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NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 11, 1861

• Confederate Constitution creation
• Rebel President Jefferson Davis  

The top of the front page has: "The Southern Confederacy" "Important Action of the Congress at

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, March 11, 1801  Page 3 has, under: "President Elect" a report: "The Committee instructed on the 18th instant to wait the President Elect and notify

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 26, 1864

• Abraham Lincoln re-elected

Pages 1 and two contain articles on the President election in America, including: "The American Presidency" which

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, May 26, 1787

• Constitutional Convention begins
• George Washington elected president

An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper

JENKS' PORTLAND GAZETTE, Maine (still part of Mass. at this time), March 2, 1801

• Thomas Jefferson finally wins
• Controversial election of 1800

The election of 1800 was a very contentious one, ending

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, May, 1789

• George Washington elected 1st president of U.S.
• From the enemy just after the Revolutionary War

Certainly the most significant---and very

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1836  Inside has a report: "Texas" mentioning Santa Ana, and that: "...The election for president took place on the 5th instant. General Samuel Houston was

HERALD EXAMINER, Election Extra, Los Angeles, November 6, 1968

• Richard Nixon elected president of United States

The front page has a nice banner headline: "NIXON'S THE ONE" with subhead and related

THE WORLD - EVENING EDITION, New York, November 7, 1888  The issue features column headlines of "EXTRA 2 O'Clock. Little Hope - Though Chairman Brice Makes No Concession - Indiana Not Yet Certain

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 7, 1908 The front page of this issue has two photos of "The Next President and Vice-President--William Howard Taft and James Schoolcraft Shermen" which also

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 1, 1801

• re. Thomas Jefferson's presidential election victory

Page 3 has an address by the legislature of Rhode Island to the President,

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 11, 1837  Near the back is a report from Congress which includes, in part, a report of the formal election of Martin Van Buren as President, evidenced by a

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 10, 1932

• Eamon De Valera elected president
• Fianna Fail - Dail
• Ireland - Irish

The front page has one column headings that include: "DE VALERA ELECTED PRESIDENT BY

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1925

• Paul von Hindenburg
• 1st election as president of Germany
• 1st report w/ photo

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "VON HINDENBURG IS ELECTED

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 27, 1925

• Paul von Hindenburg
• 1st election as president of Germany

This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hindenburg Is Elected

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 25, 1946

• Juan Peron elected President of Argentina

This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

• ARGENTINES BALLOT IN ORDERLY CROWDS

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 14, 1840

• William Henry Harrison
• 1840 election victory

Page 2 has a report headed: "Presidential Election" which begins: "Sufficient returns are received to

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1861  The full front page is a very nice illustration captioned: "Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, Addressing The People From the Astor House Balcony".

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1925

• Paul von Hindenburg
• 1st election as president of Germany
• 1st report w/ photos

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HINDENBURG WINS BY 900,000"

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, NYC, January 7, 1854. This 8 page newspaper is in good condition. A page 4 article is headed: "ELECTING A PRESIDENT" which talks about the changes in the process of electing

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1928

• Emilio Portes Gill elected
• 41st President of Mexico

The front page has a one column heading: "PORTES GIL ELECTED MEXICAN PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 31, 1932

• Hermann Goering elected president of the new Reichstag
• Early Hitler and Nazis before total power

This 36 page newspaper has one column headline on the

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1952

• Yitzhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel
• Labor Zionist leader

A two column headline: "Ben-Zvi Elected President Of Israel in Dramatic Vote" with subhead:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1917

• Joseph Franklin Rutherford election (1st report)
• Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society leader
• Jehovah's Witnesses movement pioneer
• Charles Taze Russell successor - Bible

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1912

• John Grier Hibben - minister - educator
• Elected president of Princeton University

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELECTION OF

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 17, 1913

• French statesman Raymond Poincare
• President of France election victory

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "RAYMOND POINCARE IS NAMED

THE HERALD OF FREEDOM & THE FEDERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, April 10, 1789

• George Washington presidential election win

This is a very historically significant issue, reporting the official results of

NATIONAL GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Feb. 20, 1793

• President George Washington
• Historic 2nd election victory

By far the most significant item in this issue is the page 3 report announcing the opening of

THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16, 1933

• Franklin D. Roosevelt assassination attempt

The banner headline announces: "ROOSEVELT ESCAPES ASSASSIN" with subhead: "Anarchist Fires Five Shot

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1861

• Abraham Lincoln about to change America

A great issue shortly before the outbreak of war with pg. 4 including: "...declare that Mr. Lincoln has listened to the

MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, March 13, 1801

• Thomas Jefferson finally wins
• Controversial election of 1800

Page 2 has a notable report on the election of Jefferson, beginning: "At 12

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, November 12, 1864

• Abraham Lincoln presidential election

This is the "Gazette of the Regular & Volunteer Forces" as noted in the masthead. The issue is just filled with

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916

• Woodrow Wilson election
• Charles Evans Hughes

The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

CHRONICLE & NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1880

• General James A. Garfield
• Presidential election win (1st report)

The front page haw a treat stack of first column headlines taking over

Here are a pair of the USA TODAY newspapers on the election and inauguration of Barrack Obama.  A great set to have!

The first issue is dated November 5, 2008 and reports the election of Obama with

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, November 15, 1848 Page three contains an article entitled "The Slave Trade" which deals with the tragedies which occur when families foresee that they may possible be

THE VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, March 12, 1861

• Abraham Lincoln
• post inauguration

Page 3 has the following one column headings: "The Cabinet" "The Confederation" "The Virginia Convention"
Nice reading

KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1841 Being from the nation's capital it is not surprising there are various political reports. 
This is the volume 1, number 3 issue of an uncommon

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 1912.  The front page has 3 columns heads announcing: "A LANDSLIDE FOR WILSON AND MARSHALL" "Country Sees Grant Democratic Victory" "Gov. Wilson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Illinois, November 5, 2008

• Barrack Obama elected President of the United States
• Hometown newspaper of first African-American president

Presidential election newspapers have always

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1860  The full front page shows: 'Gen. Guiseppe Garibaldi" who was considered the George Washington of Italy, the person most responsible for uniting the

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 9, 1905  Page twelve carries a one column wide headline "Roosevelt Is Elected" with subheadlines "Official Announcement Made". The

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, Topeka, Kansas, February 17, 1949

• Dr. Chaim Weizmann
• 1st president of Israel
• Jews - Jewish - Judaica

The top of the page 2 has a one column headline: "Weizmann In as Israel

THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 1852

• President Franklin Pierce winning

Most of page 2 is taken up with results--and speculation--concerning the 1852 Presidential election which Franklin

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE, Little Rock, Nov.  4, 1992

• President Bill Clinton
• Wins presidential election (1st)
• Best publication to be had ?

Great to have this event from the capital of Arkansas,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1888  The full front page is a print: "Pride Goeth Before Destruction" shows a man preparing to kill a turkey. Inside are four quarter-page portraits of "Mrs.

DAILY PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Nov. 17, 1884

• President Grover Cleveland
• Presidential election victory
• Amazingly displayable

A wonderfully decorative post-election issue, the likes of which

GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 1900  The top of page 4 has column heads: "A Republican Landslide" "McKinley Re-elected President by a Greater Majority Than He Received in 1896--Carries

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1793

• George Washington re-election
• Botany Bay - Australia

There are several items of interest, one of which is several pages on the: "Minutes of the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 9, 1912

This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Woodrow Wilson--President-Elect of the United States."

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