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THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 17, 1876

* Friars Point, Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings

This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Mississippi Justice" "Four Negroes Lynched at Friars' Point" See image for text here.
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THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 11, 1876

* Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado disaster

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "TERRIFIC TORNADO" "Nine Persons Killed and Numbers Injured" "Twenty-Six Buildings Wrecked... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876

* Reverdy Johnson death
* Dred Scott case fame

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Reverdy Johnson" "His Sudden And Mysterious Death" and more. See images for text.
Complete, minor... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1876

* Molly Maguires

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has an interesting advertisement titled: "MOLLY MAGUIRE, Terror of the Coal Fields!; By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss" for a upcoming report in the "New York Weekly" This... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 28, 1877

* Harvard University
* Rutherford B. Hayes

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "BOSTON'S GUEST" "President Hayes' Visit to Harvard College" "The Banquet in Boston and... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 1877

* Mount Carmel, Illinois
* Tornado disaster

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "TORNADO" "Mt. Carmel, Ill., Wrecked by a Terrible Storm" "Sixteen Lives Lost--A... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1877

* Modoc Indians
* Captain Jack - Kintpuash

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 7 has small one column headings: "Captain Jack" "Lecture Last Evening on the 'Tragedy of the Lava Beds....". The text takes up over a full... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 4, 1877

* Russo-Turkish War
* Kars, Ottoman Empire

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Fight At Kars" and more (see photos). Page 5 has a nice map titled: "A Comprehensive Map Of The Theatre Of War In... Read full description  

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, New York, June 26, 1865  The front page has column heads: "RECONSTRUCTION" "The South Carolinians & the President" "Plain Words by the Chief Magistrate" "Conditions to the Readmission of the Palmetto State" "The Abandonment of Slavery Essential" "The... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1874

* Pottsville, Pennsylvania
* Prelude to Molly Maguires?

The front page has small one column headings: "THE COAL TRADE" "Action Of The Mining Districts" "Meeting of the Operators And Working Men's Committees At Pottsville Yesterday--A Proposition Submitted to eh Miners"
Other news of the day.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1866

* The Dearing family murders
* Philadelphia Pennsylvania
* Antoine Probst

The front page has small one column headings: "The Dearing Murder" "Arrest of the Murderer--His Confession--Exciting Scene at the Mayor's Office--More About the Dearing Family" Text takes up more than a full column.
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THE 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.

THE 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  

THE 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  

THE 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  

THE 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"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

THE 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..."
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, good condition.

THE 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  

NEW 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.

THE 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.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1873

*  Modoc Indians War
* Captain Jack on peace
* Lava Beds

The front page has one column headings that include: "The Modoc War", "Capt. Jack Anxious for a Peace Conference-So Is the Government".  See image for text. Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, September 9, 1875 

* Clinton, Mississippi 
* Political rally - riot - massacre 

The front page has one column headings: "Reign Of Terror In Mississippi", "Turbulent Condition of the State--A Sheriff Driven from His County-Unauthorized Armed Bands" and more. Coverage... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, October 28, 1870

* Siege of Metz ends
* France surrenders

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. Pages 2 & 3 has one column headings that include: "Capitulation Of Metz" "Surrender of 150,000 Frenchmen" "Metz"... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 8, 1870 

* Battle of Spicheren 
* Franco-Prussian War 
* Metz 

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. Pages 2 & 3 has one column headings that include: "A Great Battle", "The Prussians Victorious",... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 16, 1870

* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Mrs. Bullfrog

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page have one column headings: "Mrs.Bullfrog" "By Nathaniel Hawthorne"
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.