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Item #608609ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 12, 1878
* Abercarn colliery disaster (1st report)
* Firedamp explosion - Prince of Wales
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "ROASTED IN A PIT" "An Underground Horror in Great Britain" "Many Miners... Read full description -
Item #608563ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 4, 1878
* Outlaw Henry Collins death
* Sam Bass gang member
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "Collins, the Train Robber, 'Goes to Meet Bass'" "Collins Cashes His Checks" See image for brief text here.
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Item #608561ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 26, 1878
* Niblo's Garden theatre
* William Niblo death
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Niblo, The Theater-Manager" "The Founder of Niblo's Garden Dies at the Age of Eighty Years...".
Complete in 8... Read full description -
Item #608449IROQUOIS TIMES, Watseka, Illinois, Dec. 23, 1875
* Rare title for the Midwest
Uncommon title from a rather small town in Eastern Illinois. Various news & illustrated ads of the day, 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, a piece clipped from an inside leaf (see), otherwise quite nice. -
Item #608439ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 17, 1878
* John 'Red' Leary
* Famous bank robber
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "RED KEARY'S RIOT" "A Battle With his Gang in the Streets of Gotham" and more. See image for text here.
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Item #608435ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 7, 1878
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "Mark Twain" "A Well-Got-Up Biography of the Great Humorist" Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
Complete in 12 pages, nice condition. -
Item #608386ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 13, 1878
* Island of Cyprus
* British takeover
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an brief article headed: "CONCERNING CYPRUS" "England Takes Possession of the Island" See image for text here.
Complete in 12 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #608325ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 24, 1878
* Gale of 1878
* Hurricane disaster
* East Coast & New England
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "TORN BY THE TEMPEST" "The Wilds Winds Manifesting Their Wrath" "A Terrible Storm Raging in the... Read full description -
Item #608317ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 17, 1878
* Alexander Turney Stewart
* Corpse stolen for ransom
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "A NEAT JOB" "The Gouls of Gotham Hunted Down" "Stewart's Friends in Possession of the... Read full description -
Item #608299ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 14, 1875
* Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
* Charleston MS political race war
* Philadelphia International Cricket Tournament 1875
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "SCIENCE AND MUSCLE"... Read full description -
Item #608273ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 27, 1875
* Washington Harrison Donaldson
* Balloonist - ballooning
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Donaldson's Diary" "Daring Flights of the Fearless Aeronaut--His First Plunge into Lake Michigan--Other... Read full description -
Item #608267ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 13, 1875
* Shawneetown, Illinois flood
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "INUNDATED" "Remarkable Flood at Shawneetown, Ill." See images for text here.
Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along... Read full description -
Item #608261ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 5, 1875
* Macomb, Illinois tornado
* Washington Harrison Donaldson
* Balloonist - ballooning
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "WIND AND WATER" "Macomb, Ill., Treated to a Tornado by the... Read full description -
Item #608256ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 22, 1875
* Medium - seances
* materialized spirit - ghost
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "A Lively Seance" "Spiritualists Brought to Bay in the Boston Theater"
Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along... Read full description -
P.T. Barnum - improving public morals...
Item #608221ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 24, 1879
*James Dobbins & Michael Burns duel
* P. T. Barnum - trying to improve public morals
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A DUEL TO THE DEATH" "The Principals Farmers, and Both... Read full description -
Item #608198ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 18, 1879
* Spiritualism
The back page has an article headed: "Satan And Spiritualism" "One and the Same Thing, According to an Evangelist" "The Subject Viewed from a Scriptural Stand-point" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular... Read full description -
Item #608145(100) WHOLESALE LOT OF 100 NEWSPAPERS all from the 1800's and all on rag paper--no pulpish or brittle issues (unless I included a few damaged historic issues of the latter years). All issues are damaged or 2nd rate condition--some will be perfectly fine. A reasonable mixture of titles but perhaps a higher concentration of the N.Y.... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Item #608116ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 23, 1881
* Marie Tussaud
* Madame Tussauds
* Wax sculptures fame
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "MADAME TUSSAUD" "Her Life and Adventures--Her Experience During the Days of '93--Her Wax Modeling" Text takes up... Read full description -
Item #607906THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1870
* Epsom Derby horse race
* Kingcraft wins in upset fashion
The front page has an article headed: "DERBY DAY" "All London on the Downs to Witness the Great Sport" "Three Hundred Thousand People all in Present" "Kingcraft the Easy Winner by Four Lengths" and more. (see) Text takes up 1... Read full description -
Item #607893THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1870
* Abraham Lincoln's cabinet
* Thurlow Weed
Page 2 has an article headed: "President Lincoln" "The Selection of his Cabinet for his Second Term--A Chapter from Thurlow Weed's Autobiography" See images for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #607892THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1870
* Catherine E. Beecher
* Women's domestic training
Page 2 has an article headed: "Domestic Training For Woman" "Meeting of Ladies at Steinway Hall--Speeches by Mr. and Miss Beecher" See images for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #607871THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1870
* Mount Cenis (Frejus Rail) Tunnel
* France & Italy connected (ground breakthrough)
The front page has one column headings: "The Mont Cenis Tunnel" "The Great Work at Length Completed" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice. -
Item #607847THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1870
* Gen. George Henry Thomas
* Death - funeral
The front page has an article headed: "THE LATE GEN. THOMAS" "Final Funeral Ceremonies at Troy" "An Immense Throng Present" and more with smaller subheads. Text takes up over 2 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #607846THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1870
* The Boat Race
* Oxford vs. Cambridge Universities
* Rowing - River Thames
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Annual Boat Race of the English Universities" "Cambridge Wins by a Length in 20 Minutes and 30... Read full description -
Item #607719THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1870
* Civil Rights law tested
* Treatment of Negroes changed ?
The front page has an article headed: "The Admission of Colored Men in Theatres--Test Cases in Charleston, S.C." See image for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, some spine wear & tear, otherwise nice. -
Item #607675EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, July 22, 1873
* Mount Vernon, Indiana
* Cholera epidemic
* Jackson, Tennessee fire disaster
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "Mt. Vernon, Ind." "The Cholera Abating" "Jackson, Tenn."... Read full description -
Item #607583THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, October 26, 1861
* Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia
* Battle of Santa Rosa Island
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Additional Particulars of the Battle at Ball's Bluff" "Names of the Killed & Wounded..." "The Great Naval... Read full description -
Item #607564THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1859
* Raleigh, North Carolina duel
* Obadiah Jennings Wise & Patrick Henry Aylett
* Pre Civil War South
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a brief article headed: "Duel between O. Jennings Wise and Patrick Henry Aylett" See image for... Read full description -
Item #607554THE MERRICK COUNTY ITEM, Central City, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1880
* Uncommon title
Various news of the day from the Midwest with two illustrated ads on the back page promoting the attractiveness of settling in Nebraska, one headed: "Specimen Views Of Union Pacific Railroad Lands In Nebraska...Millions of good Acres yet for Sale at from $3 to... Read full description -
Item #607390CHEERFUL HOURS, Dayton, Ohio, August 9, 1896
* Jewish - Judaica - Jews
The front page has a print showing the: "Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem" (see) the rest of this issue is filled with literary content.
Complete in 8 pages, measures 10 x 8 inches, some central fold wear and minor margin chipping, otherwise good. -
Item #607388GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, Montpelier, Vermont, April 19, 1882
* Uncommon title from New England
This large size. 4 page newspaper measures 26 x 20 inches and has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, many which are illustrated.
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Item #607313THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 21, 1861
* Piedmont, West Virginia
* Savannah, Missouri
* Early in the Civil War
This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Advance of the Outposts of the Hostile... Read full description -
Item #607286NEW YORK OBSERVER, Sept. 25, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 3 has an item datelines: "Lawrence, K.T. [Kansas Territory], Sept. 15" which includes: "...2800 men...destined to attack Lawrence...About 500 remain preparing to fight in our fortifications..." with more on "bleeding Kansas"... Read full description -
Item #607265NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, October 7, 1859
* John LaMountain voyage
* Balloonist - ballooning pioneer
The back page has an article headed: "Voyage Of The Atlantic" "Aeronautic Perils, Privations and Hairbreadth Escapes" "Narrative of John La Mountain" Lengthy text takes up almost 3 full columns and is signed in type: John... Read full description -
Item #607263NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 26, 1859
* Pike's Peak gold rush
* Kansas Territory boom
Page 2 has a lengthy article headed: "LIFE IN THE FAR WEST" "Lights and Shadows of the Gold Region" Text takes up 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise very nice condition. -
Item #607258THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1859
* Schaghticoke (town), New York
* Northern Railroad train wreck
The back page has a one column headings: "ANOTHER RAILROAD SLAUGHTER" "Fall of Bridge on the Northern Railroad" "A Passenger Train Wrecked" "Thirteen Lives Lost" and more. Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.
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Item #607257THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1859
* Alfred, Lord Tennyson
* Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Page 2 has a one column heading: "Tennyson's New Poem" Text takes up the entire pages here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #607215THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, October 15, 1886
* Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas
* Hurricane disaster (1st report)
The front page has one column headings: "TOWN ENGULFED" "Sabine Pass, Texas, Washed Away by a Big Flood" "Fifty People Drowned" "Looking Death in the Face With no Hope of Escape"... Read full description -
Item #607160NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, June 7, 1859
* Actress Fanny Deane Halsey
* New York Harbor drowning death
The front page has an article headed: "The Death Of Fanny Deane Halsey" "Recovery of the Body from the Water Near Fort Hamilton" "Suspicion That She was Murdered" and more. Lengthy text takes over three columns of the... Read full description -
Item #607159NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, May 31, 1859
* Iowa City tornado disaster
The front page has an article headed: "Terrible Tornado--Loss of Life" See image for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #607153NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, April 2, 1859
* Nathaniel Holmes & David Gibson
* Ohio River steamboats collision disaster
Page 4 has an article headed: "The Gibson and Holmes Disaster on the Ohio River--Forty-two Lives Lost" See image for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #607143NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, March 9, 1859
* Ira J. Thurston body found
* Aeronaut - ballooning accident
The front page has a small article headed: "Discovery of the Remains of Mr. Thurston, the Aeronaut" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #607100NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 10, 1859
* Hawesville KY Kentucky
* Thomas St. Clair Lowe
Page 5 has an article headed: "Bloody Affray at Hawesville, Ky." "A Political Difficulty--A Hundred Shots Fired In A Courthouse--Murder And Lynch Law" See images for text here.
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Item #607094NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, March 4, 1859
* Daniel Sickles' wife
* Philip Barton Key murder
* African slave trade
The front page has an article headed: "The Sickles Tragedy" See image for text here.
Page 2 has a lengthy article headed: "The Slave-trade and the Right of Search" Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #607032NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 21, 1859
* African slave trade
* Pre Civil War South
Page 8 has an article headed: "Defenders Of The Slave-Trade". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #606964THE CONNECTICUT EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, (Hartford), January, 1802 As the title would suggest, content is almost exclusively religious, with the first article: "A Letter on the Divine Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures". As noted in Mott's "History & Bibliography Of American Magazines": ... Read full description -
Item #606957NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, December 2, 1852
* Junius Brutus Booth death (1st report)
* Patriarch of family of tragedians - actors
* John Wilkes & Edwin's father
The front page has a small heading: "Death of Mr. Booth the Tragedian" See image for very brief report here. Unfortunate for the small article here but still a 1st report in this... Read full description -
Item #606936PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865 the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of the Fortress" 'He Rests Himself on the Grassy Slope" "Important Circular To... Read full description -
Item #606900THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1878
* Ghosts - Paranormal
Page 2 has an article headed: "The Brooklyn Ghost" "The Proprietor Of The Ghostelry Determines That It Is Old Nick Himself And Drives Him Off With A Prayer" See images for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled... Read full description -
Item #606875NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, January 8, 1859
* Disunion in the Southern states?
The back page has an article headed: "Official Discovery of a Disunion Party in the Southern States" See images for text.
Other news of the day.
Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
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