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Item #593774NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 15, 1864 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "CANBY" "The Latest News from Off Mobile" "Shenandoah" "Another Victory in the Valley" "Capture of an Entire Regiment with Its Officers & Brigade Commander" "Sherman"... Read full description -
Item #593769NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 12, 1864 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "RICHMOND" "Visit of the Governor General of Nova Scotia to General Grant's Headquarters" "The Casualties of Friday's Advance" "The Invasion of Missouri" "The Elections Yesterday"
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Item #593768NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 12, 1864 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "RICHMOND" "Visit of the Governor General of Nova Scotia to General Grant's Headquarters" "The Casualties of Friday's Advance" "The Invasion of Missouri" "The Elections Yesterday"
Eight pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #593754NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 30, 1861 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Reconnaissance of the Rebel Advanced Posts in Virginia" "Important Positions Occupied by the Enemy" "Programme of the Rebel Leaders" "300,000 Armed Rebels in Virginia" "Large Number of... Read full description -
Item #593739THE FRANKLIN JOURNAL, Farmington, Maine, August, 6, 1912 The front page of this issue has a one column-wide article "Taft's Speech of Acceptance" with subheads "'Save the Constitution' The Keynote and Democrats Asked to Help" and "Spread of Socialist Doctrines Is Due to Muckraking... Read full description -
Item #593710THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1779
* Abraham Carlisle & John Roberts
* Treason trials - Revolutionary War
The first article: "Summary of Proceedings in the Present Parliament" takes ten pages and includes much talk of the on-going Revolutionary War, bits including: "...He enumerated... Read full description -
Item #593645GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Sept., 1822 Inside in the "Obituary " section is a report about the death of Percy Bysshe Shelly, one of England's foremost authors of the 19th century, and husband of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Octavo-size, 90 pgs., full title/index pg., nice condition. -
Item #593610NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 18, 1862 The front page has a report headed: "The Rendition of Nicholas Bray's Slave Woman". This is an interesting fugitive slave report, noting: "Gov. Stanly was that Bray...said that one of his female slave had been enticed away by our troops & was held against her will...the warrant empowering Bray to... Read full description -
Item #593600GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1770 Within this issue are 3 1/2 pages on: "A Curious Description of Dalkey and Its Seven Castles" which is accompanied by a foldout print of one of the castles. This print measures 8 by 10 inches & is in very nice condition (see). Also in this issue: "On the Disparity of the Language of N.... Read full description -
Item #593540ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, April 3, 1890
* Louisville KY Kentucky
* Tornado disaster
The front page has one column headings: "Miraculous Escapes", "Some Peculiar Freaks Of The Cyclone In Kentucky" and more. 1st report coverage on the Mid-Mississippi Calley tornado outbreak that hit... Read full description -
Item #593495THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, November 17, 1904
* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang??
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid era
The front page has one column headings: "One Of Cody Bandits Caught" and "Posse from Thermopolis Captures Taller of the Two Wyoming Bandits". See photo for text. Is this regarding the Hole in the Wall... Read full description -
Item #593305THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, May 3, 1882
* Cloverdale, New Mexico
* Captain Tullius Tupper
* Redskins - Indians
The front page has one column headlines that include: "SAVAGES STRUCK", "By Tupper's Command and Fifteen of the Redskins Killed", "Mark Twain" and more. See photos for... Read full description -
Item #593146THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1931
* Rogers Hornsby
* Chicago Cubs
* Major league baseball
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14: "HORNSBY TIES MARK WITH THREE HOMERS", "Successive Clouts, Equaling Modern Record, Help Cubs Beat Pirates, 10-6" and more with photo of Hornsby and box scores. 1st... Read full description -
Item #592999NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "LATE SOUTHERN NEWS" "Rapid Progress Of Sherman" "South Carolina Under His Heel" "He Seizes All The Railroads" "Circumvallates Charleston" "Cuts The Confederacy In Twain" and more.
Eight pages,... Read full description -
Item #592998NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "LATE SOUTHERN NEWS" "Rapid Progress Of Sherman" "South Carolina Under His Heel" "He Seizes All The Railroads" "Circumvallates Charleston" "Cuts The Confederacy In Twain" and more.
Eight pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #592997NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "LATE SOUTHERN NEWS" "Rapid Progress Of Sherman" "South Carolina Under His Heel" "He Seizes All The Railroads" "Circumvallates Charleston" "Cuts The Confederacy In Twain" and more.
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Item #592993NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 11, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln proclamation
* Arming slaves
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Good News From Sherman!" "Sherman 40 Miles from Raleigh" "Whites & Blacks Flock to Him" "Negro Panic At Conscription" "The Planters Arm Their Slaves Against... Read full description -
Item #592978THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1940
* Wilhelm Strekel death (1st report)
* Austrian physician and psychologist
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "WILHELM STREKEL, ONCE FREUD'S AIDE", "Former Chief Assistant to the Psychoanalyst Wrote Works on Mental Maladies" and more with... Read full description -
Item #592901THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, January 16, 1907
* Kingston - Jamaica earthquake
The front page has one column headings that include: "CITY RUINED BY QUAKE" "Kingston, Jamaica, Practically Destroyed by Seismic Disturbance" "Conflagration Follows The Shock" and more (see photos) 1st report coverage on the earthquake disaster... Read full description -
Item #592891NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 6, 1889
* Henry Morton Stanley own words
* Journeys in Africa
Page 8 has one column headings: "Stanley's Own Story", "The Modest Record Of An Immortal Enterprise" and more. See photos for a letter written by the famed African explorer signed in type: Henry M. Stanley
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #592787THE BOSTON HERALD, Massachusetts, March 17, 1865
* Original Civil War reporting
This 4 page issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. This issue is loaded with Civil War reports from the day it was first reported with the following one column... Read full description -
Item #592764PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, July 29, 1932
* Bonus Army conflict
This 6 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TROOPS CLEAN OUT CAPITOL BONUS SEEKERS" with subheads (see).
This issue contains other news of the day. It has light browning and minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: ... Read full description -
Item #592700THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1962
* George Blanda 6 TD passes
* Houston Oilers - 56 points
* NFL football
This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines 37: "TITANS CRUSHED BY OILERS, 56-17", "Blanda Hurls 6 Touchdown Passes--Scoring Mark Set" with stats. 1st report coverage on Houston Oilers quarterback George... Read full description -
Item #592695THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 17, 1948
* Yankees - Yanks
* Joe DiMaggio hits 300th Home Run
* Best title to have
This 52 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 31 (sport's section): "DiMaggio Eighth Player To Smash 300 Home Runs". 1st report coverage on Joe DiMaggio hitting his 300th career... Read full description -
Item #592682THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 11, 1882
* Anglo-Egyptian War begins
* Alexandria bombarded
* Ahmed Orabi - Pasha
The front page has one column headlines that include: "WAR!", "The English-Egyptian War Begins in Earnest", "Stern Arabi Pasha Yields Not an Inch", "European Residents of... Read full description -
Item #592647THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1941
* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber
* Billy Conn
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOUIS, NEAR DEFEAT, STOPS CONN IN 13TH AND RETAINS CROWN", "Bomber Suddenly Turns Tide, Hammering Foe to Floor With Furious Attack" and more. Much... Read full description -
Item #592635THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 16, 1880
* Martha's Vineyard description
Page 5 has one column headlines: "Martha's Vineyard", "Cottage City, the Gem of Seaside Resorts", "Home of the Pleasures an Profits" and more. See photos for text here.
Other news and various advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #592591THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1945
* USS Saratoga - aircraft carrier - USS Hazelwood
* Japanese kamikazes - Iwo Jima
* Joachim von Ribbontrop captured
This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "RIBBONTROP IS CAPTURED IN HAMBURG" with subheads. (see photos) Also on the front page are one column... Read full description -
Item #592550THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 8, 1934
* Edgar Allan Poe
* Historical site formed
* World Series of baseball
Page 17 has one column headings that read: "FORMS WORLD SOCIETY TO HONOR EDGAR A. POE" and "Group Organizes at Philadelphia With Richard Gimbel as President". 1st report coverage on the formation... Read full description -
Item #592542THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 9, 1881
* The great thumb fire - Huron
* regarding James A. Garfield assassination
The front page has one column headlines that include: "SCENES OF HORROR", "The Fire in Michigan Still Burning", "Unparalleled Destruction of Life and Property", "The Loss of... Read full description -
Item #592535THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 9, 1882
* Steamer Gold Dust
* Hickman KY Kentucky
Page 2 has one column headlines:
"THE GOLDDUST", "Eighteen Passengers Missing, Supposed to Have Drowned", "Captain Scudder Unable to Account for the Disaster"
and more. 1st report coverage on the boiler explosion on board the Steamer... Read full description -
Item #592534THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1933
* Albert Einstein flees Nazis
* Pre World War II Europe
* Jewish persecution
Page 9 has one column headlines: "EINSTEIN IN REFUGE ON ENGLISH COAST", "Fleeing Nazi Threats, He Goes From London to a Little Known Spot on North Sea", "Closely Guarded There" and more.... Read full description -
Item #592533THE WHEELING INTELLINGENCER, West Virginia, January 10, 1889
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Tornado disaster
The front page has one column headlines that include: "A Cyclone", "Causes Death And Damage", "A Building Blown Down in Pittsburgh, Burying Fifty People", "More Than Eighty Girls Killed...."... Read full description -
Item #592527THE WORLD, New York City, March 10, 1930
* Babe Ruth's contract with New York Yankees
Page 7 has one column headlines: "BABE RUTH TO SIGN $160,000 CONTRACT WITH YANKS TO-DAY" and "Battalion of Photographers on Hand to Photograph Ceremony".
It is nice to have in a NYC title. Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #592443LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1941
* Acmar, Alabama mining explosion
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION IN ALABAMA MINE FATAL TO 11", "Workers Search Debris For Bodies of Miners Buried in Shaft"
1s report coverage on the coal mine disaster at Acmar,... Read full description -
Item #592441THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, December 23, 1910
* Chicago, Illinois stockyards fire (1st report)
This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Chicago Stock-Yards Fire Loss Is Over $500,000". See photos for 1st report coverage on the 1910 Chicago stock yards fire disaster.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #592437NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1859
* Charles Blondin, the Niagara Falls tightrope walker
Page 3 has a full column article with small headings: "An Exciting Scene", "M. Blondin's Feat at Niagara Falls" being a very detailed account of the "Great Blondin", the famous tightrope walker, and one of his several... Read full description -
Item #592435NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1859
* Charles Blondin, the Niagara Falls tightrope walker
Page 3 has a one-third column article with small headings: "Blondin'd Last Feat at Niagara Falls" and "He Cuts Capers On His Rope, And Performs Alarming Deeds", being a very detailed account of the "Great... Read full description -
Item #592404THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, October 17, 1889
* John L. Sullivan
* Heavyweight boxing
The front page has one column headlines on the front page: "SULLIVAN IRRITATED", "At the Talk of His Enemies and Wants a Fight", "And He Wants It Right Soon", "He is Ready to Accommodate Anybody... Read full description -
Item #592385NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 23, 1865
* Confederates falling apart
* Nearing the end of war
* Sherman at Goldsboro, North Carolina
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "MORE GOOD NEWS" "The Occupation of Goldsborough Confirmed" "Sherman & Schofield at the Head of An Immense Army" "Sheridan On... Read full description -
Item #592382NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 30, 1865
* General Robert E. Lee
* Confederates falling apart
* Nearing the end of war
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM GEN. GRANT" "A Congratulatory Order" is signed by General Geo. G. Meade, and is concerning the battle at Fort Steadman;... Read full description -
Item #592360NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1859
* Charles Blondin, the Niagara Falls tightrope walker
* Tightropes w/ wheelbarrow (1st report)
Page 3 has a one-quarter column article headed: "Blondin's Last Performance - Niagara Crossed With a Wheelbarrow On A Tight-Rope", being a very detailed account of the "Great Blondin",... Read full description -
Item #592359NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1859
* Charles Blondin, the Niagara Falls tightrope walker
* w/ stove, cooks omelet
The back page has a one-quarter column article headed: "Blondin Crosses the Niagara River with a Cook-Stove, and Cooks an Omelet", being a very detailed account of the "Great Blondin", the famous tightrope... Read full description -
Item #592357NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1859
* Charles Blondin, the Niagara Falls tightrope walker*
* Harry Colcord, Blondon's manager on his back
Page 3 has a half column article headed: "Blondin Carries Man Across Niagara River on His Shoulders", being a very detailed account of the "Great Blondin", the famous tightrope... Read full description -
Item #592341THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, May 18, 1889
* Negro hanging for murder
The front page has one column headliones: "HANGED BY THE NECK", "Nelson Colbert Executed for Killing Phillip Wentzell", "At The National Capital" and more. 1st report coverage on the federal execution of Negro, Nelson... Read full description -
Item #592340THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Dec. 3, 1779 Inside has: "...Our fleet and army at New York have had a happy escape from the vengeance D'Estaing pronounced against them...passenger...says that every thing was quiet when he came from New York excepting some little skirmishing in the back... Read full description -
Item #592331THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, May 15, 1889
* Cedar Springs, Arizona - ghost town
* Outlaws vs. Army paymaster Whamat
The front page has one column headlines that include: "A FIGHT WITH BANDITS", "Army Paymaster and his Guard Attacked by Highwaymen", "Who Secure Over... Read full description -
Item #592326THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, February 19, 1889
* Park Hotel Central disaster
* Hartford, Connecticut
The front page has one column headlines that include: "Frightful", "The Latest Hotel Horror", "A Building Filled With Guests Wrecked by an Explosion", "Many People Are... Read full description -
Item #592308THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, October 30, 1889
* New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Bridegrooms (Dodgers)
* Pre modern day World Series - championship
* National vs. American baseball leagues
The front page has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THE CHAMPIONSHIP", "Of the Country Won... Read full description -
Item #592239THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 14, 1881
* Moquis Indians (Hopi)
* Snake Dance
Page 2 has one column headlines: "THE SNAKE DANCE", "As Practiced by the Moquis Indians", "A Description of the Horrible Religious Rite". See photos for an interesting report here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. ... Read full description
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