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WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, September 1, 1874

* General George Custer
* Black Hills - South Dakota expedition

Page 2 has one column headings: "The Black Hills" "Gold Seekers Eager to Enter the New Eldorado" See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Larger than normal issue... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, December 28, 1874

* Cospatrick (ship)
* Cape of Good Hope
* Burning disaster

Page 3 has one column headings: "Another Ocean Horror" "An Emigrant Ship Burned at Sea and 460 Lives Lost" See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Larger than normal... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, November 18, 1874

* Train robbery
* Great Western railway
* Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The front page have one column headings: "Daring Train Robbery" "The Baggageman and Expressman Bound and Gagged by Masked Men" See images for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.... Read full description  

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 8, 1898

* Theodore Durrant execution
* "The Demon of the Belfry"
* San Quentin prison

The back page has one column headlines: "DEATH OF DURRANT" "Judicial Decree Carried Out After Long Delay" "A Protestation Of Innocence" "Embraced the Catholic Faith Before His... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, January 31, 1960

* Oakland Raiders are created
* AFL-NFL football

The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "AFL Puts 8th Team In Oakland". See image for text. 1st report coverage on the American Football League awarding Oakland with a football franchise.

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NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1860 

* Famous slaver "Wildfire"
* African slave trade print fame

Page 2 has small one column headings: "The Captured Slaver" "Reception Of The Negroes At Key West--How They Fare" This is a notable slave ship, made somewhat famous by the... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 23, 1875

* Velasco, TX
* Indianola, Texas hurricane
* Ghost town

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Velasco, Texas, Entirely Swept Away--No Lives Lost" "The Destruction Of... Read full description  

NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Late From New Orleans" "Arrival of the First Mail Since the Capture of the City" "More of General Butler's Orders" which lists two of them, each signed: Major-Gen. Butler; "From Gen. Halleck's Army"... Read full description  

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 20, 1862  The front page has war-related one column heads including: "News From Burnside's Army" "Headquarters Advanced from Catlett's Station" "Position of the Rebels in the Shenandoah Valley" "Evacuation of Warrenton by the Army of the Potomac" "Interesting From Tennessee"... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, June 3, 1874

* Life in the early Dakotas

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Page 2 has one column headings: "The Wilds Of Dakota" "Bleakness In May--Dakota Mud..." See images for text.
Complete in 8 pages, irregular along the spine, otherwise... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, February 16, 1874

* Quincy, Illinois bank robbery

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "Quincy, Ill." "The Heavy Quincy, Ill., Bank Robbery--Over a Quarter Million Dollars Stolen" See image for brief text here.
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EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, June 8, 1874

* Tampico, Illinois tornado

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "A FIERCE TORNADO" "Great Destruction in Illinois--Serious Injuries to Life--The Storm in the East". See images for... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, May 14, 1874

* Yellowstone wagon road and prospecting expedition
* Bozeman MT Montana - Tongue River

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "The Yellowstone" "Failure of the Expedition--A Blue Account of Its Troubles" See... Read full description  

THE WORLD, New York City, December 17, 1872

* The Tombs prison
* Manhattan Detention Complex

Page 2 has one column headings: "THE TOMBS AS IT IS" "A Visit To The City Prison--The Treatment Of Prisoners" "Bad Ventilation And Heating" Nice to have in this NYC title
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8... Read full description  

THE WORLD, New York City, December 23, 1872

* Brooklyn and the Central Presbyterian Church
* Thomas De Witt Talmage - fire disaster

The front page has one column headings: "TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE" "The Church Burnt To The Ground Yesterday" "A 'Fire Proof' Building Of The Period" and more. This contain lengthy... Read full description  

NEW YORK HERALD--EXTRA, Aug. 3, 1841  A broadside issue (single sheet, printed on one side only) printed upon the arrival of news from Europe, as noted at the top of the first column: "Arrival Of The Acadia At Boston" "Six Days Later From Europe" with further subheads (see). The content is nothing but news from Europe,... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, August 18, 1873

* Lemont, Illinois train wreck

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "Railroad Casualty" "Terrible Railroad Accident Near Chicago" and more. Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.
Complete in 8 pages,... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, June 14, 1873

* Wetzell County, WV lynching
* Paris, Kentucky execution
* Yellowstone exploration

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "Lynch Law in West Virginia" "Public Executions"... Read full description  

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1864 

* Washington, North Carolina
* Battle of Monett's Ferry
* Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In the South-West" "Gen. Banks's Army at Alexandria" "Battle Near Cane River" "Rebel Loss 1,000 men & Nine Pieces of... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1943

* Tom Harmon lost during World War II
* Michigan Wolverines Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football star

This 46 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Tom Harmon Missing On Latin Zone Flight". See photo for brief, 1st report coverage on Michigan Wolverines football... Read full description  

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, November 17, 1873

* Virginius Affair - executions
* Ten Years' War

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "CUBA" "An Account Of The Massacre" "Sixteen British Subjects Shot" and more. (see). Lengthy text here.
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EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, January 14, 1874

* Nantick, Massachusetts fire disaster (1st report)

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "DISASTROUS FIRES" "Destruction of Nantick, Massachusetts--Loss Half a Million..." See... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1867

* Edwin Booth's Theatre

The back page has a small one column heading: "Edwin Booth's New Theatre--Description of the Building" See images for text here. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor foxing, nice condition.

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, October 3, 1873

* Captain Jack - Modoc Indians
* Day of execution - hanging

This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "The Modods (sic)" "Captain Jack and His Five Associates to be Hanged This Morning"
Complete in... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1879

* Chief Moses capture
* Yakima, Washington

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Indians" "Chief Moses Interviewed--He is Not Hostile to the Whites". See image for text.
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