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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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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"
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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..."
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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 #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 #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. -
Item #599660THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, October 21, 1848
* Early electricity
* Speed experiments
Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page 4 has a small one column heading: "Velocity Of Electricity" See images for text here.
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Item #599659THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, October 14, 1848
* Niagara Falls death
* Detailed description
Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page 3 has a one column heading: "A Man Over The Falls". See images for text.
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition. -
Item #599654THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, June 24, 1848
* Alice Cary poem
* Pictures of Memory
Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page 2 has one column headings: "Unusual Poetry" "Pictures Of Memory" which is an early printing of a poem by Alice Cary. This poem wouldn't be... Read full description -
Item #599607THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 18, 1881
* Charles Guiteau trial begins
* James A. Garfield assassination
The front page has one column headlines that include: "THE GREAT TRIAL", "It is Formally Opened by the District Attorney", "Guiteau's Counsel Discovery the Meaning of... Read full description -
Item #599604THE COLDWATER REPUBLICAN, Coldwater, Michigan, September 3, 1889
* Marie Antoinette
* Louis XVI of France
The front page has one column headings: "MARIE ANTOINETTE", "The Head of the Beautiful Queen Brought to the Block", "Incredible Cruelties of 1793" and more with a few related... Read full description -
Item #599603THE COLDWATER REPUBLICAN, Coldwater, Michigan, August 16, 1889
* General Georges Ernest Boulanger
* Conspiracy and treason
The front page has one column headlines that include: "Bad Man, Boulanger", "The French Senate Declares He is Guilty", "All Charges Against Him Proved" and more. See images for text. Other news... Read full description -
Item #599594NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 10, 1819
* Asbury College (Maryland)
* Andrew Jackson & Winfield Scott
Inside has nearly 2 pages taken up with much on Asbury College, a one-time Methodist school in Baltimore, which ended in 1832. Also in this issue: "General Jackson and Scott" which takes 5 1/2 pages and includes... Read full description -
Item #599562NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 3, 1861 The first column of the front page has some nice Civil War heads: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "Thanks of the Nation to the Nation's Soldiers" "A Military Execution at Alexandria" "The Rebels Threatening Bird's Point and Cairo" and more.
Eight pages, minor loss to the blank lower... Read full description -
Item #599559NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1861 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "Junction of the Armies of McCulloch and Price" "The Rebel Force Estimated at 60,000" "Another Great Battle Expected at Wilson's Creek" "Removal of Gen. Fremont" "More Rebel Batteries on the... Read full description -
Item #599557NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 22, 1869
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Negroes attacked in Tennessee
The front page has small one column headings: "The Southern States" "The Ku-Klux-Klan Again At Work In Tennessee". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #599526THE NEW ERA, Baltimore, Maryland, April 27, 1864
* Rare Civil War title
A very uncommon title which lasted for only 15 issues, this being issue #9. Over half of the issue is taken up with ads, with some news items: "A Soldier's Penmanship" "Then and Now" and much more. Page 4 has an item: "Jeff.... Read full description -
Item #599493THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1873
* Watsonville, California
* Lynch mob
Page 5 has one column headings: "HANGED BY A MOB" "The Murderer of a Woman Lynched--The Doomed Wretch Makes His Will Under the Fatal Tree" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Matt Tarpay at Watsonville, California for the murder of Sarah Nicholson.
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Item #599491THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1873
* Elyria, Ohio fire
* Captain Jack - Modocs
The front page has one column headings: "Extensive Conflagration at Elyria, Ohio--Loss, $200,000" "The Modocs" "Capt. Jack Again Anxious to Talk--A New Commission"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #599488THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1873
* New Orleans riot
* Modoc War
The front page has one column headings: "A Riot In New Orleans" "A Police Station Attacked by the Militia--Repulse of the Latter--Several Killed and Wounded" 1st report coverage on the political riot in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also on the front page is: "The... Read full description -
Item #599481FITCHBURG SENTINIEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, September 6, 1887
* Theatre Royal fire disaster (1st report)
* Exeter, England
The Back page has one column headings: "A PLAY-HOUSE CALAMITY" "Burning Of the Theater Royal At Exeter, England" "An Awful Struggle For Escape By The Audience" 1st report coverage of the... Read full description -
Item #599464NEW YORK HERALD, May 21, 1862 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Advance of the Union Army towards the Rebel Capital" "Skirmish With the Enemy's Outposts" "The Rebel Pickets Driven to Within Two Miles of Their Main Body" "Correspondence Between Jeff. Davis and the Virginia... Read full description -
Item #599463NEW YORK HERALD, June 23, 1862 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "News from McClellan's Army" "Advance of the Rebels in Force" "They are Promptly Met by the Union Forces and Retire" "Sharp Skirmishing Along the Lines" "Important From the South" "Affairs at... Read full description -
Item #599462NEW YORK HERALD, June 23, 1862 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "News from McClellan's Army" "Advance of the Rebels in Force" "They are Promptly Met by the Union Forces and Retire" "Sharp Skirmishing Along the Lines" "Important From the South" "Affairs at... Read full description
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