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Item #601457NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 15, 1875
* Mid-Delaware Bridge
* River ice jam flood
* Port Jervis
This 12 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "THE DELAWARE FLOOD" "Breaking Of The Ice Gorge At Port Jervis" and much more with related map. Loads of text.
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Item #601456NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 15, 1875
* Black Hills gold discovery
* Harney Peak - South Dakota
This 12 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "The Black Hills" "Return Of Four Of The Gold-Seekers With Specimens Of Gold And Silver..." See image for... Read full description -
Item #601455NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 10, 1875
* Samuel Pierpont Langley
* Allegheny Observatory
* Solar heat lecture w/ illustrations
Page 2 has one column headings: "SOURCES OF SOLAR HEAT", "A Lecture By Prof. S. P. Langley", "Immense Amount Of The Heat Of The Sun". This contains very lengthy text and 7 related illustrations. Other news... Read full description -
Item #601452NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 26, 1875
* Church of St. Andrew
* Roman Catholic - NYC
* Roof collapse disaster (1st report)
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "A CHURCH CRUSHED IN" "A Congregation Overwhelmed By A Falling Wall" "A... Read full description -
Item #601451NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 25, 1875
* Whiskey Ring scandal
* Tax revenues
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "WASHINGTON" "Great Triumph Of The Whiskey Ring" and more. See images for text.
Complete, light browning, very minor margin wear, nice condition.... Read full description -
Item #601434THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 18, 1875
* Actor Edwin Booth
* Horse carriage accident (1st report)
* Ku Klux Klan in the South
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Edwin Booth Seriously Injured". See image for text.
Complete, a little... Read full description -
Item #601426NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 14, 1875
* President Ulysses S. Grant message
* Louisiana troubles
The top of the front page has: "President's Message--Congress Taken by Surprise" and various subheads (see). Further on is: "The Message" of the President on the Louisiana affairs to the Senate, taking over a column of the ftpg. &... Read full description -
Item #601425NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 1, 1875
* William Abednego Thompson
* Boxer Bendigo - bare-knuckle fighter
* Converted to preacher
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "A Prize-Fighter Turned Preacher" "History Of William Thompson Alias... Read full description -
Item #601407THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 23, 1911
* Early airplane flight
* Powered aviation at it's beginning
The front page has one column headlines: "ATWOOD FLIES 65 MILES IN EARLY MORNING FLIGHT", "Cross-Country Aviator Reaches Albany, Where He Will Attach Pontoons to Aeroplane Before Continuing... Read full description -
Item #601395NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are; "From Gen. Hooker's Army" "Rumors of a Battle & a Victory" "The Rappahannock Crossed Both Above & Below Fredericksburgh" "Important From the Mississippi" "Gen. Grant's Army to Motion with Six Days'... Read full description -
Item #601378WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 18, 1941
* Baden, Pennsylvania train wreck
* Sabotage?
The front page has one column headings: "Officers Seeking Train Saboteurs" "Crash of Train in Pennsylvania Results in Five Deaths, 114 Injured". This is coverage on the train wreck at Baden,... Read full description -
Item #601372THE WORLD, New York City, January 14, 1875
* President Ulysses S. Grant message
* Louisiana troubles
The front page has one column headlines the include: "GRANT'S DEFENSE" "The President's Message On Louisiana" "Effect Of The Message On The Republicans At Washington" and more (see photos). Lengthy text takes up over 3... Read full description -
Item #601354THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 30, 1769
* Non-Importation agreement
Page 6 has most of a column headed: "America" with reports from Boston, New Haven and Williamsburg, the former having a great report concerning non-importation, including: "We are assured that the merchants of this town, considering that the... Read full description -
Item #601345THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 9, 1769 Page 6 has a great letter from a gentleman in Boston to a friend in London, beginning: "The Americans are firm & resolved not to submit to the yoke of ministerial oppression: All the merchants have entered now into bonds not to import any goods from England upon any... Read full description -
Item #601336THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 19, 1769 The back page has a letter from Philadelphia which includes: "It is with much pleasure I acquaint you the Act of Parliament imposing a duty on paper, glass, etc. imported from Great Britain into the American provinces operates in the most profitable manner for them...Our farmer wives, daughters... Read full description -
Item #601333THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 10, 1769 Page 6 has a brief report from Charleston concerning: "...the Indians in that quarter behave with much insolence since the King's troops have been withdrawn...". The back page has a letter from Boston.
Eight pages, 8 by 11 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
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Item #601299THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1879
* St. Patrick's Cathedral dedication
* Best title to have
Half of page 5 has nice coverage on the dedication of the famed St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City with headings: "AN IMPOSING CEREMONY" "Blessing Of The New Roman Catholic Cathedral" "An Immense Attendance Of... Read full description -
Item #601275THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 3, 1875
* Columbia, South Carolina tornado
* Montpelier, Vermont fire disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Fierce Winds In The South"
Also page 5 has: "Another Terrible... Read full description -
Item #601268THE LONDON CHRONICLE, Aug. 26, 1769 Page 2 has most of a column taken up with reports headed "America" with Boston, Williamsburg, and Philadelphia datelines. The Boston report ends with: "...Resolved...when the governor of the Province had wantonly dissolved the General Assembly & arbitrarily refused to... Read full description -
Item #601242THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 7, 1875
* Huntsville Unit horrors
* Texas State Penitentiary
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 6 has small one column headings: "Horrors Of a Texas Prison" "Captain Emory's Report--The Punishments of the Middle... Read full description -
Item #601233THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 3, 1875
* Henry War Beecher
* Elizabeth Tilton
* Adultery trial ends
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Can't Agree" "The Jury Discharged" "And the Great Scandal Case... Read full description -
Item #601225JOHN BULL, London, October 5, 1823
* Unusual masthead that features the Holy Bible
* Uncommon title
The unusual masthead of this title features an engraving of a crown place upon the Holy Bible. Beneath the engraving are the words: "For God, The King, And The People!"
This has all ads on the front page, some commentary & the... Read full description -
Item #601179FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 8, 1952
* Gangster Frank Costello
* Contempt of Senate charges
The front page has one column headings: "Poker-Face Costello Hears U.S. Atty. Outline Charges", "Tried On 11 Counts Of Contempt; Failed To Answer Crime Com." with photo (see photos). Coverage on crime boss Frank... Read full description -
Item #601177THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 16, 1879
* Molly Maguires
* Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania
* Hangings - executions
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "AN EXCITING SCENE" "Further Particulars of the Execution of Sharpe and O'... Read full description -
Item #601174THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1940
* Willard Hershberger suicide death
* Cincinnati Reds catcher
Page 5 has one column headlines that include: "HERSHBERGER ENDS LIFE WITH RAZOR", "Cincinnati Reds' Catcher Found Dead in Boston Hotel--Left No Notes", "Worried... Read full description -
Item #601172THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 17, 1911
* Early airplane flights
* Powered aviation at it's beginning
The front page has one column headlines: "ATWOOD PLANS TO LAND ONLY ONCE ON LONG FLIGHT", "Aviator's Schedule Calls for Sail of 123 Miles During Day...", "AVIATORS ATTEND FUNERAL OF LATE PAL IN... Read full description -
Item #601155THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 7, 1879
* Civil War memorials
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has small one column headings: "Confederate Dead" "Unveiling of Two Monuments at Winchester, Va.- Oration by Senator Morgan". See images for text.
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Item #601153THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, May 29, 1879
* Hagerstown, Maryland
* Washington House hotel fire
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Conflagration" and "The Washington House, Hagerstown, Md., Destroyed..."
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Item #601151THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 21, 1879
* Early electric light
* Gas light
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "The Electric Light" "Its Failure Abroad--The Cost of the Light in This City"
See images for text here.... Read full description -
Item #601145THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 12, 1769 Half of page 6 is taken up with a very nice report from South Carolina concerning the work of that colony to compel all residents & merchants to abide by a non-importation agreement, and also that they will: "...encourage & promote to the utmost of our power, the use of the North... Read full description -
Item #601137THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 25, 1875
* Bellefontaine, Ohio lynching
* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad
The front page has one column headings that include: "The Hellish Crime Near Bellefontaine" "Horrible Confession of the Miscreant's Wife" "Schell Dragged from the Jail and Lynched" See image for... Read full description -
Item #601128THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 25, 1769 Page 2 has reports headed: "America" with datelines from Philadelphia & New York, the latter noting: "...the disputes with the Indians at Detroit were amicably adjusted & peace again settled...".
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Item #601122THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 6, 1875
* Emory S. Foster
* John N. Edwards
* Newspaper editors duel
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Duel" "Between Two Editors". See image for text.
Complete, a little spine... Read full description -
Item #601115THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, December 6, 1875
* William Magear Tweed
* Boss of Tammany Hall
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "An Empty Nest" "Tweed Escapes From Jail" "The Busy and Bewildered Officers can Find no... Read full description -
Item #601112THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1977
* The Great Gatsby ad
* World Premiere movie showing
* Robert Redford & Mia Farrow
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "The Great Gatsby" on page 35. This advertisement is in the issue when the movie made it's premiere in New York City for a great addition... Read full description -
Item #601107THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1875
* SS Pacific sinking disaster
* Kansas earthquake
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Loss Of The Pacific" "Fearful Marine Disaster" "More Than a Hundred Lives Supposed... Read full description -
Item #601087THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 8, 1769 The front page has half a column headed: "America" with datelines from Boston, Charleston & Philadelphia. The Boston report concerning exposing those merchants who chose not to conform to the non-importation agreement, noting in part: "Inasmuch as some... Read full description -
Item #601078THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1935
* Joe Louis vs. King Levinsky
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* 1st round "freezing" knock out
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JOE LOUIS WINS IN FIRST ROUND" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the heavyweight boxing match between Joe Louis vs. King Levinsky.... Read full description -
Item #601077EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1947
* Texas City disaster
* SS Grandcamp
This FRONT PAGE ONLY newspaper has a dramatic banner headline in bold lettering: "NEW BLASTS ROCK TEXAS CITY" with subheads and two related photos.
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Item #601070ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 28, 1903
* Pope Leo XIII burial (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that: "CARRIED TO HIS TOMB" "Final Solemn Ceremonies Over Leo XIII's Body" "Enclosed In Three Coffins" and more with a small related illustration.
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Item #601066NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 19, 1913 The front page of the issue has a one-column headline "SAYS SLAVE TRUST EARNS MILLIONS" with subheads "Rockefeller Report Reveals Astounding Conditions Throughout the Borough of Manhattan"; "Traffic Not 'Economic'"; "Denounce Dance Halls and Makes Charge... Read full description -
Item #601065THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 21, 1875
* Charlie Ross kidnapping case
* William Westervelt found guilty?
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Verdict In The Charley Ross Case" "Westervelt Guilty--An Affecting Scene... Read full description -
Item #601063THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 13, 1875
* Steam Barge Equinox sinking disaster
* Au Sable Point, Michigan - Lake Michigan
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Terrible Disaster" "Twenty-Five Lives Lost"... Read full description -
Item #601060FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Sept. 21, 1889 A full page is taken up with 7 images captioned: "New York City--The Jewish Quarter on the East Side--Scenes In Ludlow Street Market" with another caption for each of the images (see). Some text as well.
A full page has nine: "Views of the City of Huron, The... Read full description -
Item #601055THE OBSERVATOR, London, England, 1684-1686 A dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. This early singlesheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing (see photo) particularly with the over 300+ year old date clearly... Read full description -
Item #601042THE PHILADELPHIA REGISTER AND NATIONAL RECORDER, Feb. 6, 1819 A volume 1 number 6 issue of a title which began just as the "Philadelphia Register" in 1818, then turned into an eclectic (content coming from various sources on various topics) in 1819 when expanding the title to include "National Recorder". It lasted as such only until... Read full description -
Item #601030THE CONNECTICUT EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, Hartford, October, 1800 A religious magazine from the earliest part of the 19th century, most notably desired because it is untrimmed as issued and still contains the original, blue/green outer wrappers--rare as such. As would be expected, the content within is mostly religious in nature, including:... Read full description -
Item #601020BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET, London, July 20, 1901 An interesting and uncommon periodical, published in London, but having a focus on events of the Boer War in South Africa. It also has much domestic content offering an interesting glimpse of British life at the end of the Victorian era. It published from 1899 thru 1905 and contains many photographs.
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Item #601000STANDARD PHONOGRAPHIC VISITOR, New York, Dec. 14, 1868 This is a very curious little periodical themed on shorthand--unusual as such. "Phonography" was another word for a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. Included within are 12 pages of shorthand. The front page article is:... Read full description -
Item #600983DEREIZENDE NIEUWS-BODE, Amsterdam, Sept. 18, 1836
* Uncommon title
* Nice masthead engraving
A curious little newspaper in Dutch, perhaps most notable for the comparatively large, nice engraving on the front page of a man on horseback "trumpeting" the news. Note the iconic windmill in the background. I believe the title... Read full description
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