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Item #603485THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1878
* Yellow fever - jack
* Memphis & New Orleans epidemic
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Great Plague" "Spreading To Other Parts" "The Largest Death Rate" and... Read full description -
Item #603464THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 26, 1886
* Killeen, Texas
The front page has one column headings: "TERRIBLE TORNADO" "Texas Town Swept By Wind" and more. See image for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2 inches, a little irregular... Read full description -
Item #603461THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 15, 1886
* Sauk Rapids, MN tornado
* St. Cloud, Minnesota
The front page has one column headings: "DIRE DISASTER" "Overtakes Two Towns in Northern Minnesota" "The Terrible Destruction Wrought by a Cyclone" and more. See images for text here.
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #603435THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 2, 1767 Inside has an "Extract of a Letter from Boston (New England)" concerning the dismissal of Mr. Jackson as an agent, signed by the governor: Fra. Bernard (see).
Eight pages, 88 1/4 by 11 inches, some damp staining & minor margin wear. -
Item #603434THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, March 2, 1886
* Xenia, Ohio
* Powder Mills explosion
The front page has one column headings: "TERRIBLE ACCIDENT" "Ohio Powder Mill Explodes" and more. See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2... Read full description -
Item #603386BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Boston, Massachusetts, May 18, 1864
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
* Battle of New Market - Virginia
The front page is entirely taken up with ads, while much of pages 2 & 4 are taken up with Civil War reports, including articles headed: "The Virginia Campaign"... Read full description -
Item #603378CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1876
* Black Hills - Wyoming Territory
* Native Americans - Indians
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "More Doleful News From the Black Hills" "Fighting and Murdering by Indians in Wyoming... Read full description -
Item #603377CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 1876
* Steamboat Pat Cleburne
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Evansville" "Terrible Steamboat Explosion and Loss of Life" "The Pat Cleburne Explodes her Boiler and is... Read full description -
Item #603376THE SCOUT, London, July 7, 1923 An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations as... Read full description -
Item #603375CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, 1876
* Texas highwaymen
* Stage coach robberies
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Stages Robbed" "Two Stage Coaches in Texas Stopped by Highwaymen and Robbed of Money and Mails"... Read full description -
Item #603371THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1879
* General George Custer
* West Point statue unveiling
* Henry Slade - medium - psychic
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "Custer Monument" "Ceremonies of the Unveiling of the West... Read full description -
Item #603327CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE AND JOURNAL & ZION'S HERALD, New York, Dec. 26, 1828 Page 3 has an article on "The Great Western Canal..." with is very descriptive of the Erie Canal (see). This is followed by a related item: "Navigation of the Upper Mississippi" (see).
Four pages, scattered foxing, generally nice. -
Item #603321LLOYD'S EVENING POST, London, Jan. 1, 1796
* Rare 18th century title
Page 4 has: "Extracts From An American Journal" which concerns the relations among England, France, and the United States.
Four pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, wear at the margins, minor foxing. -
Item #603297WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1874
* Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee
* Negroes massacred
* General George Custer expedition
Page 2 has one column headings: "Tennessee" "Shocking Affair at Trenton" "Four Colored Men Lynched" "The Indians" "Severe Fighting near... Read full description -
Item #603295CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, May 8, 1876
* Chicago, 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: "Tornadoes" "Leavenworth and Chicago Visited by Terrific Wind Storms" "Buildings Unroofed, Church Steeples Blown... Read full description -
Item #603280NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 1850
* California gold rush producing
The back page has more than half a column taken up with: "Paul "Revere" which has much on his life (see photos). Also: "California" which is a letter from San Francisco, June 1, 1850 which includes: "...beg...your... Read full description -
Item #603269THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, December 5, 1910
* Mary Baker Eddy death
* Christian Science
The front page has one column headlines that include: "LEADER OF CHURCH OF CHRIST HEARS CALL OF DEATH" "Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Dies Following Indisposition Lasting Nine Days--Death Due to 'Natural Causes'" and more. (see)
1st report... Read full description -
Item #603259THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1876
* Molly Maguires
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "The 'Molly Maguires' Exposed" See image for text here.
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Item #603236BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30, 1857
* Actor Edwin Booth
* Sumo Wrestling
* Montreal, Canada
This title was formatted much like the more popular "Harper's Weekly" being tabloid-size with several pages of prints. This title actually precedes Harper's, which did not begin publication... Read full description -
Item #603228NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Second & Fifth Corps In Motion" "Successful Advance of the Troops" "The Second Corps Attacked by the Enemy" "The Rebels Severely Repulsed" "From Missouri" and more.
Eight... Read full description -
Item #603219THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 24, 1864 The front page has one column heads on the Civil War including: "Our Armies In Virginia" "Sheridan's Great Victory" "The Rout & Demoralization of the Rebel Army" "A Victory In Missouri" "Gen. Pike's Army Defeated & in Full Retreat" and more.
Eight pages,... Read full description -
Item #603206CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1876
* Lynde Brook Reservoir dam break
* Worcester Massachusetts flood
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "An Irresitsible Flood" "Lyndebrook Reservoir Dam Carried Away" "760,000,000... Read full description -
Item #603202CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 22, 1876
* Bellefaire Orphanage
* Jewish - Jews - Judiaca
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Jewish Orphan Asylum" "Annual Reports of the Officers of the Institution". The text takes up over a... Read full description -
Item #603201CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1876
* Friars Point MS Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings - shootings
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Judge Lynch Holds Court at Friar's Point" See image for text here.
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Item #603200CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1876
* Early Mardi Gras report
* Memphis, Tennessee
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Mardi Gras" "The Festivities at Memphis--Proclamation of the King of the Carnival". See image... Read full description -
Item #603190NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 27, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From General Burnside's Army" "The Enemy Being Re-enforced" "From Gen. Sigel's Corps" "The Rebels under Longstreet Refuse to Occupy Fredericksburg or... Read full description -
Item #603180CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, February 29, 1876
* Princeton, Indiana
* St. Charles Missouri
* Tornadoes disasters
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Terrific Tornadoes" "Fifty Houses Destroyed at Princeton, Indiana"... Read full description -
Item #603179THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 28, 1876
* Susan B. Anthony
* Beecher-Tilton scandal
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "'Susan B. Anthony Speaks" "What She Thinks of Bowen, Beecher, Tilton, and the Advisory Council" See... Read full description -
Item #603176THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876
* Robert Toombs speech
* Founding father of the Confederacy
* African Americans - Negroes
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has one column headings: "'Hark From The Toombs'" "Bob Toombs Again on the War... Read full description -
Item #603175THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 31, 1876
* Charley Ross
* 1st kidnapping for ransom
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Charlie Ross" "Probable Finding of the Long Lost Child" "Answers the Description in Every... Read full description -
Item #603174THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Ohio, January 26, 1876
* Charleston WV West Virginia
* Lynching - Lynch mob
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Lynching" "Probable Hanging of Three Murderers at Charleston, W. Va." See image for text... Read full description -
Item #603153THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, January 24, 1876
* Barboursville WV West Virginia
* Lynching - Lynch mob
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "A Horrible Lynching Affair in West Virginia" See image for text here.
Complete, very minor... Read full description -
Item #603135WORCESTER 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 -
Item #603134WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 29, 1874
* Henry Ward Beecher verdict
* Theodore Tilton scandal
The front page has one column headings that include: "BEECHER" "Report of the Investigating Committee" "Unanimous Verdict Of 'Not Guilty'" "Tilton and Moulton Denounced"... Read full description -
Item #603124WORCESTER 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 -
Item #603122WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 9, 1874
* Vicksburg, Mississippi massacre
* Assassination of Negroes
Page 3 has one column headings: "The Vicksburg War" "The Negroes Marching in Force upon the City". See image for text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Larger... Read full description -
Item #603111WORCESTER 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 -
Item #603083EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, April 25, 1874
* Ghost - spectre - apparition
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Page 2 has one column headings: "A Ghost Laid" "How A Sensible Youth Encountered His Mother's Spirit". See images for text.
Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along the... Read full description -
Item #603070THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 13, 1928
* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL BUT 106 OF 339 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF STEAMER VESTRIS THAT SUNK IN ATLANTIC HAD BEEN SAVED BY VESSELS EARLY TODAY" with subheads (see photos). Nice for display. Other news of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #603019COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 4, 1812 The top of page 2 has a breaking news report headed: "EMBARGO. By Express from Washington in 76 hours...containing the Highly Alarming Information that an Embargo would be proposed to Congress on Wednesday last..." with further details (see). All set in larger-than-normal type.
Four pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #602994FITCHBURG 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 -
Item #602985THE AMERICAN, Providence, Rhode Island A lot of six issues from 1808-1809, each complete in 4 pages, small folio size, cut cleanly at the spine with ample margin, and otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #602952(2) Here is a terrific pair of issues Nov. 23 & 25, 1963) on the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the city where it happened. Both issues are THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS from Texas.
Note: While we do offer each of these issues as stand-alone items, purchasing them as a set will enable you to take advantage of a discounted... Read full description -
Item #602939THE UNION, Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 1847 The front page has: "Army Intelligence" "General Wool's Division" which includes a letter from the "camp at Agua Neuva" and another from "Monterey, Dec. 24, 1846". Inside has: "Official" with two "General Orders" relating to the military (see).
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Item #602938THE UNION, Washington, D.C., March 6, 1847
* Mexican War
The front page has: "Army and Navy Intelligence" "The Latest From the Brazos" "Embarkation of troops at the Brazos--Further of the Surrender of Major Gaines's command--Movement of Santa Anna's army--March towards Saltillo...". This text takes over... Read full description -
Item #602915THE 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.
Other... Read full description -
Item #602910THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1875
* Tiburcio Vasquez guilty
* Los Angeles, California
* Stage coach robbery
The last column of the front page has a small heading: "Vasquez, The Bandit, Found Guilty" A small item here but still a first report nonetheless.
Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, light browning, a little margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #602901THE JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, May 27, 1879
* Niagara Falls takes local to death
* Hot Springs, Arkansas silver discovery
This uncommon 4 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Arkansas" "Reported Discovery Of Rich Silver Ore Near Hot Springs..." Also:... Read full description -
Item #602895NEW 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 -
Item #602887THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1947
* Al Capone death (day of)
* Chicago beer baron
* Gangster - mob boss
The back page has a very small and discrete one column heading: "Capone's Heart Said to Be Failing". See image for brief text. He would die on this day.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in... Read full description
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