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 11, 1921

• Oconee & Gardner GA Georgia
• Tornado outbreak disaster

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GEORGIA TORNADO TAKES

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1739

• James Oglethorpe in Georgia
• 1st foldout engraving (map) in this publication

One of the better articles in this issue contains two letters datelined

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, May 1, 1953

• Warner Robins, Georgia
• Tornado disaster (1st report)

This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Tornado Takes Lives of 14 and

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1940

• Albany, Georgia tornado disaster

The front page has one column headings: "23 KILLED, 500 HURT BY GALE IN GEORGIA" and "Homes and Business Buildings Leveled in

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903

• Gainesville, Georgia tornado
• Hall County storm disaster

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED"

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 8, 1765

• Reverend George Whitefield
• Colony of Georgia return

The back page has an: "Extract of a Letter from Savannah in Georgia" which reports that: "...the Rev.

THE NEW SOUTH - A SUPPLEMENT TO FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Sept. 29, 1888  These occasional "New South" supplements highlighted the economic development of the South since the

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 18, 1864

• William T. Sherman's march to the sea
• Savannah GA Georgia reached

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Sherman" "Savannah Closely

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 2, 1875

• Negroes uprising - insurrection
• Sandersville & more, Georgia

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "THE GEORGIA NEGROES" with subheads. (see images) Text

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, May 8, 1875

• Newton County, Georgia tornado
• Columbia GA & more

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 5 has an

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, July 10, 1938

• Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia
• John Dukes - Negro lynching - burning

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOB IN GEORGIA BURNS NEGRO FOR KILLING

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1731

• 18th century magician Isaac Fawkes
• Historical and law-treatise against Jews and Judaism
• re. the creation of the colony of Georgia

There are several

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 25, 1937

• Willie Reed negro lynching in Bainbridge, Georgia

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Body Of Slayer Dragged Around Square; Burned" First report coverage

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944

• Stockton, Georgia
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
• Trains collision

This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944

• Stockton, Georgia
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
• Trains collision

This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 10, 1864

• Abraham Lincoln's 2nd term nomination
• 1864 National Union National Convention (Baltimore)
• 16th President of the United States
• General William T. Sherman in Georgia

Among

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 18, 1961

• Albany Movement - Georgia
• Desegregation & voters' rights
• re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
• Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests

The top of page 6 has a three

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1945

• Walt Disney's ~ The Three Caballeros
• Georgia Poll Tax

This issue has a premiere week ad for the historic release of the 1st movie to merge animation and live

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 6, 1865

• Hampton Roads Peace Conference fails
• On board the River Queen steamboat
• General William T. Sherman in Georgia

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times,

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 23, 1864

• Camp Sumter - Andersonville Prison barbarities

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "FARRAGUT" "Granger Within 500 Yards of Fort Morgan" "Land

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 18, 1776

• Great year to have (1776)
• American Revolutionary War
• Rare mention of Button Gwinnett
• Birth of the American Postal System

A front page report

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1929

• Cochran, Georgia & more
• Tornadoes disaster

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TORNADOES IN SOUTH KILL 39, INJURE 200" with subheads that include:

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1736  Included is an interesting article continue from a previous issue: "Account of the Deluge", meaning the Biblical Flood.
Near the back is a short bit

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 4, 1764

• Reverend George Whitefield
• Southern Indians - children

The back page has a report from Savannah, Georgia, noting: "A scheme is on foot here, said to be

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1749
Articles within include: "Consequences of Relaxing the Laws against Suicide" "Description & Use of a New Electrometer" with an illustration;

NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1865

• Harvard University commencement
• Georgia no longer a slave state
• Post civil war reconstruction era

The entire front page features the coverage of "HARVARD" "Culmination of

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 7, 1936

• A.L. McCamy Negro lynching
• Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia

The front page has a small one column heading: "Suspect in Attack Lynched by Mob" (see) First

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1944

• Royston, Georgia tornadoes disaster
• Greenwood SC & Gainesville GA

The front page has two column headings: "38 Die, 500 Hurt as Tornado Hits Georgia, South

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1866

• Florida & Georgia
• Post Civil War reconstruction

The front page has one column headlines that include: "AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH" "Condition of Corn and Cotton Crops in

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 7, 1865  The full front page shows: "Sergeant Helmes Raising the Colors of the 107th New York Regiment Over the Capitol at Milledgeville, Georgia".
A wealth of prints

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 10, 1903 Frontpage illustration "Georgia Number"; A Gallery View of the Pension Office at Lunch-Time; Georgia, Early Days in the State by W. G. Cooper; Doublepage

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 14, 1861  The entire front page is taken up with: "A Chart Map Of Georgia, Showing The Percentage of Slaves In Each County." Inside has a full page with seven:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1864  The front page shows a group of officers making a toast, along with a poem concerning the third anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Prints

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1864  The full front page is a very nice print of: "Major-General William T. Sherman". Other prints within include a full page: Major-General Wadsworth Fighting in

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 14, 1865  The front page is taken up with two prints: "Ordnance Stores Captured with Fort McAllister--Lieutenant Spencer's Headquarters" and "General Sherman's

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 13, 1864  The front page has: "General Hooker Riding Along His Lines on the Morning of July 21, 1861" and "The Late Major-General James McPherson" & "Major-General

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 10, 1864  The full front page is: "Arrival Of Union Refugees at Kingston, Georgia".  Inside has a full page print: "Thank God! Reception of Our Exchanged Prisoners on

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 26, 1887  Full ftpg. shows: 'Bust of Washington, Modeled from the Houdon Mask'. Halfpg: 'A Seine Loft' shows fishing nets being repaired. 'Arrested on Suspicion'